Source for molded UE IEM connectors - Page 3

seems to be only selling half of the connector, that usually comes with an outer housing. unless he just isnt showing that in the picture. you can of course use heatsrink/glue, but its still pretty ghetto and only slightly removed from hacking a cable, just cheaper.

how about using this? I never tried doing any cable for iem before but from the look of shure's jack mechanism it is less prone to break over time?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-SHURE-SE-Ears-DIY-Plug-connector-Female-/320759741871?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item4aaec53daf

hmm, not sure, i dont have any experience with the shure connectors, so cant really comment. looks interesting, kinda like a coax bnc connection, not great for common mode impedance if you are doing it to go balanced

I dont think noise floor is an issue here, and neither is efficiency in regards to iem. Which are 2 main advantages for going balanced.

They look pretty solid to me in picture, more solid than the 2 feeble pins of ue. but thing might change when you have the real sample.

actually the new ue connectors are the best i've seen, but i agree the old style ue, jh  and westone ones are not the greatest (having just got my jh13 back from having them replaced), but are also fine if the socket is recessed. regardless of what your opinion is on balanced iems (i dont know about you, but having the common mode delete other peoples and my own cell phone chirps in my balanced jh13 fills me with glee and the bass response is better in my diy setup) but people do use balanced iems and this connector format is not ideal, it inferior in that regard to the standard connector. I make/mold my own connectors and use solid hard annealed pins, so the only remaining problem is the socket.

also, noise floor is a bigger problem on iems than any other headphone due to the seal and lowz high efficiency. higher current drive and lowz output are far more important for linear response from iems than comparatively easy to drive higher impedance loads. 

Hey All,

I'm currently researching my plans to make a replacement triplefi cable with mic and button.
 

Thank god for eBay

This is what you're all after.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-New-UE-pins-Connector-Plug-Shell-and-Spilter-Black-/220911905796?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336f602c04#ht_719wt_892

And again!

In clear!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-New-UE-pins-Connector-Plug-Shell-and-Spilter-/220909669045?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336f3e0ab5#ht_726wt_893

I bought those eBay connectors. Thanks for the tip.

They're kinda cheaply made, but they get the job done. One should be a bit more skilled than average with a soldering iron, since the plastic parts around the metal tips would simply melt when you heat them longer than about 2 seconds - as seen here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/71148/diy-cable-gallery/8310#post_8069040

Epoxy glue and heat shrink on the inside, adhesive heat shrink on the outside: