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Greetings, I've just recently stumbled upon your great community after i was unable to get any help from local forums in Germany. hope you guys can help.

 

I'm addressing an issue that probably plagues every IEM user out here: Poor cables and cable-breaks as well as lack of alternatives for the apple inline remote

 

Objective: Sourcing IEM cables (/w and w/o inline remote) with good price-performance ratio and sturdiness for In-Ears and Headsets

 

I've been looking to replace the cables of several IEMs with cables that offer a better bang for the buck. Meaning either better and sturdier cables for the money or simply cheaper cables.

 

current status:

 

I've been replacing cables from the original manufacturer such as the UE super-fi cables (prone to cable-breaks) as well as "de-capitating" original apple iphone earphones just to get a decent headset with a good inline remote. After doing this for a while I've found it very uneconomical and I have been searching for alternatives ever since.

 

current options:

 

CAT-5 Ethernet Cable:

 

pro: Good cable, inexpensive

con: not really suited for IEM due to diameter and weight

 

Buying bulk cheapo earphones

 

pro: easy and quick

con: cheap quality :(

 

as for the headset:

 

Buying cheap iphone headset clones (going rate about 10 USD i believe)

 

pro: easy and quick

con: cheap quality? not very economical

 

solution?

 

 

hoping for a vivid discussion

 

thanks

 

funky