Quote: That threading gave me such a headache. I would highly recommend everyone just rewires it. Its really easy 

I wonder if you covered the volume knob with some kind of rubber / silicon if that would solve the problem? 

I really wanna try to mod in this thread for the m50s http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70038 it seems like the perfect solution for me only a few things before i continue ...  -Do you think I can just use regular tshirt material? like a nice soft old tshirt? -it...

Just finished mine I HIGHLY recomend you just scrap the wires that are connected and rewire the 3 colored wires (leave the black one) The wire connected has some kind of white thread (insulation?) that prevents most solder from sticking to! Makes it a HUGE pain in the butt I almost quit...

Help! I cant get the ear cap part to close because my new plug is blocking it :( sound and everything works but the bump from the new jack is just too big!

I REALLY want to do this, is there a guide somewhere? Am I missing something because I dont see one?