They're already reshelled though. The case is somewhat transparent, and from what I can see, the wires leading to the connection point don't seem to be disconnected.   I did notice that there was some greenish stuff around the connection between the wire and earphone though, which i assume is...

Hiya,   I've been using a pair of shure 535's for close to 2 years now, but this morning when I tried to listen to them one side had no sound at all. They were working perfectly fine a couple of days ago, and had no indications of any issues (like crackling, sound distortion, or anything). At...

I know my earphones have a sensitivity of 119dB/mW, and 36 ohm impedance. I figured I should be able to calculate what the dB is assuming max volume is the maximum output of the phone

I've been playing music on my s4 (i9505), was wondering if anyone knows what the output in terms of power is? I'm trying to figure what loudness setting is good for 'safe' hearing, since max is clearly way too loud.

That would entail taking apart the earphones yourself... As someone without any experience or background in modding etc, I wouldn't take the risk of damaging the drivers in the process. 

I did contact Shure via their website, and they confirmed they were charging 300+ for it. Was ridiculous, I got mine reshelled with Inearz instead. I guess their policy may vary between regions though (I'm in Singapore, Southeast Asia).

Yeah, it's really quite ridiculous that they want to replace the entire thing for simple damage to the outer casing... the drivers which should be the most pricey/complicated part are still working perfectly fine, which is why reshelling seems so economical.

Thanks for the replies, I'm in Singapore (southeast Asia), so unfortunately nothing nearby I think... Pity on the sales thread, it's already closed. 

Hiya,   I accidentally broke off the nozzle on one of my shure 535s, and it turns out Shure wants to charge me 300 bucks to replace the whole unit (driver and all) to repair it. I'm thinking it makes more economical sense to just reshell it, since it's only the casing that's damaged and the...

Update: I borrowed a set from a family friend+amp and tried it at home some time later, turns out that whatever Saturn was doing was utter ********, complete misrepresentation of what the headphones were capable of. No idea what they did but I can get 'better' sound quality running running the...

Quote:   That's a bit surprising, SE535s are pretty neutral, and if anything they have slightly forward mids.    I think I'll hold off on purchasing any new headphones for now, maybe consider it again when I have a higher budget. Thanks for the responses!

I like the shure sound signature (i know it's a bit warm but I prefer that), my budget would be approximately 200-300ish (excluding amp), and I would've picked the 598 over the akg based on reviews saying it has a richer bass. Also would prefer a bit less treble since too much tends to be...

Hiya,   I currently own a pair of Shure se535 (IEMs), and was looking to get some good mid-range headphones to use at home, since long usage of earphones gets a bit uncomfortable for me. After looking around for a fair bit, I narrowed my choice down to AKG 701 and HD 598s. Having gone to a...

Hiya, so I'm looking for some midrange open headphones.    I've been looking at mainly the Q701s and HD598. I was hoping someone might be able to comment/compare the sound quality between these two, more specifically on: Bass: I'm not looking for pure amount of bass, rather I would like...

I've seen some roms around which have 'beats audio' (I suppose it comes from HTC roms?   Any idea if this is a good or bad thing?

Quote: I would say time spent would be 50/50, since I won't be home all that much. I thought headphones would be able to get better quality sound for a lower price compared to IEMs, since there isn't as much of a size constraint - am I wrong there? My room's pretty quiet generally, so the...

Quote: Somewhat flexible on the price range I guess since I'm not too sure what the sound quality for various price ranges is like; I don't want to exceed the sound quality of my IEMs by much though, or I'll feel sad when using them on travel and stuff :p

Hiya,   I'm considering getting an over ear headphone, and am looking for some suggestions.   I currently have a pair of shure 535s which I'm happy with (I picked these over westone 4s because I prefer the warmer sound), and listen to oldies/ modern instrumental/country. I don't like...

Tried googling? I found a shop that does near my uni, so that was pretty awesome for me :)

I have a Galaxy S, and as far as I'm concerned, it's as good (if not better) than other music players. Definitely won't have a problem with whatever IEM you decide to get (I'm using shure 535's). Though if you want to get those with an inbuilt mic, make sure the polarities are appropriate (i...

Theoretically true, but the difference in resistance between cables is really minimal; I cannot hear the difference myself (I haven't bothered with any ultra expensive silver cables though, so maybe they /might/)   I find hissing is more of a problem with the source, and changing your player...

http://www.head-fi.org/t/540242/getting-called-out-for-not-wearing-the-beats   I think that's a sizeable thread on opinions on the brand at least

Quote: This is very true - I currently have shure 115s, and went to try out westone 4/ shure 535s. At first I thought they sounded mostly the same as my 115s, wasn't really getting a 'blown away' feeling that I expected. Then I took out my 115s and tried them, and was all ... 'how did I...

Just a couple of suggestions, (I obviously have no actual experience in designing stuff like this).    Perhaps instead of having 2 drivers for the speakers you could simply place 1 in the middle of the headband, since based on the picture it looks pretty thick. That'd save on production...

Quote: Pretty much what I do - My battery lasts me a good 2 days, light usage and listen to music ~2 hours a day. If you're willing to plug it in every day it should be no issue, I've used it for long trips before and it can easily hit 10 hours of music playback. I remember back when I...