So I decided to return them, I've been wasting way too much time on this and really don't have any more to spare. I'll be selling the SPI and cable on eBay or something, or if you want to purchase it then feel free to PM me.

  I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. I've already updated the firmware, what option are you referring to exactly?

Yes I did that about 5 minutes after i took them out of the box as I was reading the manual and found that button combination. I did notice the difference but they still didn't sound good enough for the $250 I paid for them at the time.   On another note I received the cable and have...

  I've tried the Sony MDR 10RBT and i wasn't really impressed with them, I returned them after a couple days.

In case anyone's wondering if I'm still alive, I actually got in contact with the taobao seller and they shipped me off the correct cable, it's in california now and I'm in ohio so it'll be a few days still but I'll see what happens. The cable is completely custom looking by the pictures I...

micro b/b m/m cable from ebay is in chicago atm, I'm in ohio so it'll be a few days at least, I was expecting weeks so we'll see what happens.   edit: Got it today and it did not work, waiting for response from the Taobao seller on whether they can send me one of their (obviously proprietary)...

MindVentures- To answer some of your questions:   - Will give links to stuff once I find the right combination of stuff that works. - Steps in Windows will be available if I get it to work, the basic steps for communication are included with the firmware update available on their website. -...

No, I mean exactly what I said. Headphones have a micro-B, SPI has a micro-B. I had a micro-B to mini-B cable (pictured) and a mini-B to micro-B adapter (pictured at headphone connector.) Mini-B and micro-B are both 5 pin but I don't know if the wire is, as USB cables are normally wired with 4...

  It's a micro-B to mini-B cable, it was sold as part of some other random thing I bought a year or so ago so I have no idea how many pins are actually wired. there's a mini-B to micro-B adapter on the headphone side in the picture.

Unfortunately this doesn't work    http://i.imgur.com/6EqnvG5.jpg   I tried switching the cable around if that matters, still didn't work, PS Tool detects the SPI but not the CSR chip.   Edit: Finally found a micro-B M/M cable I can buy online, but it's going to take a while to get here...

I bought something similar to that and am still waiting on it. The problem is from what I've read about USB cables, even though the connector for mini and micro B has 4 pins, one of the pins is almost always unwired and/or used as a ground. With the SPI it works like this:   Computer (USB A)...

I actually have the SPI tool now but unfortunately they don't include the custom micro-B male to male cable that is proprietary to this device to make it work with the headphones. I'm trying to contact them to send me one but I have a feeling I won't get anywhere, in addition they're all on...

Thanks for this information. I've found a site that I can buy the USB-SPI from in english. Unfortunately your first link no longer works. I just purchased the R+ and will probably be getting the SPI tool to adjust the headphones thanks to all the information in this thread.