Developing great sounding earphones takes a lot of engineer work, and funding that costs money. MH1 are so cheap because they were produced in huge quantities (allowing Sony to invest quite a lot into their R&D), but with a plug pinout that was soon after their release not being used in...

Many China sellers offer MH1C for 20-25€ shipped nowadays, on AliExpress someone sells them for 21€ at the moment. I just received a pair from him and compared with my original MH1, from build and sound quality they seem genuine. However, the accessories are not genuine. The medium-sized tips...

Old thread, but it shows up very high in Google results when searching for "Sony MH1 vs Brainwavz M2" or similar terms.   I own both of these and the Brainwavz M4, although the right speaker on my M2 is dead.    Brainwavz M2: + It’s louder than MH1 at the same volume ~ High volume boomy...

It is easy.   Edit: But the linked guide is unnecessary complicated, imho (unless you are experienced, patient with this kind of work and have all the tools). My mini-guide is really simple to follow (at least I hope so)...

I visited a large electronics chain (Media Markt) two days ago, for the first time in quite a few years. They had a desk with BOSE earphones where you could test them with your own devices. Because I had my Meizu M6TS and my recabled Sony MH1 with  me, I decided to compare it against the most...

Yeah, I can imagine. It’s easily 5 times the workload of what I did. And the only benefit is that the cable is more flexible that way (below my shrink-on tubes, the soldering causes some stiffness obviously). Unless you want to sell them professionally, I don’t think it’s worth the effort. Not...

Yeah, good luck reading through 220+ pages, haha. At this point, we need a Sony MH1 wiki, I think.

I still read your request for photos on my notification email. It seems you don’t care any longer, but others might. Thus:         The cable I used is this one: http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=4480 (8$ shipped) I also left a review there. It’s similar to the sturdy cables on...

No, but you can replace the cable on your own. You need:    1. Soldering iron 2. Soldering tin 3. Wire stripper or scissor 4. Shrink-on tube 5. Replacement cable, for example this one: http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=3625

I have 11 pairs of Sony MH1. I love them, except for their cable. Also, it seems to me the cable also has high resistance / impedance, so I tried to exchange it for a cheap 3.5mm to RCA cable:   I cut off the RCA plugs and the MH1 speakers. Then, I removed the cable plastic shell so the...

  Is there a tutorial on opening the TRRS plug and switching the cables in there to achieve OMTP → CTIA modding?

I used your picture because I already glued the remote of the MH1 I worked on together. My third attempt was simply going for TRS, so I soldered M− and M+ together so that I’d at least have proper audio.

I just did it and it didn’t work.   What did I do exactly? Open up the remote and resolder the cables on M− and M+ in reverse order.  When I plugged the modded headset to my Sony Xperia Sola (CTIA), it said “unsopported headset type”. A different vanilla MH1 with CTIA↔OMTP adapter worked...

Does that mean that switching the ground and mic wires within the remote will do what I want (convert to CTIA)?

Because shortening it won’t preserve the button and mic functions?    Will switching the ground and mic wires in remote effectively convert to CTIA? I am afraid I might end up with the left speaker having CTIA ground while the right one has OMTP ground.   Could you link me a good tutorial...