The plug end of my Xears went out, so I ordered one of those replacement plugs that's everywhere (the gold ones with the spring-relief, as it's the only one I can find here).   The only issue I have is determining the conductors in the flat cable and cutting gently so as to not cut the very...

Anyone else into doom? I find myself listening to a lot of the following bands lately: Esoteric- Atmospheric, epic doom. Hard to describe, but could be great for audiophiles. Electric Wizard Saint Vitus Eagle Twin Reverend Bizarre Thorr's Hammer For some reason, I'm...

Since I no longer live in the US, I don't have access to places where I can check out some of the most popular brands anymore, along with shipping and support being a bit tough/expensive. What brands are native to Europe (preferably the Eurozone)? I'm currently in Germany, but I travel a lot...

What companies/models are easy to recable? I've been happy with the performance of Shure, but not the longevity of their cables due to the well-known cracking issue. It's enough where I'm even considering just downgrading to something like Sony ex90's, or CX 300's based on procong and...

I checked the mastery DIY sticky already, but didn't find much to answer the question. I have Shure E3's and the cables are splitting. I used to live in the US, where I bought them, not live in Germany. So I'm looking to recable them myself, as I could probably save over sending them to Shure...