Mikol1011
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Hey
I'm doing this just for fun, so please don't ridicule me.
I absolutely love the Sony MDR-EX32's size and look.
So my idea is to change the driver within the EX32 with something that also has a 9mm driver, or a microarmature small enough to fit in, which i highly doubt (aside from the Q-Jays, but I'm never gonna tamper with them). And also change the cable so that it's alot sturdier.
I'm thinking about changing the driver inside with a Sennheiser CX500. But I'd like to get other opinions for this too; i prefer a more balanced sound that's not boomy like the CX300's and has good clarity, but not too expensive either (definitely not gonna take apart Atrio M5's). As I said, this is for fun, so I don't wanna blow tons of money for something that may or may not work.
For the cable, I was thinking a symmetrical Y cable, as I'd like to be able to put it over my ears too. I'd like to use something like the Shure cables, but I don't want to waste so much money that I'm going to take apart.
I like the Creative Zen Aurvana cables but they're about 3 inches too short and tend to break afterr 3-4 months of use (I have gone through 3 pairs already, but I have 3 more pairs with me to spare)
So any thoughts on this?
BTW I have 4 pairs of EX32's with me, so I'm not afraid of breaking 1 or 2. But I'd like to know if any1 has experience with taking out the driver from various Sony EX series; more specifically, the 51's, 71's, 81's, and 32's; as the driver is all located in the same area (the seam around the circumference of the earphones). The seal on that area is pretty tight, so I'm afraid that it might break if i actually did try prying that part off.
Oh and don't say "just get the Q-Jays or some other IEM if you like small form factor so much"; for one thing, I am in about 2 weeks, but this is just a small project for me.
I'm doing this just for fun, so please don't ridicule me.
I absolutely love the Sony MDR-EX32's size and look.
So my idea is to change the driver within the EX32 with something that also has a 9mm driver, or a microarmature small enough to fit in, which i highly doubt (aside from the Q-Jays, but I'm never gonna tamper with them). And also change the cable so that it's alot sturdier.
I'm thinking about changing the driver inside with a Sennheiser CX500. But I'd like to get other opinions for this too; i prefer a more balanced sound that's not boomy like the CX300's and has good clarity, but not too expensive either (definitely not gonna take apart Atrio M5's). As I said, this is for fun, so I don't wanna blow tons of money for something that may or may not work.
For the cable, I was thinking a symmetrical Y cable, as I'd like to be able to put it over my ears too. I'd like to use something like the Shure cables, but I don't want to waste so much money that I'm going to take apart.
I like the Creative Zen Aurvana cables but they're about 3 inches too short and tend to break afterr 3-4 months of use (I have gone through 3 pairs already, but I have 3 more pairs with me to spare)
So any thoughts on this?
BTW I have 4 pairs of EX32's with me, so I'm not afraid of breaking 1 or 2. But I'd like to know if any1 has experience with taking out the driver from various Sony EX series; more specifically, the 51's, 71's, 81's, and 32's; as the driver is all located in the same area (the seam around the circumference of the earphones). The seal on that area is pretty tight, so I'm afraid that it might break if i actually did try prying that part off.
Oh and don't say "just get the Q-Jays or some other IEM if you like small form factor so much"; for one thing, I am in about 2 weeks, but this is just a small project for me.