[themouse]

I pre-ordered four cases for both my Nano and iPod Video. As it happens they all arrived yesterday. They ALL have cutout holes for the mini plug to go through and they ALL are too small for my Westone UM2, my Shure E5c and my ETY 4p. This is tragic!

I believe iLounge has put the fear of God into the manufacturers. They give higher marks to cases that leave no area unprotected. Even corners. Instead of an open headphone area, there is a specific round cutout.

This trend ruins it for the fabulous high end phones that seem to share a larger than Apple standard molding grip for the plug. The Ultimate Ears super.fi 5Pro do fit, by the way.

Can someone on here come up with a solution? I went to Radio Shack looking for some kind of adapter. But they all do tricks. One, for $5 is a female mini to a smaller size male mini but has an inline volume control between them. Maybe I could remove the volume control piece and solder the thing back together again. But better still, maybe somebody on here can come up with something. I remember the first homemade ETY P to S changers that started out homemade on here.

This is a terrible trend if you ask me. Help.

 

[mrarroyo]

I used my dremel tool to grind off some of the material in my contour case. It worked great. Good luck.

 

[themouse]

Can you be more specific? I'm no handyman.

 

[Mercuttio]

I can't freaking stand this myself, actually. There's this wooden nano case that I'd just love to have, but lo and behold, only enough space for a crappy iBud jack. Even worse, the plug on the nano iBuds is even SMALLER than the older version!

iLounge might not be influencing manufacturers to be idiots, but they sure are a terrible website. Worst reviews I've ever seen, and every new iPod review has a sentance or two (if you're lucky) concerning sound quality. When I first bought an iPod (four years ago I think? When they weren't cool?) I bought it because I'd heard the audio was quite good...

Sometimes I really wish I wasn't tied down to the iPod. It's really ended up being a totally different product than it originally was.

 

[mrarroyo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by themouse Can you be more specific? I'm no handyman.

Neither am I, it was mostly a trial and error process. I put one of the small grinding tips and started removing a little at a time. After each pass I would try to fit the end of the cable thru. It took a while but I ended with an slightly larger hole. Good luck and patience.

 

[themouse]

You may not be a handyman but you have a Dremel tool. I don't even know what that is.

 

[kramer5150]

dremel mod either the connector opening or trs connector

 

[technobarbie]

Quote:

Originally Posted by themouse You may not be a handyman but you have a Dremel tool. I don't even know what that is.

See http://www.mytoolstore.com/dremel/drmindex.html for what they look like. I bought mine at walmart.

 

[KB]

I have a "incase" case for my 5G and what I did was filpped to case open so i am looking at the inside of the case hole and using a pen I inserted my headphone plug so that the metal part of the plug goes in the hole. Holding it there you can see that the plastic part of the plug sets centered on the leather , use a pen to make a out line of your plug. Then take a new exacto knife and cut where you made the outline. Again this is all done on the inside side of your case. This made a perfect fit for my headphone jack.

 

[xaipemw]

Last week I got my custom-made Vaja Cases iVod case for my black 60GB 5th Gen iPod. The construction is beautiful, the leather is top-notch, I picked out the colors I wanted (in my case, a retro 1970's brown and orange) and it has both a screen protector and a click-wheel protector. There is no top to it, which may seem like it's leaving the iPod unprotected. But since I've had it, there's not been any problems with scratching.

It ain't cheap though. With shipping, the cost is almost $90!!

I think it was worth every penny, as do most Vaja Cases owners.

 

[evanl]

How about this iRiver headphone adapter? It might fit in your case cutouts.

https://secure11.nexternal.com/share...&RowID=86&All=

Some iRiver remote controls have recessed headphone plugs, so they include this adapter so you can use headphones with bigger plugs. I'm using one right now with my Sirius S50 cause it has a recessed plug.

 

[themouse]

Thank you SO much. I just ordered one. I don't know for sure but I assume the diameter of it is small enough to fit the iPod case cutouts. I paid for overnight and it arrives tomorrow. I'll let you know.

Thank you again. I almost spent $70 for a drill! Crazy hobby.

 

[BlindTiger]

Give a man a dremel and he could practically build almost anything.
A dremel is a rotary tool that spins at high rpms.
I'm sure a small rat tail file could remove small amounts of material from wooden cases.

 

[themouse]

evanl,

Allow me to buy you a drink! It's exactly right. You are my new hero.

 

[gshan]

I recommend those metal cases with hinged lids on ebay. Got one from a brand called PDair, works great with Shure plug. Agent18 clear casing might work too, but I don't own one.