Latest Thread Images

ADDIEM.jpg
1000x500px-LL-9eda47f7_ADDIEM03.jpg
See full thread gallery...
CK10 + ER-4 = UE700 custom IEM project + drivers.
Sep 9, 2011 at 8:05 AM Post #47 of 60
 
This project is complete, everything has been sent to China, I was going to send it with DHL but Lol over $80 shipping?!?
 
The shipping prices are killing me but oh well, I should have a brand new custom IEM in a couple weeks, I even sent them two pairs of ear impressions and told them to choose the better looking pair, they must think I'm crazy.
 
Anyway, project finished.
...
 
Starting next project, I'm going to reshell a dynamic driver into a custom IEM now, I'm thinking of sacrificing my Sony E888 and then I'll have the worlds first bio-cellulose custom IEM, the problem there is the diaphragm of the E888 is quite brittle and can break easily during bassiness at high volumes, so not sure if it's worth it.  I guess GR07 is the next one on the list...but I feel silly buying a brand new GR07 just to smash it with a hammer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM Post #48 of 60
Post back with a review after they're done :D
 
Sep 11, 2011 at 7:14 AM Post #50 of 60
 
For those interested, here are the only impressions in English of my custom IEM on the way.
 
I'm getting the CX6 through Gui Ling (the oldest/most experienced custom IEM manufacturer in China).
 
We discussed it a lot and he's agreed to tweak it a little for me with his ideas and my ideas, so he thinks it will sound even better than the original CX6 with this new config, so I'm not really getting a CX6, but quite close, like CX6 ver 2.0, and I'm giving it a new name like that to avoid confusion.
 
Here's the CX6 impressions I have from a friend in Singapore that has tried the JH13, Miracle and CX6.
 
 
 
"Hi Kiteki! I'm back from hearing the CX6!
 
First of all, the customs didn't fit me at all, so it was troublesome; i was practically struggling to maintain seal throughout the whole listening session, by cupping my hands over my ears, and also shifting the IEMs around inside my ears. It was quite terrible trying to skip tracks, control the volume, and maintain my seal altogether!
 
But when I did get a decent seal, the sound was pretty amazing! If the RE0 had 10.5 treble and the miracles had 9.5, I think the CX6 has a perfect 10! It is just where I want it to be, with enough sparkle and brightness. The mids are a little weird. In some songs they seemed to have disappeared. In other they JUMPED right out at me, roaring. But when they were there, they were awesome, in fact I would think it is comparable to the Miracles' mids. Other times they seemed to have gone into hiding. The whole sound signature surpassed everything I had originally wanted! He told me the sound was totally flat. In comparison, he says that the JH13 are more fun-sounding.
 
The soundstage doesn't seem very wide; it was very intimate, and yet the positioning was really good, just like the JH13. What was amazing was the singers seemed to be singing right into my ears, in both directions. I couldn't really describe this, but later on he explained to me this is transparency. Normally we hear from earphones, and there's a left sound, and there's a right sound, both coming from where our ears are. He said the CX6 and his cable were tuned such that the sound merges accurately together in the centre, right in my head.
 
Did the CX6 wow me? I think so. I'm not sure if I was that much wowed by the Miracles and JH13.
Sound-wise, I was surprised the RE0 actually didn't sound that nice when I listened to it on my way back.But I'm also not sure if it was the cab's rumbling noise that resulted in my RE0 sounding not so nice. What I cannot tell though, is if the details are as defined as what I had heard on the Miracles and JH13. His place is too far from town."
 
 
 
 

 
Sep 11, 2011 at 8:40 AM Post #52 of 60
I want to do a project like this too, but then I want to save up for ATH 50th Anniversary, since I know that will cost a fortune :p
 
Sep 11, 2011 at 10:55 PM Post #53 of 60

 
Quote:
kiteki said:
 
Just FYI, I've come to the conclusion that reshelling stuff like the CK10 or CK100 is just silly, there's really no point IMHO.
 
 
Reshelling Final Audio or Klipsch products though, that's different!!
 
 
 
Click to expand...


 
Alot of Final Audio's balanced and dynamic designs are apparently based on their housing instead of the drivers themselves thus reshelling them might negate whatever effects they are intended to produce. See the F.A.D. Heaven S which Josh had as well were balanced armatures with a rear vent.
 
Also!!! it would be interesting to see a moving armature custom IEM!! Ala Ortofon and grado etc.
 
Finally, the Klipsch Image x10 was an utter dissapointment. Maybe I didnt get a good seal.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sep 12, 2011 at 6:05 AM Post #54 of 60
 
Oh, I haven't heard the X10, I just heard it uses a proprietary BA driver.
 
Same with Final Audio, I heard they have their own factory somewhere in south-east Asia to make drivers?
 
Yes, I see your point about the housing though, you can vent custom IEM's btw :)
 
 
Nov 16, 2011 at 6:49 AM Post #60 of 60
Interesting project, very curious to see how they turn out
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Back
Top