[tomhirvin]

I saw a long and detailed link here a few weeks back about a guy in china that will take your Shure earbuds and remake them with a custom mold for about $70.

I cannot find the link anywhere?

Here is the site on Taobao but it's all in Chinese

se420¡¢e5c¡¢tf10¸ÄÄ£ REMAKE EARPHONE SHELL E5C & SE420-Ó°ÒôµçÆ÷ - ÌÔ±¦Íø

I just wonder if anyone can send me the link to the thread or the name of it as a member was going to do it and I wondered if he had feedback. A little reluctant to send me beloved E5's to China!!!! (thats probably answered my own question)

 

[derek8555]

Ya the payment system on Taobao is very foreigner unfriendly... so personally I would only get this done if I have a travel plan to China or something.

But 600 RMB is less than 100 USD which is very tempting! Damn...

P.S. and the cable they use looks Westone-ish, which is definitely a plus over any stock Shure or UE cable.

 

[music_4321]

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Originally Posted by tomhirvin /img/forum/go_quote.gif ... I just wonder if anyone can send me the link to the thread or the name of it as a member was going to do it and I wondered if he had feedback. A little reluctant to send me beloved E5's to China!!!! (thats probably answered my own question)

I think this is the place you want-- http://www.uniquemelody.org/Enlish/price-dzs.htm -- it's in China and they 'seem' to be OK, with a not 100% English website yet, but you still can see some of their products and can always email them.

 

[jamato8]

I would find out for sure what material they are using for the molds.

 

[Illidan]

tomhirvin,
The site you gave on Taobao is held by a Chinese hi-fier and as far as I know quite a few of people made their custom mold there, and according their response on Taobao feedback and comments on forums the build quality are not bad. I think you can email them for details.
And BTW mold your IEM doesn’t always bring you a better sound, the earpiece and cord changes could both affect sound representation greatly so talk with them in advance if you want to do these.

 

[lisztian420]

they have both soft and hard silicons

 

[gameboy115]

oh, I am so tempted, very good price. Is that cheapest I could find in china?

Anyone know I could get custom mold tips like um56 in china? thx

 

[derek8555]

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Originally Posted by gameboy115 /img/forum/go_quote.gif oh, I am so tempted, very good price. Is that cheapest I could find in china? Anyone know I could get custom mold tips like um56 in china? thx

Yeah you can.
From UM: UM定制音ä¹è€³æœº|定制å¼è€³å¡ž|å¬åŠ›ä¿æŠ¤| 定制å¼è€³æ¨¡
(page in Chinese)
soft=320RMB, hard=300RMB, not too shabby.

 

[music_4321]

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Originally Posted by derek8555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah you can. From UM: UM定制音ä¹è€³æœº|定制å¼è€³å¡ž|å¬åŠ›ä¿æŠ¤| 定制å¼è€³æ¨¡ (page in Chinese) soft=320RMB, hard=300RMB, not too shabby.

That's the same link I provided above, ie the same company, but your link is in Chinese, and mine is in English.

 

[derek8555]

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Originally Posted by music_4321 /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's the same link I provided above, ie the same company, but your link is in Chinese, and mine is in English.

lol yes, it was just answering gameboy115's question. He probably missed that page.

 

[ulsanman]

My triple fis are with them now to be turned into UE 11s, I hope it works!!

 

[joeshambro]

i'm REALLY curious why no stateside company is doing this. aside from the labs that handle the major players, i'd think any number of the smaller labs out there would be capable of doing this.