[golov17]

What do you think about this cable guys? Can they be good?

https://m.tr.aliexpress.com/item/32752633204.html#autostay

like this?

Or this?

 

[weedophile]

Couldnt really wait till tmr so i tried to recable my Sony MDR E808+

Was a pretty good experience though i have to say it was failure   but hey this was the first try on one of my cheaper earbuds (though all are relatively cheap)

Got the right side of the earbud working but couldnt get the left to work. Resoldered again 2 more times and the circuit board (? the green board) gave way and chipped off. Guess i was overly eager lmao. At least that's a 50% success!

Just need to order some E808+ from Taobao again. Tmr i will try with the Qian39. Any thing to look out for?

Edit: I realise it was because i broke the driver. Hence i really need to take note when opening the cover. Hmmmm

 

[ozkan]

like this?

Or this?

Yeah they look great! Where did you buy it from?

 

[golov17]

Yeah they look great! Where did you buy it from?

not same cables, bought from Taobao and AE long time ago..

 

[Ira Delphic]

Couldnt really wait till tmr so i tried to recable my Sony MDR E808+

Was a pretty good experience though i have to say it was failure

  but hey this was the first try on one of my cheaper earbuds (though all are relatively cheap)

Got the right side of the earbud working but couldnt get the left to work. Resoldered again 2 more times and the circuit board (? the green board) gave way and chipped off. Guess i was overly eager lmao. At least that's a 50% success!

Just need to order some E808+ from Taobao again. Tmr i will try with the Qian39. Any thing to look out for?

Edit: I realise it was because i broke the driver. Hence i really need to take note when opening the cover. Hmmmm

 
When I have time to DIY I'll get a bunch of cheapo $1 earbuds that I don't mind destroying. The E808+ may be inexpensive but so good. But can't cry over spilt milk. 
At least you have some nice refrigerator magnets! I have a driver on the refrigerator from a **** PT15 re-cabling that went bad.

 

[fairx]

Hi guys. Anybody mod their she3800? I wish to know if anybody successfully extending she3800 highs. If it can be done I'm going to order a bunch for experiments.

 

[ozkan]

Hi guys. Anybody mod their she3800? I wish to know if anybody successfully extending she3800 highs. If it can be done I'm going to order a bunch for experiments.

I did. Please check the previous pages

 

[weedophile]

When I have time to DIY I'll get a bunch of cheapo $1 earbuds that I don't mind destroying. The E808+ may be inexpensive but so good. But can't cry over spilt milk. 
At least you have some nice refrigerator magnets! I have a driver on the refrigerator from a **** PT15 re-cabling that went bad.

Yeah i dont have any back up now hence i am buying some soon. But after listening to what i have i kinda felt like they ought to be recabled first and also due to that damned J cables.

 

[vapman]

Yeah i dont have any back up now hence i am buying some soon. But after listening to what i have i kinda felt like they ought to be recabled first and also due to that damned J cables.

After a while with some diy experience you can really hear when an earbud is being held back by the cable sometimes. then again, sometimes it sounds so good, and then recabling makes it just ridiculous =)

 

[Raketen]

Have y'all seen these? Pretty handy stuff if you want to do a temporary termination or have some hardwired buds to reterminate balanced and want to make sure everything is in phase and whatnot, they make 2.5, 3.5 trrs, trs male and female.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J4DWYFM/

 

[vapman]

^^^ Those are lifesavers! Highly recommended

 

[endia]

Have y'all seen these? Pretty handy stuff if you want to do a temporary termination or have some hardwired buds to reterminate balanced and want to make sure everything is in phase and whatnot, they make 2.5, 3.5 trrs, trs male and female.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J4DWYFM/

 
 
if you have time, there are much cheapers ;P
 
https://richtech.aliexpress.com/store/group/Stereo-4pole-AV-Balun/402126_510808961.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.ncFI1R

 

[tinkertailor]

  Say hello to the ****-Qian39. I destroyed the PT15 trying to open it up to add tuning pad hoping to improve the bass. i figure why not use the case on the drivers from Qian 39, since they are slightly small drivers compare to usual MX500. Might tame the bass a little. I use the tuning pad from a pair of Monk Plus and glue to the Qian 39 drivers. On the Qian39, the sponge is glue to the case, **** cases are designed differently. The driver is slightly larger than **** case, but with a bit glue, it stayed put. How do they sound? Can't really tell, my right ear just underwent a Stapedotomy, it'll take weeks to recover (hopefully). Just want to share a fun project. 
 

hope your ears are better. any update on how these sound?

 

[weedophile]

Had another go with the Benjie stock earbud and i might have screwed up again. Basically (pic is the E808+) the circuit board chipped off. Is there any way to rectify it? (i.e by dropping solder on the board which i cant get it on)

Edit: The cables were stiff and i tried to adjust the other side of the cable to solder it on and the circuit board chipped off. Anyway i also got the right side of the earbud working again lmao. Frustrated as the Benjie is one of my better liked earbuds but i couldnt get the Qian39 out of the shell. Anwyay i also dont have a workbench to work with, just some blu tac to stick the driver on a box. I watched some solder tips video on youtube and they can hold the solder wire with their bare hands. But when i did, it gives a static electric charge and numbs my hand. May i check if this is normal?

Anw any pros have some tips for newbs like myself to watch out for. I current have 2 which is when opening the shell, take extra care for some drivers as the coil might detach if the magnet is attached to the housing of the earbud. 2nd is that when soldering, its better to use an inverted V method (pics to be uploaded later)

 

[vapman]

Are either of the solder points on the other end connected too? I never knew if they were or not. Looks like a lifted pad so readding solder wont fix... The only way to deal with that really is to wire to the trace that came from that pad.