[furyossa]

They are easy to make because you use only the half of the cable. Tricky part is to put paracord in the shell stem.
No, these are the ShoonTH buds https://penonaudio.com/ShoonTH
On thick paracord it not hard, but with thin one it's annoying and time-consuming
For ShoonTH buds, I don't know if they used paracord or snake skin (similar to shrink tube but more flexible)

 

[furyossa]

I will think about it.

Believe me, it's easier to talk about this kind of stuff. Also, you know every dude there

 

[MelodyMood]

On the same YT channel you can find more interesting stuffs

Thanks I appreciate your help. Wil look this video and see if I can do that. Hope the video has all the tools also mentioned which will be required for the task.

 

[assassin10000]

Well, crap. I was trying to prep my spare set of 150Ω red film drivers and found they were a bit overzealous with the glue on one.

It peeled part of the red film on removal.

 

[Rary]

Well, crap. I was trying to prep my spare set of 150Ω red film drivers and found they were a bit overzealous with the glue on one.



It peeled part of the red film on removal.

I finally managed to buy a pair of Nokia HDD-1 and you show me this .
Any tips to prevent this from happening?

On a side note i also pulled the trigger on these new drivers: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003104504698.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.70c64c4dw2zZvM
There are no infos or reviews but i found this weird graph from another seller.

I usually expect lots of bass from a titanium composite driver but the graph suggests otherwise.
We'll see...

 

[assassin10000]

I finally managed to buy a pair of Nokia HDD-1 and you show me this .
Any tips to prevent this from happening?

Oh, I'm going beyond the normal build and was removing the drivers from the original covers.

If you are just popping the drivers & covers off to re-cable and/or tune them, you shouldn't have an issue.

 

[earfanatic]

Oh, I'm going beyond the normal build and was removing the drivers from the original covers.

If you are just popping the drivers & covers off to re-cable and/or tune them, you shouldn't have an issue.

I had bad luck too with removing covers, so last time when I wanted to remove an original I sacrificed it by cutting up the side to 2mm pieces and peeled it off.
It is better than a broken driver.

 

[earfanatic]

On a side note i also pulled the trigger on these new drivers: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003104504698.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.70c64c4dw2zZvM
There are no infos or reviews but i found this weird graph from another seller.



I usually expect lots of bass from a titanium composite driver but the graph suggests otherwise.
We'll see...

Why did You choose that if You feel the graph is weird?
Titaniums have better treble extension than the fibre/wool variant, but the diaphragm material is thick, heavy. So Yes, I would also expect it to have more low end. Also a tuning foam is goint to help on the back of the driver. But that dip at 7k-8k seems big. Lets see how it goes when You build it!

 

[assassin10000]

Well fortunately I still had 1 extra red film driver from another pair which got damaged.

MMCX converted the K's LB shells and put my pair of 150Ω red film drivers in them.

If I hadn't had that one last red film driver, these would have gotten the 32Ω Ti drivers which also have very good sub-bass extension.

 

[assassin10000]

I had bad luck too with removing covers, so last time when I wanted to remove an original I sacrificed it by cutting up the side to 2mm pieces and peeled it off.
It is better than a broken driver.

I went around the outside rim and cut the glue free of the driver. Just bad luck some was between the face of the cover and on the diaphragm. Even if I had cut the side I would have had a problem.

 

[Cynical L]

Does anyone have some tips on opening up glued mx500 shells for the purpose of recabling? The cable of my faaeal iris 2.0 frayed and snapped above the inline mic and I need to replace it but unlike other mx500 buds I have the faaeal cannot be easily opened I assume this is due to glue. (The other buds I have are vidos and a traceless, which I also plan on re-cabling because their cables have become stiff and I would use an inline mic).

Also is there a recommended newbs guide to recabling mx500 buds? I have done some rudimentary soldering, swapping dead capacitors but nothing advanced. Is there anything in particular to watch out for when soldering the replacement cable onto the drivers?

After reading through a bit of this topic I am also intrigued about putting a red dot 19-21 driver which many have recommended in an old broken
(coil snapped) vido shell. Will that shell have appropriate foam or should I order some separate tuning horseshoe foam for that driver?

 

[earfanatic]

Does anyone have some tips on opening up glued mx500 shells for the purpose of recabling? The cable of my faaeal iris 2.0 frayed and snapped above the inline mic and I need to replace it but unlike other mx500 buds I have the faaeal cannot be easily opened I assume this is due to glue. (The other buds I have are vidos and a traceless, which I also plan on re-cabling because their cables have become stiff and I would use an inline mic).

Also is there a recommended newbs guide to recabling mx500 buds? I have done some rudimentary soldering, swapping dead capacitors but nothing advanced. Is there anything in particular to watch out for when soldering the replacement cable onto the drivers?

After reading through a bit of this topic I am also intrigued about putting a red dot 19-21 driver which many have recommended in an old broken
(coil snapped) vido shell. Will that shell have appropriate foam or should I order some separate tuning horseshoe foam for that driver?

Try heating it, the glue may get more flexible.
Then this is my preferred tool. It can be found in kitchen drawers, bars and pubs:

This is how to use it on buds:

The firs tool is best for PK shells but it depends how it grabs the cover.

 

[furyossa]

Try heating it, the glue may get more flexible.
Then this is my preferred tool. It can be found in kitchen drawers, bars and pubs:


This is how to use it on buds:




The firs tool is best for PK shells but it depends how it grabs the cover.

This is great topic. Can you make some "analysis" (you know where )

 

[richardstring]

Well fortunately I still had 1 extra red film driver from another pair which got damaged.


MMCX converted the K's LB shells and put my pair of 150Ω red film drivers in them.





If I hadn't had that one last red film driver, these would have gotten the 32Ω Ti drivers which also have very good sub-bass extension.

Hi there,
How's the red film on LB shells sound sig compared to pks?

 

[jeejack]

Does anyone have some tips on opening up glued mx500 shells for the purpose of recabling? The cable of my faaeal iris 2.0 frayed and snapped above the inline mic and I need to replace it but unlike other mx500 buds I have the faaeal cannot be easily opened I assume this is due to glue. (The other buds I have are vidos and a traceless, which I also plan on re-cabling because their cables have become stiff and I would use an inline mic).

Also is there a recommended newbs guide to recabling mx500 buds? I have done some rudimentary soldering, swapping dead capacitors but nothing advanced. Is there anything in particular to watch out for when soldering the replacement cable onto the drivers?

After reading through a bit of this topic I am also intrigued about putting a red dot 19-21 driver which many have recommended in an old broken
(coil snapped) vido shell. Will that shell have appropriate foam or should I order some separate tuning horseshoe foam for that driver?

I don't like the Vido shell. I do not recommend putting any driver in it. I even tried 19 21 red dot. I mean the red shell, I don't know the rest.