DIY Earbuds
Feb 18, 2021 at 9:00 PM Post #3,123 of 4,727
Results from some of my DIY tests:

- 64 Ohm 14.8mm drivers: I don't like them but I don't know exactly why. It is kind they lack (a lot) of clarity. The same happens for the praised 150 Ohm red film set which I had.

These require more damping than they come with to bring clarity or rather to bring up the upper mids & treble.

- 32 Ohm red film 14.8mm drivers: better overall sound rendering than the 150 ones, but still lack bass response (bass light);

I haven't tried these. May skip them if they are that bass light. Plus I have my 150Ω red films to keep me happy.
 
Feb 18, 2021 at 9:54 PM Post #3,124 of 4,727
Just wanted to ask, does MMCX modding a long DoCoMo impact it's sound in anyway? I thought taking the stress relief and slightly opening up a gap that's usually covered on the side might change the sound a little but I just want to double check. I was considering doing an MMCX mod for my friend but kept thinking it might be better if I just re-cable.
 
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Feb 19, 2021 at 1:58 AM Post #3,125 of 4,727
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When I bought the TRN BT20s Pro for my earbuds. I found that they can't fit my ears when plugging with my stemless earbuds.
So I draw and printed some shells with stem and they fit really well.

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3D printed with PLA


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using MMCX.

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Yes they fit, and they fit even better than using with cables.
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 4:24 AM Post #3,126 of 4,727
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When I bought the TRN BT20s Pro for my earbuds. I found that they can't fit my ears when plugging with my stemless earbuds.
So I draw and printed some shells with stem and they fit really well.

50955368831_56acc1b8e1_c.jpg


50955475967_a0b61a6c67_c.jpg

3D printed with PLA


50955370801_bfd8d0e2f4_c.jpg

using MMCX.

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Yes they fit, and they fit even better than using with cables.
Woah, that's freaking cool! First time seeing a 3D printed shell build here. I honestly wanna invest on a resin printer and do some earbud/IEM shells but maybe in the future 😅
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 11:41 AM Post #3,127 of 4,727
- 24 Ohm double unit 15.4mm drivers: It seems that they have "2 speakers ?" per side. It is very interesting.
ClieOS has used those drivers in a DIY MMCX build that were tuned to his preferences, from what I know about them you have to take their faceplate off and cram them into an MX500 shell and faceplate if you want a similar result to ClieOS' build. Overall, very interested to see if anyone in this thread manages to do a MX760 shell (which I'd imagine would be easier) or even MX500 shell build with this driver.
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 3:16 PM Post #3,131 of 4,727
- 24 Ohm double unit 15.4mm drivers: It seems that they have "2 speakers ?" per side. It is very interesting.
ClieOS has used those drivers in a DIY MMCX build that were tuned to his preferences, from what I know about them you have to take their faceplate off and cram them into an MX500 shell and faceplate if you want a similar result to ClieOS' build. Overall, very interested to see if anyone in this thread manages to do a MX760 shell (which I'd imagine would be easier) or even MX500 shell build with this driver.
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 3:18 PM Post #3,132 of 4,727
I had hard time opening buds before. But hey, I didn't know we have an earbud opener tool in the kitchen drawer. :relaxed:
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No joking, it did the job nicely! :smiley:
Yeah, the glue on these buds can be a pain in the ass, might have to try this out on my other pair of stock HDD-1's since I had issues opening up my first pair. Hope you enjoy your pair though :ksc75smile: .
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 3:51 PM Post #3,133 of 4,727
I had hard time opening buds before. But hey, I didn't know we have an earbud opener tool in the kitchen drawer. :relaxed:
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No joking, it did the job nicely! :smiley:
This is great. :joy: :thumbsup: :beers:
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 5:18 PM Post #3,134 of 4,727
ClieOS has used those drivers in a DIY MMCX build that were tuned to his preferences, from what I know about them you have to take their faceplate off and cram them into an MX500 shell and faceplate if you want a similar result to ClieOS' build. Overall, very interested to see if anyone in this thread manages to do a MX760 shell (which I'd imagine would be easier) or even MX500 shell build with this driver.
it was a popular driver years ago..
i have build two pairs of them into mx760 shells in a regular way. its not easy to fit into mx500 shell if i remember correctly.
it's sound character is very close to 130 ohm beryllium without tuning but 130 ohm is better in almost every aspect for me.
but i didn't bother much about tuning and have no idea about its potential..
and i should say that, it's not average diy job, very sensitive to de/soldering and it's soldering points are much smaller than most drivers.
 
Feb 19, 2021 at 6:48 PM Post #3,135 of 4,727
@vygas @endia

Thank you.

I will thus skip them because I already have the 130 Ohm beryllium drivers.

@assassin10000

These are my 64 Ohm drivers. It seems they are the same as yours.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mK5ffjV

I had to remove the original damping material otherwise they wouldn't fit my 14.8mm shells.
 
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