[Somefears]

Hey, I've owned some er4p's for a while now, and after reading some threads about the er4s's, I want to try one of those er4p to er4s conversion cables. $50 seems a little high for a cable and some resistors, though, so I am considering building my own conversion cable. I don't really know the details on one of these cables, but it seems like you just need a female to male 1/8" cable and a couple of 75 ohm resistors. Does anybody have any experience in building one of these cables? If so, I would appreciate some pointers on how create one.

 

[Xan7hos]

You can get a large enough 1/8" TRS plug (Canare comes in mind as does Switchcraft) or a smaller resistor and solder those in series (I believe?) with the cable and the plug.
 
Also just an FYI they sell conversion plugs (male 1/8 with resistors with a female 1/8 jack) on ebay for around 20 bucks

 

[Marcus_C]

Maybe consider one of these if expense is your only motive.
 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ETYMOTIC-ER4P-ER4S-RESISTOR-ADAPTOR-3-5MM-PLUG-/290372905689?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item439b92ead9#ht_3742wt_911

 

[Trysaeder]

Solid extensions are bad as they shift the centre of gravity of the plug. That's why I prefer 3.5mm to 6.3, as you can subtract from a 6.3 plug to get a 3.5, instead of adding to a 6.3 to get a 3.5.
 
As for the resistors, make sure they are within 5% of each other with a mulimeter, otherwise it's very easy.

 

[Somefears]

Hmm, I hadn't thought of checking ebay. $20 isn't too bad, and it looks like they all have free shipping. I think that's what I will end up doing. Thanks for the advice. It's too bad none of them seem to be located in the U.S. though

 

[Young Spade]

Yea it sucks; I am going to pick one of those up after I pay for the phone I just bought. 

 

[ClieOS]

I picked one from AW Audio on eBay a few weeks ago, actually pretty good and I have no complaint whatsoever.