Home-Made IEMs
Jul 1, 2021 at 10:54 AM Post #12,931 of 15,989
You are right, I have a problem with my measurements in the bass region and I don't know why. I used a Tin T2 for reference, perfect seal, and also get the bass roll off.
I've tried ARTA and REW, both with calibrated soundcard and microphone to rule out a software problem.
I've checked all windows settings for enhancements and stuff and everything is fine.
Right now I have no idea what the problem might be, other than that my 711 could be faulty. :triportsad:

--edit-- Sometimes it's the most obvious things that fly under your radar. It was my usb soundcard which somehow didn't want to measure low frequencies correctly. I bought it specifically for measuring but it was a cheap one so there's that. ^^
Get the $10 Apple Dongle, it does that job perfectly. I had the same issue when using another dongle
 
Jul 2, 2021 at 5:10 AM Post #12,932 of 15,989
@Everyone

I know almost all in here shop drivers at Soundlink. Since I have some insight into chinese shipping methods, I wanted to suggest them to use YunExpress for all things and Yanwen Special Line for liquids. (Yun is faster but does not accept lacquer)

Those AliStandard shipping times are at over 3 weeks now, which is kind of insane. DHL is over $50 for a single driver.

YunExpress shipping will take 6-10 business days anywhere usually and costs like 4-8$ per parcel.

If you guys ask for it too, they might just be up for offering it! You can select it on the product page then usually.
 
Jul 2, 2021 at 6:52 AM Post #12,933 of 15,989
I've got tubes from SoundLink and use a cheap heat gun with with temperature regulation. 130°C-140°C works best for me, just put tweezers in the tube and rotate it ~5cm above the gun, and the force from the tweezers will stretch the tubes automatically. I was just doing that so I made a few photos. ^^
Thanks I will check out those tubes on Soundlink. That's what I did with a cigarette lighter but the tubes just didn't stretch at all, lol. I think I should get a heat gun then.
 
Jul 2, 2021 at 7:13 AM Post #12,934 of 15,989
Look what just arrived from Mouser. A mysterious box and it says attention on the side!
I really like the packaging and Mouser did a great job shipping my order within 48 hours from the US to Germany. Only the FED 30048's were in the box, the 30761 came in a standard plastic bag. Finale 2 here I come.
On the top right there are my new TWFK+38D1XJ bass cannons, I made them look similar to the lilac BL03's which I never bought but always wanted to.
 

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Jul 4, 2021 at 3:09 AM Post #12,935 of 15,989
Hello all, just share my new one, the shell is quite good wity color spread natural but the face plate is quite fail, : ), really dificult to make a unique face plate.
 

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Jul 4, 2021 at 3:42 AM Post #12,936 of 15,989
Hello all, just share my new one, the shell is quite good wity color spread natural but the face plate is quite fail, : ), really dificult to make a unique face plate.
You can make a shell like that is in itself a great thing
I myself cannot do all that
Hehehe
Look what just arrived from Mouser. A mysterious box and it says attention on the side!
I really like the packaging and Mouser did a great job shipping my order within 48 hours from the US to Germany. Only the FED 30048's were in the box, the 30761 came in a standard plastic bag. Finale 2 here I come.
On the top right there are my new TWFK+38D1XJ bass cannons, I made them look similar to the lilac BL03's which I never bought but always wanted to.
That iem shell, did you make that
Nice
 
Jul 4, 2021 at 7:25 AM Post #12,937 of 15,989
Hello all, just share my new one, the shell is quite good wity color spread natural but the face plate is quite fail, : ), really dificult to make a unique face plate.
Hey there, I really like your shells. I also had problems to get a good finish on my faceplate and found a neat solution named foil flakes. At first I was struggling to apply them properly but had an idea that helped a lot. Apply something like isopropyl alcohol onto the shell and then apply the foil and then brush it to get a nice smooth flat finish.
I found that easier than painting because I'm no artist. ^^
Here is a photo of my MASM3's, the black side of the foil turned out to be blue, which you can see on the right IEM. Depending on the incidence of light you can see it as a dark blue and it looks fantastic combined with black and gold.

That iem shell, did you make that
Nice
The shells I use atm are the standard 3D printed ones from SoundLink. In the future I want to print them by myself with a 3D scan of my ears but for now they have to do.
 

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