[saldsald]

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.

 

[Theodoric Paddlefoot]

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.

 

[Luffytaro]

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.

 

[dhruvmeena96]

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

 

[Theodoric Paddlefoot]

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.

 

[dnspics]

Is there a good way to electronically dampen the MASM series so that I can better use the volume control on my iBasso DX160? Currently I have the volume set to 7-10 everything else is too loud for me.

 

[Wgibson]

Is there a good way to electronically dampen the MASM series so that I can better use the volume control on my iBasso DX160? Currently I have the volume set to 7-10 everything else is too loud for me.

Maybe try an impedance adapter plug?

 

[dhruvmeena96]

Is there a good way to electronically dampen the MASM series so that I can better use the volume control on my iBasso DX160? Currently I have the volume set to 7-10 everything else is too loud for me.

Lpad it

 

[dhruvmeena96]

Its flat impedance
Any resistor you add wont change sound in anyway

Lpad it

 

[musmecca]

I guess the tubes I have (made in Germany somehow) are too stable and can withstand alot of heat without deformation. I need other tubes......

I heat the tweezers under flame before I insert into the tube. The metal tweezers hold heat and allows me to stretch the opening fairly easily, even on very thick walled tubes.

 

[dnspics]

Its flat impedance
Any resistor you add wont change sound in anyway

Thanks for your tip with the Lpad. Do you have a recommendation for the resistor values?

 

[dhruvmeena96]

Thanks for your tip with the Lpad. Do you have a recommendation for the resistor values?

Just use 20ohm resistor in series
Best fix

Lpad will cause more issue in amp power delivery here

 

[dnspics]

Just use 20ohm resistor in series
Best fix

Lpad will cause more issue in amp power delivery here

you mean no LPAD after all?
only one 20Ohm in series!

 

[Wgibson]

Impedance adapters are just series resistors, so easy to try out

 

[dhruvmeena96]

you mean no LPAD after all?
only one 20Ohm in series!

Yup