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How to tune a full-range single BA driver ?
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Looks great!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.
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.
Thanks!Looks great!
That combo of black with gold flakes is a great look. No wonder its used a lot. ( UM MEST, Softears RSV, Mangird Tea........)
What shell did you use for the mold?
Graph it please if you hsing IEC711Thanks!
I'm not making my own shells yet. The shells are from SoundLink on Aliexpress.
Here my Finale 2 which I finished yesterday. These are my 3rd IEMs and the finish is still far from perfect but a lot better than my first try.
Here you goGraph it please if you hsing IEC711
I lost my old graphs
You have the Apple Dongle yet? Looks like soundcard bass dropoff still Here it's available in every gas station actuallyHere you go
Yes I'm actually using the Apple dongle as output. I tried using a splitter to get it to also accept the microphone but that didn't work. Maybe it's the mic in from my usb soundcard?You have the Apple Dongle yet? Looks like soundcard bass dropoff still Here it's available in every gas station actually
Oh yes that's it lol. You need to use the Apple dongle as mic input! The drop off happens in the input, not output. I can send you the splitter that works for me, maybe you can find the same product as on ali on amazon.Yes I'm actually using the Apple dongle as output. I tried using a splitter to get it to also accept the microphone but that didn't work. Maybe it's the mic in from my usb soundcard?
But shouldn't the Finale 2 drop off slightly below 50Hz anyway?
Oh yes please give me a link then. I'd be so happy when I can actually believe 100% what I'm measuring!Oh yes that's it lol. You need to use the Apple dongle as mic input! The drop off happens in the input, not output. I can send you the splitter that works for me, maybe you can find the same product as on ali on amazon.
That looks correct! Sometimes you need to push plugs into these splitters with force. However, you might want to try crossing the bass lower, at 300. 500 is very high and will give you bloated soundOh yes please give me a link then. I'd be so happy when I can actually believe 100% what I'm measuring!
--edit-- I think I got it. Idk what went wrong the last time but this is with the Apple dongle as mic:
Thanks a lot kkugel for pointing me in the right direction!
I have finally bought myself some large diameter heat shrink tubes and they should surely work. Thanks for the guide, I think I will also need a cheap heat gun as the lighter is leaving some nasty burnt fuel marks on the tube and a hairdryer doesn't work, lol.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. ^^