Joe Presto
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That was me indeed!
After a brief search, I found something interesting on instructables, scroll down to see the guts of a remote.
http://www.instructables.com/id/iPod-Inline-Remote/#step1
The remote seems to be quite simple, one wire for the mic, one for the ground, the remote probably creates a brief short-circuit to signal the phone, with each button producing a different number of short-circuits. This should be relatively easy to hack: Cut off the wire (going to the earbud) coming out of the top of the remote (plug hole with a bit of glue?) then strip the rubber sheath from the wire below it, isolate the mic and a ground wire and work that into a custom wire set-up with a trrs connector, ultimately attaching the remote to the sheathing for instance. Would require some creativity, but this way you have a remote+mic and still have the ability to use proper quality cables.
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That should work too if that cable is suitable to you, alternatively the Ultimate Ears TF10vi replacement cable should do the trick too, 30 dollars, slightly cheaper, though I have no idea how it compares to the Shures in terms of quality. https://buy.logitech.com/store;jsessionid=2F36EEB6D5A9200EBF44AC5DB051D1CF?Action=DisplayPage&Locale=en_US&SiteID=logib2c&id=ShoppingCartPage
- No volume control on this one.
Were you one of the people who won the Facebook giveaway?
I wonder if someone makes iPhone compatible cables that are of high quality. I'd definitely consider doing something custom with them.
That was me indeed!
After a brief search, I found something interesting on instructables, scroll down to see the guts of a remote.
http://www.instructables.com/id/iPod-Inline-Remote/#step1
The remote seems to be quite simple, one wire for the mic, one for the ground, the remote probably creates a brief short-circuit to signal the phone, with each button producing a different number of short-circuits. This should be relatively easy to hack: Cut off the wire (going to the earbud) coming out of the top of the remote (plug hole with a bit of glue?) then strip the rubber sheath from the wire below it, isolate the mic and a ground wire and work that into a custom wire set-up with a trrs connector, ultimately attaching the remote to the sheathing for instance. Would require some creativity, but this way you have a remote+mic and still have the ability to use proper quality cables.
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You can use the cable from Shure earphone.
http://www.amazon.com/Shure-Accessory-Headphones-CBL-M-K-EFS/dp/B0043241X8/ref=pd_cp_MI_3
Just cut the connectors and you got a good quality cable.
Happy modding
That should work too if that cable is suitable to you
- No volume control on this one.