ericlaw02
New Head-Fier
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If you had listened/owned/own GR07s and if XE800 sounds atleast 90% of GR07s then it's the same driver, that difference being different VIVO's shell,tuning etc.....And looking at the cable, they didn't knot the cable inside the shell before the driver same as GR07s not sure the cable is glued enough near the entry tho.
btw, did you finalize the cable? pls share with us when you are done with the re-cabling!
It's not pretty, but since you asked:
I painted the outer shell for fun, not sure if it's going to chip off later.
I cannibalized the cable from some other earphone, which claims it's from Furukuwa. I will have to recable it again some time later though, not only because the cable is a bit too short, but also because it is extremely stiff, making it impossible to use for over-the-ear wear, which I did not find out until actually trying it on.
This makes me a bit concerned, because I bought two unfinished cables for my IM50 for over-the-ear wear, in which I still haven't started to work on yet.
As for the whole GR07 similarity thing, my GR07s broke like 2 years ago,I'd be lying if I told you I could remember how my earphones sounded exactly, save for a comparison. I did found some traits similar to it, but that could be said for many other IEMs, so I still have no idea. What I can confirm is, the drivers do look spot on, and it does measure 11mm as well. Stealing this picture by DaBomb77766 for comparison:
EDIT: Oh yeah, for strain relief, they didn't knot or glue the cable ending, I guess that's because they didn't want to use more space inside the already crowded enclosure. For me, I used some heat shrink instead for both openings outside and inside the enclosure.