[Henweee]

Hi, my wires on my SE530s are fraying in 2 places. I am getting lots of static while listening to music. Are the wires replaceable? Are there any ways to recover the wires? Any suggestions or advice is much appreciated. Thanks.

Hen

 

[Young Spade]

THe wires aren't replaceable and recover? If by recover you mean tape, then yes. Other than that I don't think so unless you get them recabled.... or send them in for repair?

 

[ClieOS]

If you have warranty, it is time to exercise your right. If not, you can still contact Shure and sent in the broken IEM. Usually they will offer a replacement deal that is much cheaper than the same retail model. You will need a valid receipt though, but it doesn't hurt to try.

Alternatively, you can send your SE530 to reshell by a third parties such as Uniquee Melody or Fisher Hearing.

 

[stang]

Lol there are many threads on this already

This is a very, very common problem. Buy a SE530 and you are almost certain to have problems with the wires.

 

[Nem]

when did you buy your 530s?

 

[LintHart]

I just yesterday recieved my se530's back from sure after a 'one time complimentary replacement' after my cables split after 2.5 years of use

 

[cicatrez879]

Hi fellow se530 user,

yes, as a matter of fact, you can get that restrung with new wires, but only with a $80 custom remold job at Inearz.com (SOOO worth it). They can outfit the se530's with the wire from Westone, Ultimate ear's, customs, you name it. I don't even represent them, I'm just really happy to be getting a new custom casing and cable for my se530's, while preserving the nice quality.

I prob. won't check this again so pm me if u have q's

 

[TheGame21x]

If you're still under warranty, I would send them in. Apparently, cord splitting/fraying problems are quite common with the SE530s.

 

[Henweee]

Thanks for the replies my fellow Head-Fi'ers. Unfortunately i bought the SE530 from Ebay 1 year and a half ago. I don't think Shures will warrant my set.

cicatrez879, so i can send these out and re-do the wires with Westone braided wires? Hrm, this sounds like a plan. What are the procedures in doing so?

Thanks again.

Hen

 

[cicatrez879]

Yup! That's exactly what I did (or am having done as we speak). I'll be able to show you how it turned out in a week.

The way I did it is as follows: 1. Ordered the westone ES cable for $32 off their site. 2. found a local audiologist in my area, who took a mold of my ear with silicone. 3. I sent the mold, my IEM's, the new cable, and a money order to InearZ.

If you want to see examples of this, do a search for "InearZ owner's thread." It's loaded with pics. While most people remolded TF10 IEM's, it's totally possible to do with SE530's. The result, for me, is a custom fitted IEM to my own ear, with the sound quality of the SE530, and with a really nice cable that won't ever fray on me.

 

[Henweee]

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Originally Posted by cicatrez879 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yup! That's exactly what I did (or am having done as we speak). I'll be able to show you how it turned out in a week. The way I did it is as follows: 1. Ordered the westone ES cable for $32 off their site. 2. found a local audiologist in my area, who took a mold of my ear with silicone. 3. I sent the mold, my IEM's, the new cable, and a money order to InearZ. If you want to see examples of this, do a search for "InearZ owner's thread." It's loaded with pics. While most people remolded TF10 IEM's, it's totally possible to do with SE530's. The result, for me, is a custom fitted IEM to my own ear, with the sound quality of the SE530, and with a really nice cable that won't ever fray on me.

I found out my cousin did the same on his W3. And he told me exactly what you told me. I might go this route since its cheaper than buying another pair.

Thanks again.