jnxr
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Its been five years since I bought my IE80, so since its out of warranty, I wanted to do a little maintenance on my own. Especially the nozzle, I intend to replace it since it is possible to remove the nozzle from the IE8/IE80. It has sort of a bayonet mount which can be opened by twisting. I'm guessing this information may be useful for anyone who has accidentally damaged their metal filters in the nozzle and anyone else who intends to repair his/her IE8/IE80 on their own. I haven't damaged mine, but the fact that five years of ear wax build up is in there bothers me a bit. I clean mine regularly, but I refrained from using H2O2 or Alcohol to clean it.
I also intend to change the metal plate on mine if possible. It has a lot of scratches, and I would love to give it a clean new look.
So I did some searching and found this listing:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/IE80-ie8-CX-Series-In-Ear-DIY-earphone-shell-Accessory-support-10MM-Loudspeaker-Trumpet-Horn/32564607700.html
It includes all the parts except for the cables and the drivers themselves.
I'm wondering if these are compatible with the IE8/IE80. If they are it would be great.
I have attached some pics including a screenshot of the seller's listing page as of today.
Has anyone tried repairing/replacing their IE8/IE80s parts here? The only thread I found was this:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/763895/sennheiser-ie8-repair-pic-inside
I wonder if the repair was successful. Are there any other accounts of people performing a more comprehensive maintenance procedure on their IE8/80s, if yes please add some more information in this thread.
Thank you.
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PS:
I know some of you are beginning to experience a loss of volume in one side. So I wanted to mention that there are a lot of replacement cable options available in Aliexpress which are cheaper than what they retail for in other market places. Some of them are three to four times as cheap as their counterparts in Amazon and Ebay. The options range from ~5-200USD and this is true for all kinds of replacement cables for most of the brands [Shure, Sennheiser, Westone, Ultimate Ears, etc].
PPS[Offtopic]:
Anyone interested in trying out these?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016-New-ZhiYin-QT5-Hybrid-5-Drive-Unit-In-Ear-Earphone-DIY-HIFI-Headphone-Kill-K3003/32640588846.html
I also intend to change the metal plate on mine if possible. It has a lot of scratches, and I would love to give it a clean new look.
So I did some searching and found this listing:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/IE80-ie8-CX-Series-In-Ear-DIY-earphone-shell-Accessory-support-10MM-Loudspeaker-Trumpet-Horn/32564607700.html
It includes all the parts except for the cables and the drivers themselves.
I'm wondering if these are compatible with the IE8/IE80. If they are it would be great.
I have attached some pics including a screenshot of the seller's listing page as of today.
Has anyone tried repairing/replacing their IE8/IE80s parts here? The only thread I found was this:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/763895/sennheiser-ie8-repair-pic-inside
I wonder if the repair was successful. Are there any other accounts of people performing a more comprehensive maintenance procedure on their IE8/80s, if yes please add some more information in this thread.
Thank you.
--
PS:
I know some of you are beginning to experience a loss of volume in one side. So I wanted to mention that there are a lot of replacement cable options available in Aliexpress which are cheaper than what they retail for in other market places. Some of them are three to four times as cheap as their counterparts in Amazon and Ebay. The options range from ~5-200USD and this is true for all kinds of replacement cables for most of the brands [Shure, Sennheiser, Westone, Ultimate Ears, etc].
PPS[Offtopic]:
Anyone interested in trying out these?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016-New-ZhiYin-QT5-Hybrid-5-Drive-Unit-In-Ear-Earphone-DIY-HIFI-Headphone-Kill-K3003/32640588846.html
