[Digital Oxygen]

That's a really good tutorial. Might break apart a spare pair of Etymotic ER4 that I have in case my motocycle ER4's crap out.

[iPhoneHero]

would it be a smart idea to do this to like a pair of dj head phones?

[ishtob]

Originally Posted by Digital Oxygen

That's a really good tutorial. Might break apart a spare pair of Etymotic ER4 that I have in case my motocycle ER4's crap out.

why would you need to break the ER4 apart? just get a set of spare ER4 wires, clip, solder and shrinkwrap... no need to risk braeking such a nice pair of earphones

[jwcrash]

Originally Posted by ishtob

why would you need to break the ER4 apart? just get a set of spare ER4 wires, clip, solder and shrinkwrap... no need to risk braeking such a nice pair of earphones

He's right. You need a steady hand and tiny soldering iron to take the Etys apart. I ruined my old pair of ER-6s doing just that.

[T4R06]

Originally Posted by blu3scr33n

Shures E2C wasnt that hard to open. Much easier than sony earbuds.

i have E2C, how can you managed to open it?

[ishtob]

i got a pair of ultimate buds, just came in yesterday, and so far loving it
basically its the etymotic er-6i buds on the apple iphone wire
the microphonics from the apple earphone wire is a bit annoying though

[DoerrFan]

Jeez i guess im the only one who actully likes the headphones lol
Then again i have no caring in sound quality and what not, i might try this to see the other side of things.

[buddyyou69]

well, out to get new headphones

[Arianiv]

thats nice, the white ones that came with my iphone are terrible, sound quality is just average, and try running with them. Or laying on your bed and you turn to the side and one falls out.

I bought a pair of the overpriced nike metallic ones with part of my $100 credit. That being because the jack on the iphone was too small for the other nice pair of sport headphones I had (just because the jack was L-shaped and again, would slip out after impact from movement.) But, that plus the sole arm-band I could find at the apple store and I was a happy camper.

[Pl4ter]

wow..nice tutorial!! goin to start trying to mod my earbuds now

[claptrap]

Originally Posted by ranova

anyone know if these are moddable:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1155848368219

yep, they are.

some things to note, though:

-the red part is what needs to be separated, and it seems to be glued on. i used an exacto knife to get in between the seal and pry it off. this worked pretty well. i used super glue at the end stick it back together. there may be better solutions, but this worked well for me.

-oddly, i had different experiences with threading each ear bud with the iphone cord. for some reason, the hole on the right bud piece wasn't large enough to fit the cord, so i decided to trim the casing off rather than cram it. when i did this, i realized that there were some extra wires (other than the two to solder) that i had no idea what to do with because i don't really know much. so i just wrapped them all around and threaded them through anyway. seemed to work in the long run with no loss of sound quality or functionality. strangely, though, i could thread the cord through the left bud without any problems or mods.

but yeah, these work.

[T4R06]

heres mine

[rayray27]

excellent tutorial.

looking to do this on mine, can anyone recommend a set of ear buds 50 bucks or less and come in white?

[jwcrash]

Originally Posted by rayray27

excellent tutorial.

looking to do this on mine, can anyone recommend a set of ear buds 50 bucks or less and come in white?

I'm using a blue pair of JVC "marshmallows"...and they kick *****!

Here they are in white.

[slick2404]

Originally Posted by T4R06

heres mine

very nice. i've found sony ericssoon buds to be of very good quality. excellent base and hits the high notes perfectly. Only problem i had with them was either losing the rubber pieces, or them falling out while working out.

What are the best headphones to mod for working out/running purposes. nothing more annoying while moving then to have your music dangle by ur neck