Retractable IEM's--possible?

[alec534]

Hi,

I love the convenience and portability of retractable earbuds. However, I can't bring myself to buy a pair because of their subpar audio quality. I was wondering if it was possible to make some retactable IEM's out of some retractable headphones and a pair of IEM speakers.

Any help is appreciated.


Alec

IS it possible to solder together the earbuds of one set of headphones to the wire of another?

[zunecat]

y-e-s

[itsnotabigtruck]

Originally Posted by alec534

Hi,

I love the convenience and portability of retractable earbuds. However, I can't bring myself to buy a pair because of their subpar audio quality. I was wondering if it was possible to make some retactable IEM's out of some retractable headphones and a pair of IEM speakers.

Any help is appreciated.


Alec

IS it possible to solder together the earbuds of one set of headphones to the wire of another?

In theory it should work, but you might have noise and interference problems due to shielding issues. Also, the IEMs might not fit in the case from the rectractable 'phones, and I don't understand why you would want to ruin quality earphones with a cheap retracting case from some $1.99 earbuds.

[Dizzy]

Not to mention you'd still be using the wiring for the crappy phones, which will downgrade the quality.

(this thread is from 2 months ago).