gwompki
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I'm an active participant over on the Earbuds roundup thread (http://www.head-fi.org/t/441400/earbuds-round-up) and recently there has been a fair amount of discussion regarding DIY. I realize there is already a thread discussing IEMs, but I didn't see much discussion for ear buds.
There are a lot of components available for sale on AliExpress, but unfortunately the product descriptions are very often lacking in detail. I'm hoping this thread will become a place to share information on parts, show completed builds, give impressions on tuning materials, potential pitfalls, etc.
Just to kick off the discussion, I'm planning to build a 300 ohm earbud with these drivers (thanks to @Brian Coffey for recommendation):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/mx500-driver-15-4mm-speaker-unit-300ohms-send-mx500-shell/32599219535.html?spm=2114.13010208.99999999.270.MKXLvF
As well as what I think is a Yuin PK1 type bud:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/original-YUIN-pk1-transparent-film-150ohm-14mm-speaker-unit-fever-earhook-earphones-disassemble/32376534125.html?spm=2114.13010208.99999999.267.MKXLvF
There are a lot of components available for sale on AliExpress, but unfortunately the product descriptions are very often lacking in detail. I'm hoping this thread will become a place to share information on parts, show completed builds, give impressions on tuning materials, potential pitfalls, etc.
Just to kick off the discussion, I'm planning to build a 300 ohm earbud with these drivers (thanks to @Brian Coffey for recommendation):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/mx500-driver-15-4mm-speaker-unit-300ohms-send-mx500-shell/32599219535.html?spm=2114.13010208.99999999.270.MKXLvF
As well as what I think is a Yuin PK1 type bud:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/original-YUIN-pk1-transparent-film-150ohm-14mm-speaker-unit-fever-earhook-earphones-disassemble/32376534125.html?spm=2114.13010208.99999999.267.MKXLvF