http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/ Engadget Comments for DIY iPhone earbud replacement http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
No, stupid Apple made the form-factor in such a way that proprietary headphones don't work with them. Either they don't plug in, or the mic won't work.


Indeed, another Apple rip-off.]]>Jul 5th 2007 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
What gets me, is that there a reason why the earbud used by Apple is NOT meant to be inserted so into the ear canal ..


it's so YOU WON'T GO DEAF!

Ihope this guy doesn't play back the audio cranked up regardless of how snug that piece fits in.


strider_mt2k has it right - cut the end off the adapter with some cable to spare and make an adapter. It's that hard to use a multi-meter to trace out what wires are what.

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You can always pick out an Apple fanboy by their use of lies. Listen bucko, Apple itself sells the in-ear type (canalphones, IEMs) for forty bucks to people who want good sound. I suggest buying a pair and shoving them because you obviously can't appreciate good sound.

The earphones Apple includes are cheap and will cause hearing loss, whereas good canalphones allow you to turn the music down because they're not fighting to be heard at the same time as the rest of the world.

I would also go with a 3.5mm adapter and retain the ability to fit different earphones on it, but that would be ugly. This is a very neat and clean mod.]]>Jul 5th 2007 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/First off to keep relevant to this post. I think the non standard ... standard jack is good and bad. Good as it protects the jack end a bit better for less a chance to rip the end off during an accidental bump/drop/ect.
Bad only because very few fit the jack. (unless you get the adapter that can double as an antenna look alike.

*Off Earbud Topic, but continuing about the iPhone and other whiners*

I find it quite funny how people complain about different points of the iPhone.
First off let me say I am no fanboy. I am a religious PC user and if try to use a mac, can hardly find anything that is Not on a desktop of a mac.
I bought my wife a creative mp3 player, Not an iPod not to long ago.

Continuing...

People complain about how the battery needs to be replaced every two years or so (depending on variable use). Most phones act in this manner. The only gotcha is the rental phone price which I don't agree with personally. At the same time though most will want to upgrade by then.

Second, how can anyone complain about "They get you for $500 or $600 and then you have to pay $80+ per month for x service.
Let me say I pay $87 per month with a sprint "Mobile" phone NOT a Smartphone. The features I have are - free incoming minutes, picture messaging, mobile web access, and early nights and weekends, 300 anytime minutes.
Seeing as I could spend that much or a little less for the iPhone plan that would blow that away (accept for picture messaging which I rarely use) is saying a lot. So what is the point of complaining about the iPhone and its data plan when most equivalent Smartphone plans are about the same along with Just as expensive blackberry/treo/xxxsmartphone's of your choice? (the only price difference is when you throw in mail in rebates for the other phones, but the blackberry 8800 = $600 dollars before rebates for example. So there are many other just as expensive phones out there that are in their 3rd or later generations JUST getting newer and better features than their predecessors)

Which leads me into my next topic. Phone options/features. Tell me....when was the last time there was a older treo that could not do something your newer model does (oh the one you upgraded from?) exactly. People whine about how they are locked in for a 2 year ripoff plan or Apple will get you for more money when they release a new iPhone model with better features.....
Being its been said 3g can be implimented with a software upgrade... that arguement stands until that happens (hence no phone upgrade...no extra money). Alot of software issues, things that arent included can be fixed by software upgrades. And even when they DO put out another replacement model for $xxx it wont be any different from Palm when they released the Treo 700w/p to replace the 650, or the 750 to replace the 700...see a pattern of technology here? I do.

I agree the iPhone is far from perfect. But what phone IS perfect? Different users favor different options more than others. For it being the first phone Apple has made I don't think they did to bad a job at all. And like I said before I am far from an Apple fanboy but.. 1. I will be getting one when my sprint contract is up next month. 2. If your going to whine and cry about the phone, at least have a valid argument and think about how other phones have evolved overtime to include features they did not have in their first gen/previous models.

Your point is better taken from a non crying perspective.]]>Jul 5th 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
As a fellow non-fanboy - true, but I expected more of Apple. Apple have built their reputation on having a stable, secure, user-friendly platform and to release something that doesn't seem quite ready for prime-time (buggy browser, half-arsed email) would appear to me to undermine that more than anything. Sure, they can fix the bugs and even add features with patches and iPhone 2.0, but wasn't the same said in defense of the Zune when the iPod fans trashed it?]]>Jul 5th 2007 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
'sow I roll.]]>Jul 5th 2007 7:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Aug 8th 2007 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/screw-the-iphone-speakers/v+moda-vibe-duo-headphonesheadset-come-iphone-ready-274937.php

seems an easier option if you ask me. ]]>Jul 5th 2007 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/1. never post anything even remotely personal about a commenter
2. keep all comments directed at the substance (not the form or execution) of the post

Anything else is useless, juvenile dreck.

All this is to say that you, and everyone complaining on here about the iphone coverage, really make me want to break it and degenerate into profanity. ]]>Jul 5th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Take the 3.5 mm plug of your third party headphones\stereo headset... and cut\strip the plastic molding around the plug area. now you can fit it into the iphone jack.]]>Jul 5th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
I'm going to follow these instructions for my old set of Sony MDR-EX51LPs. FYI for anyone else with the MDR-EXs, to take off the earbud cover, pry up the round plate from the bottom below the three holes. You can also pull off the access panel below the earbud (where it says Sony) by pulling up on he end above the L/R.]]>Jul 5th 2007 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Any idea how the ex71s come apart?
If anyone else knows, I would appreciate any tips.
This is an easy mod.
One point that many seem to be missing is that this retains the functionality of the controls. There is nothing, including the V-Moda's, that will give the controls that are incorporated into the mic.]]>Jul 5th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Of course, the other reason why a person would do as the DIYer above, is because they want the built-in mic with their custom earbuds.]]>Jul 5th 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 10:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 5th 2007 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/1. How is that relevant?
2. Most people wouldn't know "Future Shop" if I had only said "Best Buy"

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He's not going to pay that kind of money for our sake, he figured out how to do it, then undid it and filmed it.]]>Jul 8th 2007 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 8th 2007 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 6th 2007 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/27/shures-mpa-3c-converts-headphones-to-headsets/]]>Jul 6th 2007 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/

Shure Completes Apple iPhone Experience with Music Phone Adapter

"Music Phone Adapter, is a sleek modular accessory that converts the new Shure Sound Isolating™ Earphones into a stereo headset and allows Apple iPhone users to switch seamlessly between listening and communicating."

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1000001&newsId=20070626005352&newsLang=en]]>Jul 6th 2007 3:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/v-moda-vibe-duo-earbuds-class-up-your-iphone/]]>Jul 6th 2007 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Thanks James!]]>Jul 6th 2007 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 9th 2007 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Aug 2nd 2007 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 10th 2007 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Thanks!]]>Jul 12th 2007 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Jul 13th 2007 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
thanks again]]>Jul 13th 2007 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Could this technique be used with some Sony "over-the-head" headphones? I have difficulty using in-ear-type canalphones (they constantly keep popping out on me).

Thanks,

Bob

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The ipod/iphone earbuds sound like they have crappy bass, but the bass is still there. Here is what I did. It's an easy, painless fix and it seems to improve audio quality significantly.

I put foam muffs on the earbuds. My headset for my nokia phone came with these foam muffs that wrap around the headset earbuds. The earbuds were about the same size as the ipod/iphone earbuds, so I gave it a shot!

What I noticed: 1. The earbuds are now more comfortable (not great comfortable, but still better). 2. The muffs help keep unwanted sound out. 3. The muffs seem to make bass more audible, perhaps because muffs add a small space between the sound emitter and the ear hole -the bass resonates. Audio quality sounds better, too.

Go, engineers!]]>Aug 2nd 2007 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Having us watch for 20 minutes as he pried the covers off the JVCs, cutting his fingers in the process would not make for a good watch.

Engadget should really do some sort of quality control on this sort of thing. This was completely rigged to look easy.]]>Aug 10th 2007 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Aug 16th 2007 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Aug 18th 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Aug 23rd 2007 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/
Thanks.... ]]>Sep 9th 2007 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/05/diy-iphone-earbud-replacement/Sep 10th 2007 10:15AM