i wonder if that listing is still up

what iems?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEFECTIVE-Vsonic-VSD5S-Noise-Isolation-HiFi-Earphones-638-W32-/162320811440?rmvSB=true

vsd5s

i always try and look for broken shit

cheap and ez repair

i am trying to fix my 20 dollar xiaomi piston 2s

u shoukd just fix ur shit man

it sounds easy

i havent tried yet lel

they arent windys

i think

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

he just found the listing

or am i not understanding

oh

yeah its not my listing

wtf

eiaosi x6 easily beats those retard monitors

lol

where do you get your 3.5mm plugs though

haha wth

OHH

ebay

i understand what windys saying

just generic ones?

yea

yes

sux

ali will have em cheaper too i guess

cost 1 dolla

i buy in bulk

less than that but ok

i have a bunch from different brands and they're all pretty awful to work with

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Wholesale-1pc-Gold-2-5-mm-Male-to-3-5-mm-Female-audio-Stereo-Adapter-Plug/32609500915.html

i guess its just the nature of the cables

yeah cables are real fiddly

i use 22 awg cables

i have no clue how to use those enamel cables

burn the enamel off

where youre soldering at least

i've done a bunch of shit

depends on the type of enamel tho

some of its a complete pain in the ass to solder

i've heard soldering, using nail polish and sand paper and solder just doesn't stick

hold on actually it might be my solder

probably not

err this sounds complicate, when i solder my new jack onto my xiaomi piston 2.0 what do i have to look out for?

shorts

other than that its ez

just have some heatshrink on hand

shorts?

as in you short left and right at the solder joint

you mean cutting it right

and make sure to test which is left and right obviously

what am i gonna use heatshrink for

if that shit isnt the right length its hell

ahh this sounds complicated man

nah

its not complicated but its super easy to fuck up

Ok ill watch a YT vido before i do it

should be alright

like if you skip simple steps they bite back

its just solder on 3/4 tabs and and screw on the rest of the plug

just have a list you go through

^

its braided cable, will that be a bitctch to strip the wire?

nah

itll have rubber underneath

i got a shitty chink wire stripper too\

ok co

COO

cut through the braid with a knife or something

i'd just replace the whole cable but it depends on what type of iem you have

look forward to the revival of my pistons

most of the time that's not an option

pistons arent removable

replace whole cable sounds complicate

you could do a mmcx or two pin mod i guess

i mean physically replacing the cable

but it'd be way more complicated

that's how much i hate the enamel crap

lol

that's what i did on my takstars

which tkastars u got?!?!

i want to know

2050

super comfy

nice

i have an ISK something something

is the ISK same as the 2050?

or are they diff

the hi2050 is nice

they look sameish

same oem

supposedly takstar used better materials

tho apparently drivers may have been switched

why did they change name

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

they still sell headphones but 0 reviews

they also have the pro 82

i think isk might just be a different seller

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/electronic-2015-brand-3-5mm-Original-Genuine-TAKSTAR-HI2050-Hi-Fi-Stereo-Headphones-Music-Headset-studio/32279127183.html here they are

ye i couldnt find the takstars so i bought the ISK instead

and the old 2050/closed back are just not sold by takstar anymore

i wonder if the pro 82 is an oem or an actual takstar design

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/82/32808454492.html

i want closed headphones...

i have only open

there's one good headfi review for these

they measure surprisingly well

i need it to block off background noise

like better than a beyer DT1770

just get iems if you want isolation

fullsize will never isolate as well as a deep insert iem

the zs3 have crazy isolation

yea

pity they dont sound that great

my ear canals are small though and the included earbuds are fucking huge

double flange works best on the zs3 for me

oh dam

tho the weird nozzle is odd

but what about on airplane

same on airplanes

the iems never block off the engine noise

its pissa me off

tho its low frequency so isolation in general doesnt work as well

would i have to get onto bose nc territory for that

get something with anc

ah ok

they sell ear protection with radios

isolation just doesnt work as well at low frequencies due to physics

ok fck it i might have to stick to IEMs then

https://www.amazon.com/s/?keywords=ear%20protection%20radio

ive kind of debated making a headphone out of earmuffs but the clamp and pads just arent comfy enough

would be nice when building shit

tho i can just use iems underneath

wait wtf the pro 82 has adjustable porting

yeah

that's cool

🅱ass 🅱oost

lol

my cops have it

tho since theyre not stock i just leave it on max otherwise theyre anemic as fucc

actually i just realized

i bought the zs5 for 20 bucks

i could have just bought those broken vsd5s

....

lmao

FUCK

well i mean more drivers are better dude

dolby surround

gotta go up to 45khz my man

ULTRASONIC

ironically iems have heavy roll-off in the highs by nature

i kinda want to measure how the ZST performs without the BA

might be the source of the gross treble

what do u not like about em? they too silibant?

Sibilant

haha i knew osmething wa sup

yeah sibilance

and 2k hump makes em shouty

10k is just plain gross on em

which is sad because i really like the bass and lower mids of them

if KZ made something with ZS3 fit and highs, with ZST bass and mids i'd be quite happy

like seriously wtf

uncomp'd

4k dip doesnt help either

since that'd be right after harman comp's peak

huh supposedly a lot of KZ drivers are made in japan

they def good enough for me

i feel maybe im not as fussed actually i like most things and dont have too strong of an opinion

id make a bad reviewer, too lenient i reckon

or you just like highs more than me

its all subjective

im kind of a darkfag

ye it is

Best external drive for backup?

usb stick

lol come back

don't you wanna talk to some random person on the internet?

Ok, I'm thinking of getting the MEMT X5's, but I'm kind of concerned about giving the Chinese my credit card information.

Also, are there better choices for IEMS?

why do they have the girliest colours only

memt x5 are pretty shilled on headfi

they're probably pretty decent

and aliexpress doesnt give the chinks your info

well

other than themselves

the x5 can be had from penon or ebay if youre wary of ali

I think I'm about to do it.

Not sure if I want gold or silver though (or which seller to get it from).

seller on what

ali?

trust me you want silver

you dont want gold

"Gold" will scuff very fast

+ looks gay

man I haven't bought anything in months

what's the hottest meme on the block now

Good for you, you're beating the addiction

Oh, nvm

Toothpick crossbow, apparently?

theres IEM memes but you prob already have 100 of those

I'm fairly pleased with my urbanfuns

I think it was @Make posting about the toothpick crossbow?

I can't remember

They look fun-ish

Too late, got gold.

Is it a cheap paint over silver or something?

Not quite, but not much better I'm gonna guess

Or are scratches simply more visible on gold than silver?

I'm hardly the most knowledgeable of the people in here

@AlbumONLY do you know?

My rule of thumb is, unless it's underneath the glass face of a watch or something, gold is something to avoid in cheap products as a whole

Said the dude considering a Xiaomeme Mi Max 2, haha

na i was sayin cos gold looks gay as hell

but as far as scratches n shit go.. i dont tihnk its a real concern for IEMs or anything

but ye for watches, cheap watches are gold plated so dont get that

but we're just talking electronics here, its purely aesthetics

and gold is 🤢

i have gold piston 2.0s though i dont care that much but my pref wouldve been silver

I agree overall, but some stuff can work in gold. It's rare for me tho, which is why I might as well be giving that Mi Max a burqa

oh ye u got a gold xiaomi phone aye

i wouldnt mind those pink/blue xiaomi phones for a bit of fun

I'm gonna pull the trigger after I get home from work in a couple hours so I can double check things against each other

what phone you use atm

It's not good. Moto X

wow thats pre old

Battery barely lasts a day on lowest brightness and there's no micro SD slot

I'm frustrated with it, mostly the battery life, so the huge one the mi Max has is looking like the determining factor

coolio

you gonna like the huge ass screen?

i went from 4.7 to 5.5 and it felt humongous

i like 5.5 a lot now

It'll take getting used to like anything, but I feel like this screen is tiny when typing a lot

but idk bout the 6.44

yep

i feel that way for 5.15 even

but 5.5 is perfect

6.44 is huuuuuuge though you might be struggling for a bit

you should walk into phone shop and test it out b4 you buy

not a xiaomi but another brands note

I didn't want Rose Gold, I was sure of that.

youd need big ass pockets

These pants pockets are just fine I guess

The phone gets its own, always

Do Chinese sell warm socks that don't need to be connected to a USB socket?

yer man bed socks are super c o m f y

>usb socks