[kj] OT: Earphones

[Nick Scott]

The wiring will be extremely thin on those in earphones, you can buy
either from ebay or places like Maplin quite cheaply 3.5mm jacks, but
because of how thin they are they would be difficult to solder and
reenforce, some heat shrink tubing after soldering would be best.

On 29 June 2012 18:38, Janean Lancaster <j at jlancaster.info> wrote:

> Just had a look at trying to separate the rubber bit and gave it an annoyed

> waggle.. and then thought I'd see if I'd made it worse.  Left side has come

> back on - if I sit still, that is.  It beats listening with my other half's

> cheaper, bass heavy Sonys.  For tonight at least.

>

>

> On 29/06/2012 17:36, Nick Scott wrote:

>>

>> Or as I said get your existing ones fixed, any competent repair place

>> could easily solder on a replacement 3.5mm jack for you.

>>

>> On 29 June 2012 17:33, Janean Lancaster <j at jlancaster.info> wrote:

>>>

>>> I'll have a look, thanks.  But I think I'll end up going for in-ears!

>>>  On-ears aren't suited for bed-time snoozing.  Wish I could have a choice

>>> [daydreams]...

>>>

>>>

>>> On 29/06/2012 17:20, Nick Scott wrote:

>>>>

>>>> Good budget on ear headphones as always are Sennheiser PX-100-IIs you

>>>> can get those for £30 on Amazon.

>>>>

>>>> On 29 June 2012 17:18, folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>> Understood. And we all need our toonage.

>>>>> How much damage can a minority government do? >:[

>>>>>

>>>>> ________________________________

>>>>> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:06:15 +0100

>>>>> From: j at jlancaster.info

>>>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Earphones

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> The thing with in-ears is the all-purpose convenience, although I do

>>>>> daydream of having a top pair of over-ear real headphones as well.  But

>>>>> I

>>>>> imagine you have to spend much more for decent over-ears than decent

>>>>> in-ears.  And I'm on a budget now I'm back on the dole (thanks to the

>>>>> Tories)...

>>>>>

>>>>> On 29/06/2012 16:33, folk devil wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>> Get yourself some decent AKGs or similar. Fuck the

>>>>> in-earphones..thery're

>>>>> really bad for your ears.

>>>>> Just get some 'closed' real headphones :)

>>>>>

>>>>> ________________________________

>>>>> Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:44:51 +0100

>>>>> From: j at jlancaster.info

>>>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>>>>> Subject: [kj] OT: Earphones

>>>>>

>>>>> Seeing as you are all music connoisseurs, advice for my next pair of

>>>>> earphones is requested.

>>>>>

>>>>> My latest in a long line of earphones have just broken (at the jack

>>>>> plug,

>>>>> sound in the left ear was going and has now gone) and I am completely

>>>>> lost

>>>>> without them.

>>>>>

>>>>> I had Klipsch Image S4s - they sounded great, if a little buzzy on low

>>>>> frequencies.  I like the in-ear buds because they block external noise

>>>>> really well and no-one else has to suffer (or complain about) my choice

>>>>> of

>>>>> choons.

>>>>>

>>>>> I seem to be replacing earphones every 15 months or so, which is a

>>>>> complete

>>>>> pisser.  But they do get heavy use.

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks,

>>>>> Janean

>>>>>

>>>>>

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