• Remote with Mic.
  • Shure Sound Isolating Earphone.
  • This is not as easy as it looks. The wires inside the Apple cable are coated. Keeping it strong is also challenging.
  • iPhone 4 32GB Black with Black Bumper.
  • This part of wire is reinforced since the Shure cable is very fragile.

DIY: Shure Sound Isolating Earphone + iPhone 4 Earphone

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The earphones included with iPhone 4 is nice because of its microphone and controller. However, the sound quality is poor. It's just not good enough for listening music.

I happend have Shure Sound Isolating Earphone with bad wires. So I decided to put them together.

Notice that the cable length is extended unlike other modifications that just swap the units. This is because the proper way for wearing the Shure earphones is to wrap the earphone cord over the top and down the back of the ear.

With this DIY, I just saved hundreds of dollars :-)

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この改造は記事で書かれているほど簡単ではありません。記事上の手順も記者が想像で書いた物で、間違っています。

ケーブル同士の接続には、少なくともハンダ付けをして、エレクトリックテープではなく熱収縮チューブを使うべきです。さらに強度を補強するために、Z ip Tieなどで力が接点に直接かからないようにする必要があります。

Shure側のケーブルは簡単に加工できますが、iPhone側のケーブルは細くてエナメルコーティングがされているので扱うのが非常に難しいです。

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  1. sudaco-san 14 months ago | reply

    ツェッペリンⅣかな?

  2. HarrisGallery 13 months ago | reply

    Does this function as a microphone for the phone as well or does it only work as earphones (i.e. no phone microphone)

  3. Yutaka Tsutano 13 months ago | reply

    I can make a phone call with this earphone. It has a microphone and buttons for play/forward/volume, etc. The only difference between the Apple earphone is the improved sound quality.

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