Comments on: iPhone 3GS remote control headphone mod

By: Andreas

Andreas — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:34:56 +0000

I noticed the same thing. It’s not in use though, sine it goes from the remote to the earphone it’s not something the remote part needs, as it has absolutely no need to be wired to the earphone other than the sound wires. I’m guessing that the same wire would be found going from the plug to the remote and that it carries a signal there, but that the fact it’s also present the rest of the way is simply that they used cable from the same roll of cable to produce the thing.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:06:09 +0000

I might have missed something in your videos, but im trying the same thing and have found a 3rd wire on the remote wire. i suspect that the remote needs it to work. does anyone know where it goes?

By: Andreas

Andreas — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:06 +0000

Yes, big headphones is no different

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:03:07 +0000

this is exactly what I’ll be trying to do soon. I have a pair of SkullCandy headphones on the way. they’re over-the-ear phones, though. not buds. I haven’t watched the tutorial yet, and maybe that’s my answer, but do you think a similar way could be done with bigger head phones?

By: Bill P

Bill P — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:25:05 +0000

So I was thinking about doing this with http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Turbine-High-Performance-In-Ear-Speakers/dp/B001LNO722 but I worry that the metal casing the buds come in would make this difficult to do. What do you think?

By: Andreas

Andreas — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:25:00 +0000

Yes and no. To make sure you don’t get messed up audio, you need to make sure that you wire it correctly relative to the other earbud. I’ll try to explain. If the ground channel is 1, left channel 2, and right channel 3, and the left IEM is wired 1-2 and the right 3-1 then you’ll either have to wire it 1-2 and 3-1 OR 2-1 and 1-2. In other words, you either have to switch both wires, or none, or the sound will get out of phase. Hope that makes sense.

By: joeby

joeby — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:13:02 +0000

Nice Tutorial Andreas – I’m inspired to try it myself now.

Can you tell me if the polarity of the cables onto the drivers matters or can you attach them anyway (I don’t mean left or right ear but the wiring in each driver)?

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iPhone headphone mod « Knightsofcaldwell.com — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:02:01 +0000

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By: Christo.M

Christo.M — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:28:22 +0000

Nice job I have to agree the headset that came with my new iphone 3gs really is horrible. After looking for some headset with the new inline volume for my iphone and not finding any I decided to give your idea a try.

I bought some cheap soldering kit and watched a soldering tutorial online. I also bough “Creative Labs EP-630/A Noise Isolating Earphones (Black)” from amazon for £7.22 Granted they are not the best around they certainly pack some bass and comfort which is what I found lacking in the original set.

I then just followed your tutorial and I am very pleased with the result

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iPhone headphone mod » Developages - Development and Technology Blog — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:15:56 +0000

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