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Squid_Man56 t1_ixkq54w wrote

I have IE300s and ditched the stock cable for a few reasons, mostly bc it was very microphonic rubbing against my shirt or just amplifying my footsteps into my head, and bc of the fiddly earhooks. I got mine for about $200 so i didnt feel as bad modifying the iem shell to fit a standard mmcx cable, basically i just took a razorblade and sliced off the little plastic rings that make the mmcx connection recessed. im not sure if other people had to do this after modding theirs but I had to superglue the new cable on to keep a secure connection (superglue can be dissolved with acetone or just broken with force so again didnt feel that bad).

if you find a nice cable you like more than the stock one and you arent planning on selling them i would recommend the mod, but then again IE600s are like $700 or something so definitely do some more research before slicey dicey. maybe some boutique seller offers Sennheiser iem compatible cables or something idk

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Kyanito OP t1_ixkzx8q wrote

I noticed the footstep amplification too! It wasn't very obvious but once I switched to the silicone tips(which funnily worked better for me than the foam ones) I did hear it here and there.

I'm not tech savvy enough to mod cables, so I'll just bite the bullet and get a boutique one later.

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Squid_Man56 t1_ixl25rg wrote

i generally listen at lower volumes so my footsteps were literally louder than my music with the stock cable lmao

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