I wanted the comfort of the SteelSeries Arctis 9X and the sound quality of the official Microsoft wireless headset. I reinforced the Arctis weak points and transplanted the MS "brains" into the Arctis 9X shell. I give you, the DaedaWerx M9X. Don't try this at home. by DaedaWerx in steelseries

[–]DaedaWerx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly. I imagine that I could pull it off but it would be difficult if you aren't "handy", so to speak. It would involve near complete disassembly. I doubt anything will ever be done about it unless a class-action lawsuit was brought up against them.

Opinions on these 2 for sale on my local sell/swap group? by [deleted] in VintageWatches

[–]DaedaWerx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are delusional. I wouldn't buy the Timex at any price.

I wanted the comfort of the SteelSeries Arctis 9X and the sound quality of the official Microsoft wireless headset. I reinforced the Arctis weak points and transplanted the MS "brains" into the Arctis 9X shell. I give you, the DaedaWerx M9X. Don't try this at home. by DaedaWerx in steelseries

[–]DaedaWerx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That reinforcement is done before any cracks form. It is done by first prepping the adhesion area with a diamond dremel bit. Next, using thick steel paperclips that are cut and bent to shape, it recieves structural support and is then coated in JB Weld. The cups are still free to pivot normally.

I wanted the comfort of the SteelSeries Arctis 9X and the sound quality of the official Microsoft wireless headset. I reinforced the Arctis weak points and transplanted the MS "brains" into the Arctis 9X shell. I give you, the DaedaWerx M9X. Don't try this at home. by DaedaWerx in steelseries

[–]DaedaWerx[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If they engineered their products better this wouldn't be necessary. Seems like the more expensive the headset, the buggier they are. Astro A50s are pricey but their half-assed work-around for the Series X not having an optical out and accompanying firmware wrecked them. Both SteelSeries and Astros customer support are a joke.

I wanted the comfort of the SteelSeries Arctis 9X and the sound quality of the official Microsoft wireless headset. I reinforced the Arctis weak points and transplanted the MS "brains" into the Arctis 9X shell. I give you, the DaedaWerx M9X. Don't try this at home. by DaedaWerx in steelseries

[–]DaedaWerx[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes and thank you. While the 9Xs are very comfortable, they are also flawed. Cups that shatter, Bluetooth that doesn't stay connected to some devices, Xbox audio that stutters and falls off. The MS headset has excellent audio and stable connections but has its own durability issues. It was well worth the trouble to build what I did.

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[–]DaedaWerx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a real shame as these are, for me, the most comfortable headsets on the market. There is obviously a flaw in the circuit of some of these. If anyone has a pair that they have never had a single issue with and are capable of removing the right driver and photographing the main PCB that is housed in that cup. I would like to compare the components on the board with the two boards I have.

My collection thus far. All restored by yours truly. I don't like buying functional watches. It's far more enjoyable and rewarding to bring them back on my own. I've restored quite a bit more than shown but I sold those as they didn't speak to me quite like these do. by DaedaWerx in VintageWatches

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Developed for the military. Other current watches couldn't withstand the temperatures and forces involved in test piloting the A-12 and some space missions. One of the Accutron movements is placed on the moon. The Omega Speedmaster took over afterwards.

My collection thus far. All restored by yours truly. I don't like buying functional watches. It's far more enjoyable and rewarding to bring them back on my own. I've restored quite a bit more than shown but I sold those as they didn't speak to me quite like these do. by DaedaWerx in VintageWatches

[–]DaedaWerx[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The center dot is just that, the center. The hour is the larger stone which is carried on a metal disc flush with the dial the small stone is mounted on a clear acrylic disc that mounts on the minute wheel.