[kramer5150]

Originally Posted by Wired_Gargoyle

If you have a choice between the old style or the new style I'd recommend grabbing the newer one. I'm on my fifth pair of E2c's (old style), all of which including this pair have cracked and shorted out about 1.5 inches down the wire from the earbuds. I haven't had the opportunity or inclination to take these in and switch them for the new type yet. Might just return them and try the new Sennheiser IEMs.

Mine had this problem too. the rubber wire insulation dries out and it cracks.