Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors › Best, kink-free earphone wrapping technique
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Best, kink-free earphone wrapping technique

post #1 of 13
11/22/09 at 11:18am
Thread Starter 
Use an Over-Under Wrap to Keep Your Headphones Kink-Free - Cord Management - Lifehacker

I dont know if it helps anyone else, but it definitely taught me something.
Reply

Head-Fi's Best Sellers

post #2 of 13
11/22/09 at 12:20pm
Very interesting technique but how well would it work with IEM thick cables? I know that the UE cables wont wrap that easy!

on other things, the camera work was beyond shoddy! They should see how anythingbutipod do their videos.
Reply
post #3 of 13
12/4/09 at 3:19am
actually..thats the way i wrap all my iem cables and i did that with shure cables when i had them and those are pretty thick cables so it would work fine.
Reply
post #4 of 13
12/4/09 at 4:24am
Wow. I had to watch and try it several times to get the hang of it, but it really works. No kinking at all. Thanks for sharing!
Reply
post #5 of 13
12/4/09 at 4:26am
Hopefully this will straighten out and keep my X5 cables neat. They tangle up fast, this method is very easy to learn, it may take five minutes of practice
Reply
post #6 of 13
12/4/09 at 9:16am
Sorry for the stupid question, but what is kinking?
Reply
post #7 of 13
12/4/09 at 9:22am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by chengbin View Post
Sorry for the stupid question, but what is kinking?
Kink Test - DiracDelta Science & Engineering Encyclopedia
Reply
post #8 of 13
12/4/09 at 11:11am
Why would anyone want their headphones to be free of The Kinks? It just baffles me.
Reply
post #9 of 13
12/4/09 at 11:12am
I use the devil horns technique

It's also mentioned on a lifehacker post
Reply
post #10 of 13
12/4/09 at 2:02pm
Thread Starter 
@inyoeye - true, but this is the problem:
Quote:
Tightness of the wrapping determines how well it holds together
Keep headphone wires from getting tangled - Music - Lifehacker
Reply
post #11 of 13
12/4/09 at 2:55pm
I use the over-under technique (aka roadie wrap, etc) for everything from power cables to rope to audio. It's something you pick up very fast in the pro audio environment. Those guys will lynch you if they catch you improperly wrapping their cables.
Reply
post #12 of 13
12/4/09 at 4:54pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Armaegis View Post
I use the over-under technique (aka roadie wrap, etc) for everything from power cables to rope to audio. It's something you pick up very fast in the pro audio environment. Those guys will lynch you if they catch you improperly wrapping their cables.
Ergh, tell me about it. I work in Media Services (setting up audio/video equipment), and I'm still trying to get the hang of it; people jump on you if they see you did it improperly, and it easily shows if you messed up.
Reply
post #13 of 13
12/4/09 at 6:33pm
I prefer the over under over the devil horns.
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home

Head-Fi's Best Sellers

Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors › Best, kink-free earphone wrapping technique