I didn't know the cord on my Sr-60's would be so long and thick (durable to put it in a positive way.) Any cheap way to shorten the length for portable use (school)? Shall I just stuff all the extra cord in my pocket with my Karma?
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The cord is thick, which is a good thing--superior to the stock cords of other head-phones, IMO. I'm surprized you think it is long. I have the sr-80's and the cord is short, but it was (I assume) not meant for portable use. Wrap it around your source and you should be fine.
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Well the excess cord hangs down to my ankles when I leave my Karma in my pocket.
Thanks for the tip.. any other methods I could use?
| Originally posted by Norbert The cord is thick, which is a good thing--superior to the stock cords of other head-phones, IMO. I'm surprized you think it is long. I have the sr-80's and the cord is short, but it was (I assume) not meant for portable use. Wrap it around your source and you should be fine. |
Well the excess cord hangs down to my ankles when I leave my Karma in my pocket.
Thanks for the tip.. any other methods I could use?
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Wrap up some of the excess cord and stick it in your belt loop
| Originally posted by refault Well the excess cord hangs down to my ankles when I leave my Karma in my pocket.
Thanks for the tip.. any other methods I could use? |
Wrap up some of the excess cord and stick it in your belt loop
Does anyone else that uses the SR-60's as portable cans have this problem? If so, where do you put the excess cord? Thanks for the feedback guys.
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I dun have any grado's (yet), but my Beyers has a long, coiled strechy cord, that seems thick enough to me. I just put it in my pocket with everything else, or dangle it around my neck or something. Of course, I'm not one who is to concerned with aesthetics when walking around campus with full sized cans on. YMMV.
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Try folding the cord into thirds from the part where it splits to each of the earpeices to the minijack. This is what I do for my sr60s.
Here's how it works (from the where the cable splits down to the minijack input, top-to-down)--the first third of the cable runs down, the second third runs back up to where the cable splits then you loop the cable through this part where the cable splits and the last third of the cable runs back down. Finally you'll need to use something to keeping the cable from slipping--I use rubberbands--one on the top and the other on the bottom toward the minijack. After all of this you'll end up with a cable measuring about 3 feet or so from the earpeices to the end--the perfect length for portable use.
Here's how it works (from the where the cable splits down to the minijack input, top-to-down)--the first third of the cable runs down, the second third runs back up to where the cable splits then you loop the cable through this part where the cable splits and the last third of the cable runs back down. Finally you'll need to use something to keeping the cable from slipping--I use rubberbands--one on the top and the other on the bottom toward the minijack. After all of this you'll end up with a cable measuring about 3 feet or so from the earpeices to the end--the perfect length for portable use.
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I use multicolored velcro strip that i picked up at radio shack
the strips are about 4" long and 1/2 " wide with a skot in one end
what i do is loop the cord into a 6 " or so coil and then put a strip at two sidea with the tie looped throuth the slot so it is semi permanantly attached to the cord ,coill the cord, then wrap the rest of the velcro strip around it and finally velcro it down
the best part of this for me is the adjustability-i can change the cord length on the fly by just letting out some loops
and the velcro being colored looks pretty cool too\
I am using the red ones now
the strips are about 4" long and 1/2 " wide with a skot in one end
what i do is loop the cord into a 6 " or so coil and then put a strip at two sidea with the tie looped throuth the slot so it is semi permanantly attached to the cord ,coill the cord, then wrap the rest of the velcro strip around it and finally velcro it down
the best part of this for me is the adjustability-i can change the cord length on the fly by just letting out some loops
and the velcro being colored looks pretty cool too\
I am using the red ones now
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Tried it once, couldn't stand it... went back to my PX200's. I missed the isolation anyway.
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I use the Rio Karma with the Grado SR-60's on a daily basis and walk to school with the combo (30 minutes walk one-way).
What I do is slip the Karma into the tie-bag with the headphones attached and slip it into the pocket. I then put the headphones on my head (cord through the shirt) and set a length of cord between the cans and the pocket (plus a little more for flexibility). the rest of the cord I loop up and tie up with a velcro tie before stuffing it into my pocket (BEHIND the karma - you can still operate the karma this way).
works for me - I prefer to let the cord OUT of the shirt on the outside because it often tightens up and pulls down on one side when its inside...
Its cumbersome...i'd rather get the ety's for this purpose but the sound is just so sweet and I can hear cars before I get killed
What I do is slip the Karma into the tie-bag with the headphones attached and slip it into the pocket. I then put the headphones on my head (cord through the shirt) and set a length of cord between the cans and the pocket (plus a little more for flexibility). the rest of the cord I loop up and tie up with a velcro tie before stuffing it into my pocket (BEHIND the karma - you can still operate the karma this way).
works for me - I prefer to let the cord OUT of the shirt on the outside because it often tightens up and pulls down on one side when its inside...
Its cumbersome...i'd rather get the ety's for this purpose but the sound is just so sweet and I can hear cars before I get killed
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Where do you loop the cord up? by the 1/8 connector plug or by the y-splitter? I noticed the cord seems very heavy when i loop it up by the 1/8 plug, applying pressure against the headphone jack on my Karma. I assume this is okay for now, but how will it be in the long run?
| Originally posted by rickcr42 I use multicolored velcro strip that i picked up at radio shack the strips are about 4" long and 1/2 " wide with a skot in one end what i do is loop the cord into a 6 " or so coil and then put a strip at two sidea with the tie looped throuth the slot so it is semi permanantly attached to the cord ,coill the cord, then wrap the rest of the velcro strip around it and finally velcro it down the best part of this for me is the adjustability-i can change the cord length on the fly by just letting out some loops and the velcro being colored looks pretty cool too\ I am using the red ones now |
Where do you loop the cord up? by the 1/8 connector plug or by the y-splitter? I noticed the cord seems very heavy when i loop it up by the 1/8 plug, applying pressure against the headphone jack on my Karma. I assume this is okay for now, but how will it be in the long run?
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One of the reasons i picked my V6's over a pair of grados was the coiled cord.
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I leave enough slack between the headphones and the loop so that it does not pull on the cans when i move then i tuck the coils into my player carrying case for the smaller devices and hang it outside for my bigger CDP bag with a bottom headphone cord exit hole
surprisingly the cord has less apparent weight when coiled but has a lot of drag fully extended so it 'feels" heavier
| Where do you loop the cord up? by the 1/8 connector plug or by the y-splitter? I noticed the cord seems very heavy when i loop it up by the 1/8 plug, applying pressure against the headphone jack on my Karma. I assume this is okay for now, but how will it be in the long run? |
I leave enough slack between the headphones and the loop so that it does not pull on the cans when i move then i tuck the coils into my player carrying case for the smaller devices and hang it outside for my bigger CDP bag with a bottom headphone cord exit hole
surprisingly the cord has less apparent weight when coiled but has a lot of drag fully extended so it 'feels" heavier
So I'd be fine doing this then?
What I worry about is that since it's coiled by the 1/8' jack it applies backwards pressure to it which causes a constant tug on the headphone jack.
What I worry about is that since it's coiled by the 1/8' jack it applies backwards pressure to it which causes a constant tug on the headphone jack.
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