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Cable folded over itself a bad idea?

post #1 of 6
3/3/04 at 9:02pm
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I have the Oehlbach sennheiser replacement cable for my HD650's. Its 10 feet long, and I only need 5 feet, so about 4-5 feet of it are folded over itself in many 6-7inch segments, which are then tied tightly together with 2 cable-ties. Is this a bad idea? Will there be any intereference?

Is this a bad way to make the cable shorter?
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post #2 of 6
3/3/04 at 10:39pm
I've read that any extra cable is supposed to be set back and forth (kind of like a snake) and that way it doesn't touch. I think if you had to, wrapping them in a circle would be better than folding it to avoid any kinks.
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post #3 of 6
3/3/04 at 10:44pm
::sorry headfi timed out and didn't record post, then it showed up later::
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post #4 of 6
3/3/04 at 10:45pm
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post #5 of 6
3/4/04 at 10:07am
any corners in a cable will increase inductance...... try to keep it as straight as possible.
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post #6 of 6
3/4/04 at 3:07pm
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straight as possible? It comes out of my amp, loops in a small circle 4 times (4-5 inches in diameter, held tight with cable ties), after the loop it ispretty much straight.

i need to get a sennheiser replacement cable that is sized correctly
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