marymag
New Head-Fier
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Hi all,
So this is not a question about fancy headphones or anything, but I do have a highly unusual problem with all headphones I buy. Essentially, after 3-6 months, the rubber of the cords becomes very stiff and brittle, and will inevitably break at joint points like the volume adjuster or where the cord attaches to the headphone. I've gone through 6 pairs of Creative's Fatal1ty headsets over the years, but kept buying them because they were cheap and had great sound for the price. Eventually I got fed up and bought a pair of Turtle Beach headphones which had a much thicker, tougher cord... but again, months later, that cord turned stiff, brittle and has begun to break.
I can't figure out what's causing this problem. No other cords from devices or appliances in this room are stiff. USB wires, adapter wires, peripheral and appliance wires are all fine. It's ONLY headphone wires and I've tried Googling to see if anyone else is having this problem but I can't find anything.
Does anyone have any ideas what's causing this problem? Incorrect voltages going through the wire perhaps? Though I can't explain why every other wire in the room has been fine. :/
Thanks for any suggestions/tips people might have.
So this is not a question about fancy headphones or anything, but I do have a highly unusual problem with all headphones I buy. Essentially, after 3-6 months, the rubber of the cords becomes very stiff and brittle, and will inevitably break at joint points like the volume adjuster or where the cord attaches to the headphone. I've gone through 6 pairs of Creative's Fatal1ty headsets over the years, but kept buying them because they were cheap and had great sound for the price. Eventually I got fed up and bought a pair of Turtle Beach headphones which had a much thicker, tougher cord... but again, months later, that cord turned stiff, brittle and has begun to break.
I can't figure out what's causing this problem. No other cords from devices or appliances in this room are stiff. USB wires, adapter wires, peripheral and appliance wires are all fine. It's ONLY headphone wires and I've tried Googling to see if anyone else is having this problem but I can't find anything.
Does anyone have any ideas what's causing this problem? Incorrect voltages going through the wire perhaps? Though I can't explain why every other wire in the room has been fine. :/
Thanks for any suggestions/tips people might have.