Best way to avoid creased wires?

[ZepFloyd]

So over the years, i've gone through numerous headphones, and it seems all of them within the first couple weeks will get tangled and certainly get creases in the wiring. I was wondering what you guys do to avoid this problem. Thanks

 

[grape ape]

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Originally Posted by ZepFloyd /img/forum/go_quote.gif So over the years, i've gone through numerous headphones, and it seems all of them within the first couple weeks will get tangled and certainly get creases in the wiring. I was wondering what you guys do to avoid this problem. Thanks

Is this portable or your home rig. If it's with your ipod and a small pair of in ear headphones then just wind the headpones around your mp3 player. If you use a larger pair of circumaural headphones the loop the wire before puting them away. If it's your home rig then what exactly is going on over there?

 

[ZepFloyd]

it actually happens most of the phones, whether it be in-ear or some bigger over the head phones. I normally do wrap around the ipod, the larger ones i wrap around the actual phones. I've heard wrapping them loosely around helps. I dont know it just seems my wires always get twists/creases in them. Just wondering if theres a good solution to it.

 

[espire]

Just take the extra little bit of time to put your headphones away properly. It's worth it.

 

[ZepFloyd]

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Originally Posted by espire /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just take the extra little bit of time to put your headphones away properly. It's worth it.

whats the proper way?

 

[espire]

Well, by properly, I just mean nicely, really. Make sure that they won't get creased

 

[TMM]

I roll up the cords into a ~6" diameter circle and hang the cord on the same hook as my headphones

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[appophylite]

I usually coil the cable and use a velcro band to keep the coil together. The velcro has the added benefit of being quickly removable when you want to use the phones and uncoil the cable.

 

[number1sixerfan]

Yea, they should be rolled into a circle as mentioned above.

 

[mthrsuperior]

I was going to ask this same question.
I am super careful to wind the cable in a loop in the same size and direction as when they came out of the box.
Yet almost all of my headphones with stock cables (ie not fabric) have little kinks in the cables. It's *reallly bad* with my 2 Ultrasones.
I'm positive I'm not stressing the cable.
Could this be caused by humidity or changes in room temperature?

 

[ZepFloyd]

received my SR-80's today, wont get much of a listen since i gotta leave to go somewhere but i'll get to em tonight. i'm listening now sound great so far, i didnt realize the wire would be so big, i just made a loop and twisty tied it.

 

[jsmithepa]

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Originally Posted by mthrsuperior /img/forum/go_quote.gif have little kinks in the cables.

Sum of u have the weirdest problems. Just NEVER fold the cable at sharp angles, wrap it around sumthing or do the 4-fingers wrap, LOOSELY then u should be fine.

 

[mthrsuperior]

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Originally Posted by jsmithepa /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sum of u have the weirdest problems. Just NEVER fold the cable at sharp angles, wrap it around sumthing or do the 4-fingers wrap, LOOSELY then u should be fine.

Dude I know it's weird.
Did you notice where I said I'm postive the cables have never been stressed and are always gently looped?
In fact the straight cable from my Proline 650s *has never been taken out of the box and it's kinked all to hell. It wasn't like that a year ago when they arrived.
Hence my wondering if it could be atmospheric. There is a 20 degree shift in the temperature of my listening room in the winter...which is also in a half-basement.

Edit: In my case "wavy" is a more apt word than "kinked"

 

[mthrsuperior]

I bet it's those damn pixi's again!

 

[Fitz]

No, it's the little gremlins that sneak in at night and go to town on your cables.