[luciobar1980]

Hey guys, so I'm picking up a pair of RE0's, and have in recent years had 2 sets of er6i's break on me. I was thinking if there is an effective way to reinforced the connections, be it with tape, glue, rubber, etc. I mean around the wire that connects to the drivers and where the cable meets the 3.5in jack.

Has anyone ever experimented with something like this?

 

[earthpeople]

Using some heatshrink on the areas of interest will probably help a bit.

 

[luciobar1980]

I thought of that, but wouldn't a piece of heatshrink you could actually fit the drivers through be too big?? Know what I mean? You can't cut heatshrink lengthwise and then have it seal can you?

 

[Mr C]

Very good point, always wondered how to put heatshrink on a cable before it breaks.
Cmon guys there must be a good MacGyver method to save a cable before its too late.

 

[Ntropic]

There's not much you can do... it'll just break elsewhere.

If you're feeling ballsy, you could just replace the entire cable with a braided one. That ought to hold up well.

 

[earthpeople]

Yeah, I suppose at the driver it would be pretty difficult if it's a standard shape IEM.

Hot glue? haha, that would be messy and probably hard to make look nice though.

 

[ljokerl]

The RE0 already has good strain reliefs on the housing end of the cables. I'd be more worried about the housing splitting and the plug end of the cord.

 

[dnullify]

heck, i'd just use a decent case!

an altoids gum tin lined with duct tape would work like a charm.

 

[dura]

Simply buy one with replacable cables.