[sotodefonk]

Hi guys.

Just curious about how you guys coil the cable of the headphones.

I made a little picture to show you how I always coil mine:

I ask this because I had the shure's e4c. I coiled them that way and then saved them in the shure's little pouch that came with the headphones.

The thing is after some months using this method, the cable started to kept coiled, similar to a telephone cord and I feel like my way to coil them is wrong.

So how do you guys coil your headphone's cable?

 

[lucozade]

i use the same method more or less ,not had eny problems so far.!

 

[nonsupremous]

Yep. I do the same thing. 3 fingers. I have even had no troubles with my X10's which a lot of people seem to have cable issues with.

 

[lucozade]

and i have no trouble with my custom 3 cable unlike a lot of people

 

[osogato]

I also do it like that, except with all 4 fingers. That makes the coil just small enough to fit in the clamshell case I'm using to hold them.

 

[rawrster]

I've never had any issues with the cables outside of the E4 but that wasn't my fault (it was a known manufacturer defect). I do pretty much the same thing but every other loop I do it the opposite way.

To the OP: some cables are just like that. They retain the memory of how you wrap them which is one thing I did not like about the E4 and one of the reasons I refuse to put any significant amount of money on any kind of iem that has cables like that.

 

[sotodefonk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by rawrster /img/forum/go_quote.gif To the OP: some cables are just like that. They retain the memory of how you wrap them which is one thing I did not like about the E4 and one of the reasons I refuse to put any significant amount of money on any kind of iem that has cables like that.

How can I detect the type of cable?

I just bought an etymotic HF2 and a nuforce NE-7M and the cable is significant softer than hte one on shure's e4.

I guess I should be fine if I keep doing the same habit.

 

[Spyro]

Awesome pic! They are actually E4's!

 

[patalp]

Unfortunately, that method can be harmful over time to your cables. It's better to wrap every other 'circle' the opposite way to equalize the twisting of the cables.
You can see how to here (or you can google for cable wrapping over under) Proper Cable Wrapping | Gearwire
And the UE SF5.Pro cables have the most annoying memory effect ever! Be glad you don't have them, haha D:

 

[jtsai]

^ x2
Here's another video that demonstrates the same method on earphones: Use an Over-Under Wrap to Keep Your Headphones Kink-Free - Cord Management - Lifehacker

 

[rawrster]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sotodefonk /img/forum/go_quote.gif How can I detect the type of cable? I just bought an etymotic HF2 and a nuforce NE-7M and the cable is significant softer than hte one on shure's e4. I guess I should be fine if I keep doing the same habit.

You can't detect it? well maybe if you know the material the cable uses. You read up reviews and ask questions.

 

[sotodefonk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtsai /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^ x2 Here's another video that demonstrates the same method on earphones: Use an Over-Under Wrap to Keep Your Headphones Kink-Free - Cord Management - Lifehacker

I knew I was doing something wrong

Thanks for the info, this last video really showed what i wanted to know (the first one helped but they didnt zoom in.

Now, to make the habit of twist and untwist

 

[Anaxilus]

I usually store mine like so.....

 

[splashpants]

^ LOL!

 

[Donut]

I've also been using the wrap-around-3-fingers method, though I might change that now after seeing this thread....