[projectfreq91]

So I've got a pair of Sennheiser HD555s, and I love them...mostly. The sound and comfort are great (especially considering the price), but I'm having real issues with the 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch adaptor. 
 
The stock adaptor is gold and bends really easily; since I almost exclusively use these headphones with my Macbook Pro, this is a problem. Within weeks the adaptor was bent and I would lose sound in one ear. I bought a stainless steel adaptor to try and remedy the problem, but even that is bending and causing me to lose sound.
 
It's gotten to the point that if I find the headphones's sweet spot where I don't lose sound, if I move my chair so much as a foot, I lose sound. Sometimes the slightest motion will cause my Macbook to play music through the speaker, as my headphones weren't plugged in at all.
 
Are there any bend-proof adaptors out there? Or are there alternate solutions? Or am I just a clumsy oaf who's going to need to keep replacing adaptors till I upgrade my headphones? 
Or are there any native 1/8" headphones with similar sound quality?
 
Thanks!

 

[wje]

This is what you want.  I have 2 of them.  They are the best adapters made.  Those "barrel" adapters that you're using are trouble.  Big trouble.  I'm not affiliated with the seller of these devices or this auction.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cable-Adapter-1-4-1-8-fit-Sennheiser-GRADO-Headphone-/190548608749?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5d9506ed#ht_699wt_1163

 

[projectfreq91]

I got the suggested adaptor. I don't have problems with it bending (yet)...but it doesn't fit snugly in my Macbook Pro's headphone jack. It's not nearly as much of a problem as the barrel adaptor, but still annoying...any ideas?

 

[cifani090]

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I got the suggested adaptor. I don't have problems with it bending (yet)...but it doesn't fit snugly in my Macbook Pro's headphone jack. It's not nearly as much of a problem as the barrel adaptor, but still annoying...any ideas?

Custom 1/4 adapter to 1/8 and pick your own 1/8 to it fits sleekly to your i device.