[d_wilson]

How many of you are using products such as the newer iPod's with the remote control, that are looking for a shorter headphone cord?

Don Wilson
Etymotic Research

 

[eric343]

Shouldn't this be in the headphone forum?

 

[MacDEF]

I moved it to the Portables forum, actually

Don: yes, for me a shorter cord would be nice.

 

[x1lexure]

Blah yuck...I hate short cords. And I don't like having to connect to a remote. That's the main vreason I didn't go and buy an AT EM7, the cords too short.

 

[leon]

No more short cables for me, because something always comes up and makes the short cord impractical - no shirt pocket, you clip it onto a T-shirt and it doesn't really stay, etc. The remote usually ends up on the belt loop of my jeans.

 

[lextek]

I would like a shorter cord to use with my iPod remote. I end up coiling up the cord from the remote. With a shorter cord you could place the remote better.

 

[MooGoesTheCow]

I like short cords for portable phones. Long cable for portable usage always ends up getting tangled and twisted up.

 

[cdub]

I think you should keep the current version and then make something along the lines of the Sony ex70sl. it has a short cord, but then it has a SMALL barely noticeable connector for an extention to make the cord longer. That way you get the best of both worlds.

 

[Duncan]

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Originally posted by cdub I think you should keep the current version and then make something along the lines of the Sony ex70sl. it has a short cord, but then it has a SMALL barely noticeable connector for an extention to make the cord longer. That way you get the best of both worlds.

Having not seen the EX70SL... do you mean that it uses the old MP (micro plug) design? that'd be quite a cool way to go about having the best of both worlds if that IS the case...

I don't know how many variants of that design there could be though, looking at the MP on my original E741MPs, all it is, is a prong, and two metal cylinders around that.... I guess that Sony would be upset if you nabbed their design... but, what else could you do?!?!

 

[cdub]

its not a micro plug connector, just a mini plug connector....Its just pretty compact compared to the Aiwa hp-vx100 one which is much larger.

 

[Flasken]

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Originally posted by MacDEF I moved it to the Portables forum, actually

You deleted my long reply and others' in the process.

 

[MacDEF]

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Originally posted by Flasken You deleted my long reply and others' in the process.

No I didn't -- the thread was moved intact; when a mod moves a thread, it doesn't alter the thread in any way whatsoever.

 

[myself, aka me]

I'd like a short cord.. It would give me a reason to upgrade from my EX70LP, which I only use because theres nothing comparible in the NZ market... (I need the isolation, and the ER6s are about the limit for my sig)
How about a 2 foot cord, with another 3 as an extension?

 

[Flasken]

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Originally posted by MacDEF No I didn't -- the thread was moved intact; when a mod moves a thread, it doesn't alter the thread in any way whatsoever.

LOL

Are you saying I didn't reply earlier before it was moved??

I'm telling you man, my reply was deleted. No bad feelings, I just found your reply a bit amusing.

 

[Duncan]

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Originally posted by Flasken Portably I use a slick sony pcdp with remote so, yes, short cord would be great. However, head-fiers willing to buy an expensive earphone for portable use probably would prefer using a portable amp too, which (in the absence of a chestpocket) outrules short cord headphones as an option. I bet a lot of people will be willing to answer your question. Surveys like this one makes us feel important!! Thank you!! I wonder... Are you targeting the question towards portable amp users and/or remote-users?? Or do just want to find out how many of us use remotes?? please elaborate...

Is that what you're after Flasken?

There seems to be about 4 of these threads at the moment... yours was the first reply in the thread in question