[happybuyer]

I ordered one of these:

Amazon.com: Blomus Stainless-Steel Door Stop: Kitchen & Dining

but not to use as a doorstop. I use it to wrap a headphone cord around (one
half turn) so the cord is pulled out sideways from the headphones, instead
of dangling onto my shoulder. It works perfectly. If I need to lean over to
my right, I take the cord from around the stop, and if I want to tug harder
on the cord I just slide the stop. The stop never moves on its own because
it's so heavy, and has anti-skid on the bottom. And the cord never slides up
off the stop because of the overhang.

A picture would help, but let me try to describe the setup. I plug the
headphone cord into a headphone amp that's to the left of my computer
screens. The stop is to the left of the headphone amp. The cord is routed to
the left, around the stop, and then to the left side of my headphones. The
same stop would work in any other configuration.

It's a perfect solution to
a common problem.

 

[Armaegis]

Kind of expensive for what a paperweight/cd spindle/snowglobe/rock could do just as well.

 

[happybuyer]

It's gorgeous. High-tech. Sleek German engineering. Perfectly manufactured. Substantial build quality. This is no mere rock! And a *snow globe*?!? Doesn't your audiophile equipment deserve better?

Seriously, it's the perfect solution. If I'd commissioned something be made to solve the problem, it would have cost $500 and wouldn't have been a bit better than this stop.

 

[momomo6789]

O_o

 

[Shike]

Quote:

Originally Posted by happybuyer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Seriously, it's the perfect solution. If I'd commissioned something be made to solve the problem, it would have cost $500 and wouldn't have been a bit better than this stop.

That says a bit more about you than the stop . . .

 

[happybuyer]

That's what I love about the Internet--it fosters useful, adult, diplomatic, supportive communication. Like when someone says hey, this is really cool, I'm stoked about it, thought you might be interested too, and someone replies hey, thanks for sharing.

 

[apatN]

I lay my cable down on my lap... Damn, I am old already.

 

[Armaegis]

Ok, so I realize this is the hifi world where some of us would spend umpteen dollars for the tiniest upgrade. If it makes you happy, all the more power to you. I still think that's bloody expensive for a doorstop. I could probably turn one out on a lathe for $5 worth of material.