Posted October 26, 2014 Due to subtle but repeated usage habits, my this headset cord simply cannot stay untwisted. It takes place over a couple of days, but I think it would have to be happening because of putting the headset on the desk in a different orientation than when it was being worn. I'm concerned that over time, the wires inside the insulator will become worn and separate like repeatedly bending a paperclip. Plus it shortens the overall length of the cord increasing tension on it. Rather than trying to make a continuous and conscious effort to keep it untwisted, I'm wondering if there are any tricks to help prevent this... such as wrapping the cord with something. Does any one have any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 use a straw? http://www.instructables.com/id/Untwist-Cables/ ¸„»°'´¸„»°'´ Vorticalbox `'°«„¸`'°«„¸`'°«„¸¸„»°'´¸„»°'´`'°«„¸Scientia Potentia est ¸„»°'´`'°«„¸`'°«„¸¸„»°'´ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 stand somewhere high and let the headphones dangle like a yoyo and it will untangle itself. My PC [ I5 4690k (no oc) - Gigabyte Z97 D3H - 8GB Ram - Sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 untwist it once, fix it to your desk. G3258 - Sabertooth Mk. I - 560 Ti - 530 240GB - R4 - 750 G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Some duct tape and 7 days on your desk. And then wrap them like this it those are earbuds : Primary: Lenovo T61 / Intel Core2Duo T7200 @ 2.2GHz / 3GB DDR2 / NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M / Fedora 22 <<<< THE WHITE KNIGHT Secondary: Compaq Presario CQ56 / AMD V130 @ 2.3GHz / 2GB DDR3 / AMD Radeon HD 4250 / Windows 8.1 <<< THE FORGOTTEN HERO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Author use a straw? http://www.instructables.com/id/Untwist-Cables/ That's a neat idea. I haven't seen that. I'll need to get a few straws. stand somewhere high and let the headphones dangle like a yoyo and it will untangle itself. Ya, that's what ends up happening about every other day. untwist it once, fix it to your desk. It basically already is attached to the desk. From the front IO, it is in about a 2" loop on the side of the desk. With the rest of the cord untwisted, it's about 18-24" of length which keeps it up off the floor (and out of the chair's wheels) but enough slack to have a reasonable about of head movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Get a thick cable sleeve. It will help preventing the twists: http://www.amazon.com/Inch-Expandable-Braided-Sleeving--10ft/dp/B00H2RPSO2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414338801&sr=8-1&keywords=cable+sleeve HE-400 personal review , ATH-AD700 personal review, Aune T1 MK2 personal review, Lepai A2020+ personal review, Field report of Jakarta USF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Author Get a thick cable sleeve. It will help preventing the twists: That's a good idea, too. How does the sleeve wrap around the cable? Is it cut down the side like the straw trick linked up above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 That's a good idea, too. How does the sleeve wrap around the cable? Is it cut down the side like the straw trick linked up above? Never used one. Just slide the cable in, and tie/glue the ends, I guess. Personally, I'd go with recabling altogether. Braided cables are much less prone to twisting, and looks sexy: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/222167-diy-hifiman-headphone-recabling-with-braided-strands-image-heavy/ The one I'm using now: HE-400 personal review , ATH-AD700 personal review, Aune T1 MK2 personal review, Lepai A2020+ personal review, Field report of Jakarta USF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Stop twisting them in the first place. PC Build in LTT Gallery - JBL J88 - Fostex T50RP (Modded) - Pioneer SE-A1000 vs audio-technica ATH-AD500X - Skullcandy Aviator audio-technica ATH-T400 - CHC Silverado and Laredo - Clip-On Headphone Roundup - Sony LinkBuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Lol it doesn't work that way shearme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2014 Author Never used one. Just slide the cable in, and tie/glue the ends, I guess. Personally, I'd go with recabling altogether. Braided cables are much less prone to twisting, and looks sexy: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/222167-diy-hifiman-headphone-recabling-with-braided-strands-image-heavy/ The braided cables do look fancy indeed. I think I'll call that an advanced-technique and I would try your cable sleeve suggestion first. Lol it doesn't work that way shearme Haha. Thanks for the understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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