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Many headphones have a double wire coming out of the audio device and then they split into the two buds for your ears. The split can be pushed down as far as wanted because the two wires are stuck together with some weak adhesive. However, if you separate them too much, you can never stick them back
together. Many speaker systems (at least for computers) suffer from similar problems.
Zipper wires are double wires which are connected by a small, inconspicuous zipper instead of glue so the two wires can be separated as far as necessary but then rezipped if needed. This makes dealing with the wires when you're packing up your headphones much more orderly and would be helpful for computer speakers if you were to rearrange your configuration.
Cable Mold Idea
http://www.studiodo...mages/cablemold.htm
An illustration of a possible design (no zipper required). [Cedar Park, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
(?) Much simpler solution
http://www.stereoheadphones.net/
[DrCurry, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
DIY Zipper-Case Earbuds
http://lifehacker.c...-headphone-solution
[xaviergisz, Aug 29 2010]
[link]
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BTW: It isn't glue. It's the rubber/neoprene molding that surrounds the wires. It's thin at the middle, and easy to tear. |
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I have an idea based on this concept. [link] |
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If you had a weaker zip-lock on the outsides of the twin-strand, you could coil the wires too. |
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This idea is sooooo bakeable. |
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*I Regret That I Have But One Croissant To Give |
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It's a great idea. I'm stuck with connecting two cables together with duct tape when I need power and a coaxial cable leading to a camera. The cables end up sticky and kinked up, which reduces their lifespan and messes with the quality of the audio and video signals. |
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[-lines-] The problems you are receiving with the audio and video are the exact reason this idea will often not work with cables from different devices, interference. I think this is a wonderful idea for speaker cables and the like which would normally be joined anyway (+), however I am against the universal system due to interference problems involved. |
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In most situations it's fine just to tie a knot in the cable. Pretty easy to undo if you need to, too. |
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[sild]: If any audio engineer saw you do this to his/her cables, you'd be experiencing pain. |
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great idea, would definitely work well. but i don't know anyone who's had that problem. why would anyone seperate them too much in the first place? |
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In the case of headphones, why on earth do manufacturers
always fit a Y-shaped cable? It's annoying and pointless. |
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Just have a single cable running to one earbud, then a
second (thinner) cable running from there to the second
earbud, like dis: |
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O_____O
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This would be much less entanglogenic. The interbudiary
wire would hang across the back of your head. |
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Also, this arrangement would obviate the need to
constantly check which bud is left and which is right. |
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//like dis// You'd need a L<>R pan switch to even out noggin tilt. |
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