2.5mm to 3.5mm coiled headphone cable
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the skipper
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Think carefully about a coiled cable. I tried one years ago and quickly gave up on it.
While the idea of the cable being coiled and stretching to only the length needed sounds good, the key word here is "stretch". it requires a tugging force to cause it to extend. That tugging force is transferred to your head/ear and you have to hold the cable so your head can remain at a comfortable angle.
And, I can't recall a cable with those two terminations,
While the idea of the cable being coiled and stretching to only the length needed sounds good, the key word here is "stretch". it requires a tugging force to cause it to extend. That tugging force is transferred to your head/ear and you have to hold the cable so your head can remain at a comfortable angle.
And, I can't recall a cable with those two terminations,
Distances
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No offense taken. When I first noticed it was a 2.5 jack, I was a little disappointed.No offense intended but trust Bose to use a cable that just about no one else does.
It must be made to only plug into a Bose source. I've never heard of a 2.5mm plug.
HTHMAN
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Back in the 70's, they pretty much all came coiled. You had to add an extension cord so you did not have them tugging at your head. There is a reason why they no longer include that type of cord.
Raynald
Addicted Member
More common than you think, just off the top of my head Kef and Sennheiser use a 2.5mm plug on the headphone side. I picked up a nice, not coiled, ebay 2.5 to 3.5mm cable for under $20 as in my case I wanted something shorter.
Distances
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Terrific! I will check that out. Thanks for the tip!
You can have Blue Jeans Cable build you one. You are not going to find a coiled cable of any extended length as the are an imperial class PIA. Constant entanglements, then they get out off shape and get even worse. I had BJC build me 2 cables for my AKG 240 MK II’s a 25 footer mini XLR on one end 3 ring (stereo) 1/4 inch phone plug on the other. The 2nd Cable was 15 footer with a Mini XLR, and a 2 ring (mono) 1/4 inch on the other. This last cable for my Hamradio gear. They are fantastic, and a great improvement in sound over the cables the 240’s came with.
Andrew at BJC told me the first cable is one they commonly build for audio engineers at recording studios for use at the mixing board during a recording session.
This is the 25 foot cable. The cable is Belden: Flexible Audio Brilliance, 1508A. The mini XLR, and 1/4 plug are made by Neutrik.
Andrew at BJC told me the first cable is one they commonly build for audio engineers at recording studios for use at the mixing board during a recording session.
This is the 25 foot cable. The cable is Belden: Flexible Audio Brilliance, 1508A. The mini XLR, and 1/4 plug are made by Neutrik.
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