On 05/12/15 15:43, Russell Coker via luv-talk wrote:
I have an ongoing problem of headphone cables breaking. Last time I bought cables JB HiFi charged $9 each for retractable cables, they didn't seem to be overly high quality as they didn't last longer than other cables.
I'm now looking in to buying a heap from China. One possibility is headphone cables with built in microphone for about $2 each so I can buy enough that I won't run out for ages.
If anyone wants to buy some then let me know. But I'm not interested in selling less than 5 items.
It sounds like you are using headphones which have a socket rather than a captive cable. I find it isn't the cable per se that is at fault, it is the (near) absence of proper strain/bending relief on the device or plugs. The Chinese _can_ do it correctly, you just have to specify exactly what is wanted, and reject items that don't meet the spec (which for a simple cable will run to a couple of pages).