I like IEMs and love that I can swap cables on them if they get damaged, but I can’t keep having to buy new IEMs once I inevitable break or lose one of them because of the cable. My first pair, which had MMCX cables, I lost one of the sides because the MMCX cable had become loose and I was running and it dropped out, and I couldn’t find it again. My second pair, which was a 2 pin connector, I had wanted to listen to music in bed with it, and when I woke up one of the pins had been lodged in the IEMs itself and I couldn’t get it out for the life of me. Now, I’m back to cheapo soldered headphones, which is fine, but the sound quality was definitely better when I spent close to 100 dollars on the IEMs previously. Does anyone sell headphones with a locking mechanism, so that the stress of movement goes to the housing of the connector and IEM instead of the connector itself?
Here, https://www.amazon.com/PowerA-Fusion-Wired-Controller-Xbox/dp/B0897THHDJ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1QO66HKB6O2R7&keywords=fusion+pro+controller&qid=1696711417&sprefix=fusion+pro+controller%2Caps%2C77&sr=8-3, in the second image, you can see that the cable has a locking thing on the controller so that if you yank it out or otherwise stress the cable, it goes to the chassis instead of the USB. Hoping to find something like this.
If it is going to be headphone specific, I would love for it to be in a V shape, since I am a basshead.
Normally mmcx is the locking cable!
I dunno how you managed that. I’ve had mmcx connectors that I can’t detach without tools they are so firmly attached!
Westone Pro X20
Campfire audio have bnc cables which have a locking functionality.
Shures have a locking mechanism. Unsure where the stress would be, but wear mine sleeping all the time & no bother.
They also sell individual monitors, so if one breaks or get lost you don’t have to buy a pair.
Annnd they sell bluetooth adapters you can swap out with the cable.
Sound wise, I was really impressed with the shure se205s and bought them for the same reason you are asking about. I have had 3 cables replaced under warraranty and one earbud along with it. If they have not changed anything, I would be hesitant to buy another set. The cable failures I had were all at the 3.5mm end not the earbud end and I was very careful about not bending them. I eventually got a short (3"ish) 90 degree adapter cable that I use to keep the main connector from having any chance to pull or bend.
