I am hard on headphones. I have become very adept at destroying them. I get them caught in seat belts, tangled up in my bag, or jumbled in an indecipherable mess in my pants pocket and occasionally they go through the washing machine. My preferred brand is the V-moda Vibe Duo which has a microphone for phone calls and excellent sound quality.
Recently I ordered a couple of Sumajin Smartwraps for my headphones to keep my cords neatly wrapped up and try to prevent the ruination of yet another set of hundred dollar headphones. They are pretty useful but still when I pull the cords out of my pocket I often dislodge the rubber earbuds. Also because the Duo has a microphone in the cord it makes it difficult to wrap cords (regular headphones would be much easier). I have a little leather bag for the headphones but it’s pretty bullky and I don’t want one more thing bulging in my pocket. I actually went to the local home imporvement store looking for some odds and ends that could create a better cordkeeper but with no luck. The best I found so far is the SmartWrap. However, I am hoping for somethign something better, keeps my extra rubber earbuds or at least keeps a handle on the ones I already have.
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I picked up an earBuddy for my iPod Touch and I really love it. It sits on my keychain and keeps my headphones with remote and mic in good shape – http://www.sendstation.com/us/products/earbuddy/
Thanks Tanner, I actually ordered an earBuddy today looks very cool.
hi mark~
i am wondering what you thought about the earbuddy for the v-moda vibe earbuds. i have the same ones, well the ‘old school’ ones w/o the mic. on the earbuddy site it doesn’t show the vibes as being compatable so i wondered how they worked out for you. this looks like the best solution i have seen so far.
thanks for your update, in advance~
~karrie
Karrie,
Because the microphone is in the center of the cord it is a little awkward using the SmartWraps with the Vibe but if you are careful you can easily wrap it around the buddy. I think ideally you would have some kind of tube that you could slide over the microphone and then wrap the cord around the tube but that’s still not ideal.
Regards, Mark
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