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Divuff OP t1_jb5bqt7 wrote

Reply to comment by Few_Ad_5677 in Soldering a higher quality cable to my headphones by Divuff

> Most headphones rely on a varnished braid to keep the wire so small. If you’re replacing with something else, be mindful of cable thickness. It might look heavier gauge copper but will probably just be more insulation (not needed)

I just looking for something a bit more durable so nothing fancy

> You will be adding a lot of bulk to the mix

Im ok with that

> Fyi you won’t see a real difference in audio quality, the power transmission on headphones is super small. The reason headphones sound like headphones is that they generally don’t have active drivers, and the speaker itself is small

Not really looking for increased audio quality, just durability

> Higher quality solder isn’t really a thing (rohs is somewhat prone to cracking but probably not what you’ve got)

Alright, I’ll keep that in mind

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Few_Ad_5677 t1_jb5cakz wrote

In cables — durability and fancy are pretty much the same.

If you buy “regular” wire, try to find how many cycles it is designed to bend for.

High flex count wiring is quite expensive.

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PossibilityOrganic t1_jb8fgdi wrote

The other option is see if you can just fit a a 3.5mm jack in there. Then its never an issue again and if they get pulled on it just disconnects. Also usb 2.0 cables have enof wires for this (4) fyi and there cheap and easy to get hold of.

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