Ok, I'm an idiot and can't figure out how to post properly but here is the pic I was referring to....hope it comes thru. don't shoot me... That's what I'm talking about! The cable on my original Custom 3's was bendy just like this picture, I couldn't kink 'em unless i was trying. I checked my reciept, purchased 2/08. Maybe I got dumb lucky because replacements I have now are as kinky as everyone elses. As far as working to some kind of elaborate wrapping/re-wrapping

[quote user="gmg888"] [quote user="Professor Thump"] Here is a picture of my case for Custom 3. I don't carry my 80 G iPod in this case because it is tight with all the stuff and I figured I would see if a case on the iPod by itself would help the life of the hard disc. The last 30 G iPod didn't like the drops, especially once on concrete, (but that is another story). I don't recommend including a larger MP3 in this case with Custom series since it may tend to kink

[quote user="Professor Thump"] Here is a picture of my case for Custom 3. I don't carry my 80 G iPod in this case because it is tight with all the stuff and I figured I would see if a case on the iPod by itself would help the life of the hard disc. The last 30 G iPod didn't like the drops, especially once on concrete, (but that is another story). I don't recommend including a larger MP3 in this case with Custom series since it may tend to kink your cable from the compression

My original pair of custom 3's purchased from klipsch (2/08) came with cables that were fairly supple. they hung loosely and I could roll them around my hand and place them in thier case. Later when I retrieved them they would unroll without any real kinking. I had to RMA them 11/08 due a short in the boot covering the jack. The (replacement?) pair i recieved have cables like those mentioned in previous posts. Hard, kinky, constantly getting tied up in hard angles. I wonder, did klipsch change