Ok, I know this sounds trivial, but I dropped (and broke) the case that my Sony headphones came in that I used to use. It was one of those plastic round cases that winds the cords up and makes it easy to carry the headphones when you weren't using them. So without a case, I am forever untangling them for daily use.

Any good solutions for this nuisance? Just buy another set of headphones to get another case? What do you people do?!

- Thanx
- Jon

Heh, I've still got a set of old Sony earbud headphones with one of those windup cases. The headphones sound like crap compared to the Fontopias, though, so I haven't used them in a while.

For the fontopias, I just wrap them up carefully. I spent a lot of time being a roadie for myself and for friends' bands, so I learned all the interesting ways you can do a tangle-free cord wrap. Sometimes they'll get tangled up, but only if I don't carefully wrap them when I'm not using them.

There have been discussions about the Fontopias vs. the Etymotics elsewhere on the BBS. I haven't tried them, so I can't offer an opinion. But I like the fontopias.

Mine are the MDR-EX70 model, I've got three pair of them just to make sure I've always got a pair where I need them. That's how much I like them.

basically, if you want boom, get the sonys. if you want an almost perfect representation of what you're listening to, get the etymotics. I have two of them (for my nano and my regular ipod), and swear by them. is it justified to drop 70$ more on them? well, i'm a firm believer of buy the top of the once and keep it as long as you can, instead of the alternative of buy low and be dissatisfied.

Back to the original question, I have a pair of Fontopias and the small case that came with them didn't suffice, either. I picked up a pair of Koss headphones at Wal-Mart that came with this nifty swivel case for $4.88. The case fits my Fontopias and the headphones make a pretty good cat toy.

I've got some of those cases knocking about in my junk box, Jon, if you want one I can post it to you.
I use the Sony's with my Karma, I also have the noise cancelling version, which, frankly, aren't worth the money.
I used to get through cheap ones for my bedside radio about every couple of months, by falling asleep and turning over. I mainly listen to spoken word: I've discovered the secret is to take an open top bus tour of Edinburgh, or wherever I am, when I run out, that way we get a couple of free pairs!