TripleFi cables can rot in hell

March 11, 2013 9:34 AM

I need replacement cables for my TripleFi 10 earphones. Problem is, the default ones by Logitech are kind of crappy, and the only alternative I see online looks even worse. Are there any durable, modestly-priced cables I can get that'll fit my TripleFis? (I'm hoping for something in the $30-40 range if possible – I have no idea if it's too much to hope for cables that cheap that won't also break.)
posted by Rory Marinich to Technology (2 answers total)

Best answer: Oh woah, I just picked up some of these(super.fi's, but they take the same cable)

The stock cable is junk, and comically thin and crappy. Noticeably worse than even the pack-ins I've gotten with brandless MP3 players and stuff. But was the one you had the new Logitech cable? It looks to be a lot sturdier and more like the cables shure has been using.

Most of the other ones out there either seem flimsy and junk like the originals, or are expensive and also look flimsy(really? Two microscopic wires twisted together?)

If the one on their site was the one you already had, then hmm. All the options I've seen, and there were a lot of variations on eBay and otherwise out there, didn't have the microphone. And very few were sturdier looking.

There were a few though. The trick is to search for super.fi, or just ultimate ears cables. You won't find any with the mic, but if you don't care about that then just blast through eBay and amazon. I didn't post any specific link as they're all those somewhat eyebrow raising Chinese iPhone case selling "ships cr from Hong Kong in 3 weeks" types, but there's a plethora out there. And I have had good luck with those types of sellers in the past.

For what its worth also, Logitech even directed me to to the triplefi cables for mine, which confused me until I did a big google search that lead me to a list showing that quite a lot of their nicer models use the same cable. Not like 2 or 3, but like 10-15 they've made use that same connector. If it looks like the one pictured on amazon, it'll work.

Just find a nice sturdy looking one(and I'd look for those sheaths that ride on top of your ears too) and buy it, even if it says its for a different model like the super.fi.
posted by emptythought at 3:51 AM on March 12, 2013

Response by poster: Ah! That replacement cable on their site isn't one that I'd managed to find. I'll give that one a go, and if they're better, then great!
posted by Rory Marinich at 12:44 PM on March 12, 2013