Roboden Elastic Cable - A Great Idea Finally at a Reasonable Price

An elastic cable? Roboden is a unique stretchable cable for microphones and headphones. It expands up to 40% longer, has low microphonics, and looks and feels premium! Mike Klasco writes about it, now that Hightek, an OEM cable manufacturer from Taiwan has licensed the technology. Finally, stretching cables are in the BOM range of quality consumer electronics products. This article was originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter, July 2021.

The April 2021 edition of Voice Coil is now available and combines a wide range of topics for loudspeaker industry professionals. Starting with "Practical Considerations for Quality Control Testing of Loudspeakers," to an overview of innovations in wires and connectors, and a directory of cable and connector vendors. And, Vance Dickason looks at two compression drivers matched with factory-supplied horns - the ND1TP from Eighteen Sound and the CD-11Nd from Acustica Beyma. Now available in print and digital.

For the January 2019 edition of Voice Coil magazine, Mike Klasco and Nora Wong have compiled a special Focus article on New Materials for Earphones and Headphones. For those looking to differentiate their new products, the two Menlo Scientific consultants provide a unique and valuable perspective on multiple possibilities and designs for drivers, materials for assemblies and enclosures, choices for headbands and ear cushions, signal processing, and even cables.