new headphones

I've broken two pairs of headphones since I built my current PC. The Audigy drive that came with my retail Audigy package has standard stereo inputs for both headphones and microphones, and so comes with a mini-plug adapter. Since both pairs of headphones only had mini-plugs, they were prone to being bent regardless of cord length. Because of the awkward piece of plastic on the headphone cord before each actual plug, there was nothing on the adapter preventing this movement no matter what set-up I tried.

But not anymore, because a last minute gift idea I gave to my sister turned into one of the best presents I got this year. The Sony MDR-500DJs are probably the best headphones I've ever owned. They're not designed for gaming or anything, but have shown great acoustical depth and precision in Half Life 2, Pacific Assault and incidentally, the ass-kicking themes from Jets 'n Guns. The only downside is their ability to indiscriminately cut out all interference from the outside world; for this I suppose I'll have to suffer the many objects thrown in my direction by The Wife.