Headphone holders

[vbuggy]

I know there are lots of possibilities, but I'm looking for an easily obtained, attractive solution for certain scenarios.

a) hanging off the lip of a desk. Some sort of clamp or balancing stand
b) hanging off the flat leg of a desk, vertical mounting.

The Sennheiser holder does both pretty well, but I'm wondering if I could do better - especially as it's not that elegant, as effective as it may be. I also seem to have got a fake or bad one recently. I bought another one to use at the office, but as I was tightening up the screw to stop the stand slipping on the desk leg, it cracked and sent the stand - and the headphone held - crashing onto the floor.

What would you guys call the last word in desk-mountable headphone holders?

 

[0roo0roo]

http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/08/quality-headphone-stand-for-cheap.html
http://hippestphone.com/diy-coat-hook-headphone-hanger/
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/421325.aspx

 

[simonizor]

The cheapest thing you could probably get is a banana hanger. Here's a pic of someone using one as a headphone holder:

 

[vbuggy]

Kind of a coincidence as that is the same headphone which went crashing thanks to the broken Sennheiser.

A few problems with the banana hanger hacks I see very often:

- I have no idea what it is about our bananas which should be different, but I've never been able to track down a banana hanger here which could remotely double as a headphone hanger. Apparently us lot prefer banana hammocks.

- I don't want anything which takes up room on the desk itself. I also don't want to make permanent alterations to the desk.

- And the banana hanger / coathook designs I've seen may work well with Stax, Audio-Technicas, etc - i.e. 'suspended' headphones - but not those such as the Beyerdynamics, Sennheisers, etc (heavy phones with a single cushioned headband). A hanger-syle would in fact work for the SR-007 at the office, but it wouldn't work well for e.g. the Tesla 1 or the MMX 300 as it would end up deforming the headband cushion.

An upside-down, vertical/horizontal-clamp version of 0roo0roo's eggxpert link would be the best sort of solution...?

 

[vbuggy]

arrgh dupe

 

[corkyg]

Consider a wig holder. Could be painted and made to look sorta cool!

http://www.wowwigs.com/wig-accessories-care-products.html?gclid=CNGAg9mZoKQCFRVaiAodrVOz3Q

 

[vbuggy]

"I don't want anything which takes up room on the desk itself. "

Here is, for example's sake, the Sennheiser holder in vertical clamp mode in action, shot from below.



I'm looking for something which, if possible, does a better and better-looking job in horizontal and vertical clamping arrangement.

 

[0roo0roo]

interesting holder
http://www.headphone.com/accessories/miscellaneous/sennheiser-headphone-holder.php
ebay failed to deliver, but that store has em.

not too bad considering the alternative ones costmore and are less than optimally shaped for padded bands
http://www.amazon.com/Stedman-SHH-St...dp/B002JPCWE6/
http://cgi.ebay.com/On-Stage-MY-570-Clamp-On-to-Stand-Headphone-Holder-/350391317136

ghetto wood solution
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/476861/new-headphone-stand-design-thoughts

apparently theres an ugly koss one that was cheap, not made anymore though

 

[0roo0roo]

wow

shop class n00b projects for sale
http://www.amazon.com/KR-Ideas-Stand...dp/B003CI0ZXO/

 

[Fayd]

i just stuck a spare shelf brace into the shelving brackets behind my desk, below the lowest shelf.

it works for me.

 

[0roo0roo]

one solution to the hard flat surface holders is putting a section of foam pipe insulation over them.

in the homedepot pipe section. comes in a rubbery type foam which is nicer than the cheap plastic type foam as well.

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/249671/the-diy-headphone-stand-thread
giant diy thread

 

[vbuggy]

Hmmm...Nothing that appealing so far. Actually the cushioned DIY ones are quite appealing, but the DIY is the problem.

I guess there's no easy answers to a better solution than the Sennheiser then? Should I give up and order a couple more?

 

[0roo0roo]

the senn does seem to be the cheapest easiest solution..and with decent width to not crush the headband.

some of the diy are hilarious

 

[vbuggy]

That head + wig would creep me out every time I entered the room.

OK, Sennheiser holder it is. Thanks everyone

 

[Vic Vega]

Nanner Hanger

 

[schenley101]

woo audio makes really nice headphone stands

 

[vbuggy]

woo audio makes really nice headphone stands

They're nice, but once again, the usage mode doesn't fit my needs.

 

[Ika]

I'm using an Ikea clamp lamp as a holder for one of mine. It doubles as a lamp, too!
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50152449
that one. clamped to the top of my desk, then bent horizontally outwards, then the lamp portion bent upwards. Works just great.

 

[vbuggy]

So as a coda, I ordered more Senn stands from a local seller and these worked without snapping.

What is the world (or more specifically, China) coming to when you can apparently buy a fake of an already-cheap lump of plastic and vinyl?