Unlike the X10, the tangle-proof flat cabling isn't removeable and connects using both earcups, but the connections seem robust enough to handle a good bit of torture.

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In terms of build quality, Klipsch has thankfully gifted the units with slightly thicker, tangle-proof flat cabling, fixing two of our chief complaints with the past versions.

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After a final proof, each flat had to be initialed by me and the production manager before it went in the transport box, which was carried away by the courier, a Vietnam vet with a logo-festooned jacket and handlebar mustache.

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