This is the only picture I could find that illustrates the most common reason for faulty chords. It's when the wire around the base (plug end) has been violently tampered with, making it so that the listener has to adjust the angle of the plug so that sound can be heard.
It's a vicious cycle. Replacing all of my chord gear every couple of months becomes very obnoxiously commonplace. Whether it's my phone chargers (4 replacements), headphones (6 replacements- need the 7th), or ethernet cabl...
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