The one thing I don't get about Beyerdynamic is why they have never updated the cable to be removable on the 770/880/990. After all these years the designs and tooling must have been fully amortized years ago and it would be a minor revision, they have actually done it for the MMX300 gaming headset version. It's not that the fixed cables are waiting to fall off and most people will never have an issue, but it is just peace of mind if you do ever guillotine the cable and allows you to switch between long and short cables. However, otherwise these are hard wearing long lived headphones that are pretty much bombproof and I find them very comfortable.