Headphones, comprising: an earphone (18;20); a headband that carries the earphone such that it is held against the head of a wearer and which includes a generally tubular cushion assembly; a slider (14; 16) that is arranged to support the earphone and to engage with the cushion assembly; a coupling member between the earphone and the headband, the coupling member pivotably mounted to the slider at a joint having a first axis around which the coupling member pivots, such that the earphone can be moved from a deployed position in which the earphone is positioned to be worn by the wearer to a stowed position in which the earphone is located closer to the headband than it is in the deployed position; and a conductive cable that runs from the earphone to the headband through the coupling member and the slider, wherein the cable is held in place at a first anchor location in the slider, proximate the coupling member, where the conductive cable comprises an upstanding loop between the first anchor location and the coupling member at least when the earphone is in the deployed position, and where the conductive cable further comprises a plurality of adjacent loops (61,62,63) in the slider between the first anchor location and the cushion assembly; wherein the coupling member comprises a rigid loop overlying the cable and located adjacent to the upstanding loop, the rigid loop extending away from the first axis, such that when the earphone is moved from the stowed position to the deployed position, the rigid loop pushes some of the conductive cable into the slider by pushing upward the upstanding loop, and when the earphone is moved from the deployed position to the stowed position, the rigid loop pulls some of the conductive cable out of the slider by decreasing the size of the upstanding loop. an earphone (18;20); a headband that carries the earphone such that it is held against the head of a wearer and which includes a generally tubular cushion assembly; a slider (14; 16) that is arranged to support the earphone and to engage with the cushion assembly; a coupling member between the earphone and the headband, the coupling member pivotably mounted to the slider at a joint having a first axis around which the coupling member pivots, such that the earphone can be moved from a deployed position in which the earphone is positioned to be worn by the wearer to a stowed position in which the earphone is located closer to the headband than it is in the deployed position; and a conductive cable that runs from the earphone to the headband through the coupling member and the slider, wherein the cable is held in place at a first anchor location in the slider, proximate the coupling member, where the conductive cable comprises an upstanding loop between the first anchor location and the coupling member at least when the earphone is in the deployed position, and where the conductive cable further comprises a plurality of adjacent loops (61,62,63) in the slider between the first anchor location and the cushion assembly; wherein the coupling member comprises a rigid loop overlying the cable and located adjacent to the upstanding loop, the rigid loop extending away from the first axis, such that when the earphone is moved from the stowed position to the deployed position, the rigid loop pushes some of the conductive cable into the slider by pushing upward the upstanding loop, and when the earphone is moved from the deployed position to the stowed position, the rigid loop pulls some of the conductive cable out of the slider by decreasing the size of the upstanding loop.