Designing headphones with a detachable cable has its benefits; just take Shure for an example. At CES 2017 the company has announced its Remote + Mic Lightning Accessory Cable. It’s a straight-to-the-point, boring name, yes — but this $99.99 cable could ease the transition to the iPhone 7 for owners of Shure earbuds. And it might even make your music sound better.

The Remote + Mic Lightning Accessory Cable is compatible with Shure’s SE series of sound isolating headphones, which have detachable cables that normally plug into a 3.5 audio jack. A Shure representative said the company began working on a Lightning replacement well before the iPhone-without-headphone-jack rumors began.

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