I never got over the fact that the A8 booklet says NOTHING on how to properly use the leather pouch. I don't want to wrap my cord around it because I know what that can do to the wire inside the insulation. Anyway, here's a step by step picture set of how I end up storing my A8's when not in use. Wondering if people do it the same way.

 

That's exactly how I store mine, except I wind the cable a little bit tighter so that it all fits inside the pouch.

Same as Evan here.

I don't store them in the pouch, i just roll them up in my hand and chuck em in my gym bag.