How long do your <$30 headphones last?

[PCHPlayer]

Headphones seem to last about 6 months for me. No matter how much I pay I have to buy 2 pairs a year. Sometimes they just stop working, other times one side goes out, sometimes they just start getting static.

 

[Amorphus]

OR, you could buy some $31 ones that will last your entire life!

Get some good phones, dude.

 

[rh71]

I have the Koss KSC50s and they've lasted me at least 6 months now. Granted I don't use them everyday, but I treat them pretty well when I do carry them... bought them for a trip to Cancun and loved them right off the bat.

 

[Anubis]

i dont have any <30$ headphones

i have soem Grado SR-80s on their 2nd year

sooo sweet

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I bought Sienhiesser earphones for $26CDN and they are good so far.

My previous Sony ones that came with my MD only lasted 3 years.

 

[Entity]

I have some Koss PortaPro that I spent $25 on and have yet to break; if they do break, they have a lifetime warranty, so it's no big worry.

Rob

 

[beyonddc]

I only use headphones at night when my family asleep.

I have an Audiobahn wireless headphones that I bought in Circuit City during the Black Firday sales. It's $20 dollars after rebate, and my rebate just came back last week, so it's all GOOD!

 

[thomsbrain]

they usually have some flaw that makes me so pissed at them that i destory them in a fit of rage. (cord too short and yanking my head, crappy sound, etc).

i wish i had the balls to wear my sennheiser 580's around outside the house.

 

[iamme]

Sennheiser MX500 earbuds $16 shipped

sound great and come with it's own carrying case!

 

[XZeroII]

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Headphones are good for your ears like crack is good for your brain.

 

[0roo0roo]

my 50 dollar sony buds are still workinga fter several years. cheapo ones that came with stuff for free, don't last more then a year for me.

 

[matt426malm]

I had a cheap 20 sony headphone it didn't break but it never sounded that great, my new sennheiser 497's were 55$ and worth it

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

I bought sennheiser MX...something for around 30. great buy, and they last practically forever.

 

[psianime]

I have some cheap Sony one's (MDR-CD180) that I got for about $20 at BestBuy. They have lasted me about 2 years now. They are starting to show their age.. but they are still strong.

 

[Joker81]

till i sit on them

 

[Spikey217]

I've had my Sony Eggos D22 for 2 years now. Besides the wires being a little tangled, it's still running strong.

 

[Excelsior]

My pannys have lasted for 1.5 years and they are $30 at CC.

 

[dpopiz]

I've gone through two pairs of UR40's. they sound amazing and cost $35, but too bad they break after like 6mos

 

[thirtythree]

I paid $20-30 and they've lasted me... um.. since the first lotr video came out I think. when was that?

 

[LongCoolMother]

Originally posted by: iamme
Sennheiser MX500 earbuds $16 shipped

sound great and come with it's own carrying case!

those are the best you can get under. $30. those and the koss ksc35s will basically slaughter anything under $50. get those if you want to save your $$$ because they wont break for a lonng time. if you want to make a long term investment go pick up a pair of shure e2cs for <$100 and those will last you years with great entry level audiophile sound.

 

[acemcmac]

Had 30$ Aiwas... the only ones not to die of an accident. they laste 11.5 months before the cable's connection started to go... (At a LAN :roll

Now I have a 90$ pair of MDR700's with a 2 year unlimmited warranty...

 

[Cerb]

Koss KSC50 lasted me a year, and I still use the bad pair at school. It has a scraping/rattling sound with bass, and is kinda gunked up from constant use over a year (probably 3hrs a day). New pair sounds great, both fit well, $20.

 

[gopunk]

6-12 months but i often mistreat them...

 

[PCHPlayer]

Well it's nice to see that I am not the only one who regularly breaks/wears out headphones. I'm off the best buy/CC to buy another pair. I will definitely take some of the advice on the models above. Thanks to all who participated in the poll.

 

[FrogDog]

Still goin' strong. Three years or so, so far. They're Sonys of some variety.