WTF, is there any point in buying decent earbuds?

[KeithTalent]

They always die within about 6 weeks, drives me freaking crazy. You would think earphones that cost ~$100 or more would last a little longer, but no, same old bullshit. :thumbsdown:

I swear this is the sixth pair in a row, maybe more, that has decided to only put audio through one ear after about 4-6 months of use. Waste of fucking money I guess.

KT

 

[Kirby]

i loved my shure e2cs until i broke them.

 

[dfuze]

It seems the only ones that work forever are the crappy cheap ass ones that hurt your ears.

 

[rudeguy]

my favorite buds so far have been a pair of JVC's from Walmart. $20, sounds was pretty decent and I didn't get pissed when I shut them in my car door.

I'm still using the stock ones that came with my Vibrant for now. We'll see how long these ones last.

 

[eldorado99]

I have a pair of headphones from 1980 that sound/work great, I'm not too fond of earbuds.

 

[Anubis]

i loved my shure e2cs until i broke them.

my e2cs lasted almost 5 years before they died

my se115s have been going strong for 2+ and i use them daily

 

[KeithTalent]

i loved my shure e2cs until i broke them.

I had those a year or two ago, but same bullshit issue.

KT

 

[Kirby]

I had those a year or two ago, but same bullshit issue.

KT

warranty?

 

[Nik]

I bought a pair of $20 earbuds back in July and they've been absolutely rock solid. I use them through my entire 12 hour shift.

price != quality

 

[Kobota]

I'm going through the same thing today. For awhile every time mine broke I would get more expensive ones, but after $150 ones lasted the same time I gave up and started buying $30-40 ones again.
Note: i have 4-5 pairs with lifetime warranties, just too lazy to send them back

 

[KeithTalent]

warranty?

Not that I'm aware of. Besides, what do I do, wait another 6-8 weeks for them to send me repaired ones? I use my earbuds every freaking day.

I bought a pair of $20 earbuds back in July and they've been absolutely rock solid. I use them through my entire 12 hour shift.

price != quality

Apparently so.

KT

 

[lxskllr]

I don't like things over/in my ears, but on the rare occasions I need something, I pull a set from a drawer, and they always work. They're various cheap buds that came with the mp3 player.

 

[yllus]

You run, don't you? Are you finding that your earbuds die because sweat ruins them?

My girlfriend went through earbuds nearly monthly before she bought earbuds that are supposedly "sweat-proof": the Sennheiser PMX 80 SPORT II. Also has a two year warranty.

 

[rcpratt]

My sennheisers are still going strong.

 

[KeithTalent]

You run, don't you? Are you finding that your earbuds die because sweat ruins them?

My girlfriend went through earbuds nearly monthly before she bought earbuds that are supposedly "sweat-proof": the Sennheiser PMX 80 SPORT II. Also has a two year warranty.

Heh, I've had two pairs of Sennheisers die in a row. I do run, but I'm not a huge sweater, so I can't imagine that's the problem.

The last ones that died were the MX85s, but the ones that died today were the CX680i Sport earbuds. D:

KT

 

[sdifox]

stop pulling the cords...

 

[l0cke]

stop pulling the cords...

Yeah, I'm almost certain it's a stress relief problem.

 

[KeithTalent]

Yeah, I'm almost certain it's a stress relief problem.

Well I didn't do anything unusual. It's not like I'm yanking on the damn thing.

KT

 

[Rubycon]

This December I will have had my UE10 pros for five years. Custom molds FTW. Very comfortable, unsurpassed isolation and fidelity. My use is mixed - on and off stage, working out both dancing and jogging. Even had them in the rain.

 

[KeithTalent]

This December I will have had my UE10 pros for five years. Custom molds FTW. Very comfortable, unsurpassed isolation and fidelity. My use is mixed - on and off stage, working out both dancing and jogging. Even had them in the rain.

If I send you pictures of my ears and $200 can you make me some? :hmm:

KT

 

[nsafreak]

They always die within about 6 weeks, drives me freaking crazy. You would think earphones that cost ~$100 or more would last a little longer, but no, same old bullshit. :thumbsdown:

I swear this is the sixth pair in a row, maybe more, that has decided to only put audio through one ear after about 4-6 months of use. Waste of fucking money I guess.

KT

For earbuds that are ~$100 or more I would think that they'd still be covered by a warranty after only 6 weeks unless you're just exaggerating. I know the headphones that I have bought from Sennheiser & Audio Technica for around that much or more had a year or more worth of warranty.

 

[Rubycon]

I think it was $60 for my impressions back in 2005.

 

[MJinZ]

They always die within about 6 weeks, drives me freaking crazy. You would think earphones that cost ~$100 or more would last a little longer, but no, same old bullshit. :thumbsdown:

I swear this is the sixth pair in a row, maybe more, that has decided to only put audio through one ear after about 4-6 months of use. Waste of fucking money I guess.

KT

Huh, the $10 Sony ones sound great.

Not as great as my $300 Etymotics but fairly close.

 

[destrekor]

My Shure SE210s (or whatever they are, 200-series) are two years old and going strong.

My previous pair, Shure E2C iirc, lasted quite a few years but the plug started going bad.

I loved a pair of Sennheiser's I had before that, but one of the earbuds got crushed.

And basically all earphones I ever had were used basically daily. Now my Shure's don't get used as much now that I graduated, but I will use them for running.

 

[KeithTalent]

For earbuds that are ~$100 or more I would think that they'd still be covered by a warranty after only 6 weeks unless you're just exaggerating. I know the headphones that I have bought from Sennheiser & Audio Technica for around that much or more had a year or more worth of warranty.

Exaggeration, it's probably closer to 8 or 9 weeks. I guess I should pull out all of the warranty BS.

KT

Edit: just looked it up, it was ~ 7 weeks.