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Cheap may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Personally, I could never run with corded headphones again. I've used Motorola S8/S9 forever. Get last gen for $30-40,

Cheap may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Personally, I could never run with corded headphones again. I've used Motorola S8/S9 forever. Get last gen for $30-40, and they've held up to years of sweat.

stevetursi 10y ago
Self-fulfilling in what way? I've probably spent a hundred bucks on fifteen pairs of Philips over the years. And they're cheap enough that I can keep a pair in my bag, a pair in my house, and a pair in my car. Most of my listening is podcasts. They sound fine for that. In contrast, I only have one pair of noise canceling Bose headphones which cost 3x as much as all the Philips put together. They sound great and are wonderful for the train to work, but they were also very expensive and I don't run with them.
- mrgordon 10y ago
  They meant that you said your headphones don't last long and it could be because they were so cheap in the first place (not saying I agree or disagree without knowing which model you mean)
- jkestner 10y ago
  Likewise, I've spent ~$100 on three sets of the Motorola Bluetooth headphones I mentioned, and still haven't taken the last one out of the shrinkwrap. The other two are going strong after years of use. Headphones are a very personal product, from fit to use case, which explains why many people are having strong reactions here. All we each have are anecdotes. Meanwhile, design and tech march on.
aioprisan 10y ago
> Cheap may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. I agree, I used to go through a few pairs of cheap headphones a month when marathon training, but once I stopped buying the $10 variety (wired and bluetooth, you can get OK ones on Amazon for $20) and got closer to the $100 range, I've had those for more than a year. Definitely a self-fulfilling prophecy. You get what you pay for.
- fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
  Tried this. $50 ones - broke after a couple of months. Went right back the $5 ones.
  - iOSexpert 10y ago
    Here are 10 more options: http://www.idropnews.com/2016/09/21/10-alternatives-to-apple-airpods-for-iphone/ http://www.idropnews.com/2016/09/21/10-alternatives-to-apple... But I agree, that staying under $30 is key!
zouhair 10y ago
Oh God, I can't stand these kind of neckphones.

Cheap may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Personally, I could never run with corded headphones again. I've used Motorola S8/S9 forever. Get last gen for $30-40, and they've held up to years of sweat.

stevetursi 10y ago

Self-fulfilling in what way? I've probably spent a hundred bucks on fifteen pairs of Philips over the years. And they're cheap enough that I can keep a pair in my bag, a pair in my house, and a pair in my car. Most of my listening is podcasts. They sound fine for that. In contrast, I only have one pair of noise canceling Bose headphones which cost 3x as much as all the Philips put together. They sound great and are wonderful for the train to work, but they were also very expensive and I don't run with them.

mrgordon 10y ago
They meant that you said your headphones don't last long and it could be because they were so cheap in the first place (not saying I agree or disagree without knowing which model you mean)
jkestner 10y ago
Likewise, I've spent ~$100 on three sets of the Motorola Bluetooth headphones I mentioned, and still haven't taken the last one out of the shrinkwrap. The other two are going strong after years of use. Headphones are a very personal product, from fit to use case, which explains why many people are having strong reactions here. All we each have are anecdotes. Meanwhile, design and tech march on.

aioprisan 10y ago

> Cheap may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. I agree, I used to go through a few pairs of cheap headphones a month when marathon training, but once I stopped buying the $10 variety (wired and bluetooth, you can get OK ones on Amazon for $20) and got closer to the $100 range, I've had those for more than a year. Definitely a self-fulfilling prophecy. You get what you pay for.

fdgdasfadsf 10y ago
Tried this. $50 ones - broke after a couple of months. Went right back the $5 ones.
- iOSexpert 10y ago
  Here are 10 more options: http://www.idropnews.com/2016/09/21/10-alternatives-to-apple-airpods-for-iphone/ http://www.idropnews.com/2016/09/21/10-alternatives-to-apple... But I agree, that staying under $30 is key!

zouhair 10y ago

Oh God, I can't stand these kind of neckphones.