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> I seem to buy new semi-expensive headphones every other year Why? Good headphones last tens of years. The alternative to a headphone jack is not wireless. B
by driverdan 10y ago
> I seem to buy new semi-expensive headphones every other year
Why? Good headphones last tens of years.
The alternative to a headphone jack is not wireless. Bluetooth audio and having more unnecessary batteries to charge suck. The alternative is a USB DAC + amp you can use with any standard pair of headphones.
- Anderkent 10y agoCable wear, probably. I've replaced the cable in my AKG k702s four times since I bought them in march 2014. So about twice a year.
- AstralStorm 10y agoYou know, you could just pay a technician 20 bucks, a good headphone cable (whatever Sennheiser uses in top lines) and get it replaced. It is quite easy.
- Anderkent 10y agoYeah, I replace cables (the AKGs are detachable, which is nice, but for my ATH m50s I just soldered them on myself). But many people can't be bothered
- eddieh 10y ago10 years! I wish. I buy $300+ headphones and tend to thrash them from constant use. I buy new headphones at least once every few years.
- adamlett 10y agoWhy? Sometimes they break, by wear or by accident. Other times I find that I made a mistake in buying them because they are uncomfortable or badly designed (chord too long, clicker placed so low I can't use it if I'm wearing a coat). I don't buy new headphones every other year as a matter of principle. It just seems to have been the case for a good number of years. Good headphones last tens of years. You must use yours differently than I. Or the ones you buy are more than just semi-expensive.