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I got out of that game by starting to buy bluetooth earbuds in bulk from eBay. They are less than $10 a pair (Bluedio N2) and surprisingly comfortable (YMMV. I
by frou_dh 9y ago
I got out of that game by starting to buy bluetooth earbuds in bulk from eBay. They are less than $10 a pair (Bluedio N2) and surprisingly comfortable (YMMV. I take off the 'struts')
One side stops working after ~5 months, they get chucked immediately and I pull a new pair out of the box. Zero anxiety about babying expensive gear.
- lostlogin 9y agoA little wasteful though. If you get an ok pair they can last 10+ years.
- frou_dh 9y agoNot in my experience of pricey Etymotic, Klipsch and Sennheiser earbuds they don't! Earbuds/IEMs in their contemporary form are just fundamentally fragile things. The manufacturer making a fat margin doesn't change that.
- lostlogin 9y agoInteresting. I was thinking of cans when I replied so that's presumably a big factor.
- icebraining 9y agoWhat's the battery life like? I'm using some $15 no-brand phones and they have quite a surprising capacity, but they're over-ears. I can't imagine those things packing much of a battery.
- frou_dh 9y agoPut it this way... plug them in at night at the same time as your smartphone and you'll be fine for heavy usage.