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I will tell you this, I do not miss headphone cords at all. Not one bit. I don't miss the cord snagging on parts of my desk, or my legs, or the arms of my off

I will tell you this, I do not miss headphone cords at all. Not one bit. I don't miss the cord snagging on parts of my desk, or my legs, or the arms of my office chair, or under the casters, etc. Not to mention cord noise on IEMs, which admittedly isn't really a problem on over-the-ear headphones anyway. I'll probably never buy another pair of corded headphones.

paulryanrogers 6y ago
Landfills also don't feel as empty with all these new devices arriving 18-24 months later, original battery included.
tjoff 6y ago
I use a pair every day. And I use bluetooth headphones every day. The existence of either doesn't make the other useless. And I have used bluetooth headphones for over a decade, I find it hilarious that when apple suddenly had a offering that it suddenly became obsolete with cords. It is impossible to overstate how much bluetooth sucks for temporary connections. I dare you, pair your device in my car. Or to play that song on a shared speaker setup. Just a quickie, see how well you do. Might work, might not. The outcome isn't decided by you alone or what device you are pairing with - guaranteed. The environmental impact alone should give one pause. As the batteries will go out and make the heaphones next to useless. Tech-savvy ones might replace them but that is hardly the norm. Yet my corded headphones are over a decade old sounds better than what apple is offering at a fraction of the price. They do not have active noise cancellation though - and that is a killer feature! For some situations... Not in my home, where I use them. Because I have the option to do so.
stouset 6y ago
Not to mention spending five minutes untangling cords every time I take them out of my pocket, even when I want to listen to something for like 20 seconds.
mynameisash 6y ago
I bought a cheapy pair of heyday headphones ([0] but w/o active noise cancellation) a few years back because I wanted over-the-ear headphones with both Bluetooth and 3.5mm stereo jack. I used these in the office for music, on the bus for podcasts, as hands-free for my phone, etc. It was fantastic. The only complaint I really had was that the Bluetooth mode didn't work with my phone's mic. When they broke recently, I decided to pick up some Sennheisers[1] with similar functionality. With both of these, there have been times when the cord got annoying, but I really like having that option. I've had these new ones almost two months and have probably charged the batteries once. That's about on-par with the heyday pair - probably less frequently, truly. People hate on the 3.5mm jack, but it never fails, and I think the hate it gets is disproportionate to how much people actually struggle with it. And if you do struggle with it on occasion, having the option to flip between Bluetooth & 3.5mm is easy peasy. [0] https://www.target.com/p/heyday-8482-active-noise-cancelling-over-ear-headphones-8211-black-gold/-/A-79899088#lnk=sametab https://www.target.com/p/heyday-8482-active-noise-cancelling... [1] https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B083W7V3RG https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B083W7V3RG
- mrexroad 6y ago
  > People hate on the 3.5mm jack, but it never fails That was one of the most failure prone parts of the phones I’ve owned pre-AirPods. Corrosion, lint, etc...
deeviant 6y ago
> I will tell you this, I do not miss headphone cords at all. I do. I am at the point where I literally have to buy low-end phones just to still have a headphone jack. Stuff gets lost, stuff breaks, I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars every time a little bud goes OOPS. I don't see any benefit of wireless headphones, I seem to have the superhuman ability to manage cables without effort. My headsets never have dead batteries. Are cheap to replace, and have excellent audio quality. I guess I'm not the target audience but you'll have to add my "WTF" to the chorus in regards to $500 headphones.

paulryanrogers 6y ago

Landfills also don't feel as empty with all these new devices arriving 18-24 months later, original battery included.

tjoff 6y ago

I use a pair every day. And I use bluetooth headphones every day. The existence of either doesn't make the other useless. And I have used bluetooth headphones for over a decade, I find it hilarious that when apple suddenly had a offering that it suddenly became obsolete with cords. It is impossible to overstate how much bluetooth sucks for temporary connections. I dare you, pair your device in my car. Or to play that song on a shared speaker setup. Just a quickie, see how well you do. Might work, might not. The outcome isn't decided by you alone or what device you are pairing with - guaranteed. The environmental impact alone should give one pause. As the batteries will go out and make the heaphones next to useless. Tech-savvy ones might replace them but that is hardly the norm. Yet my corded headphones are over a decade old sounds better than what apple is offering at a fraction of the price. They do not have active noise cancellation though - and that is a killer feature! For some situations... Not in my home, where I use them. Because I have the option to do so.

stouset 6y ago

Not to mention spending five minutes untangling cords every time I take them out of my pocket, even when I want to listen to something for like 20 seconds.

mynameisash 6y ago

I bought a cheapy pair of heyday headphones ([0] but w/o active noise cancellation) a few years back because I wanted over-the-ear headphones with both Bluetooth and 3.5mm stereo jack. I used these in the office for music, on the bus for podcasts, as hands-free for my phone, etc. It was fantastic. The only complaint I really had was that the Bluetooth mode didn't work with my phone's mic. When they broke recently, I decided to pick up some Sennheisers[1] with similar functionality. With both of these, there have been times when the cord got annoying, but I really like having that option. I've had these new ones almost two months and have probably charged the batteries once. That's about on-par with the heyday pair - probably less frequently, truly. People hate on the 3.5mm jack, but it never fails, and I think the hate it gets is disproportionate to how much people actually struggle with it. And if you do struggle with it on occasion, having the option to flip between Bluetooth & 3.5mm is easy peasy. [0] https://www.target.com/p/heyday-8482-active-noise-cancelling-over-ear-headphones-8211-black-gold/-/A-79899088#lnk=sametab https://www.target.com/p/heyday-8482-active-noise-cancelling... [1] https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B083W7V3RG https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B083W7V3RG

mrexroad 6y ago
> People hate on the 3.5mm jack, but it never fails That was one of the most failure prone parts of the phones I’ve owned pre-AirPods. Corrosion, lint, etc...

deeviant 6y ago

> I will tell you this, I do not miss headphone cords at all. I do. I am at the point where I literally have to buy low-end phones just to still have a headphone jack. Stuff gets lost, stuff breaks, I don't want to pay hundreds of dollars every time a little bud goes OOPS. I don't see any benefit of wireless headphones, I seem to have the superhuman ability to manage cables without effort. My headsets never have dead batteries. Are cheap to replace, and have excellent audio quality. I guess I'm not the target audience but you'll have to add my "WTF" to the chorus in regards to $500 headphones.