Air pods (started the trend) are IMHO also are mostly a status symbol. Early air pods would arguable sound worse than 30$ Chi-fi IEMs. Yes later sound got bett

Air pods (started the trend) are IMHO also are mostly a status symbol. Early air pods would arguable sound worse than 30$ Chi-fi IEMs. Yes later sound got better, but even the old ones were selling like hell. It seems also that people don't care that much about sound quality, but prefer convenience. Apple made it less convenient to us corded phones by omitting the head phone jack. I personally think that ATM i do not need a wireless IEM. I use IEMs mostly during sports,and longer travels. There a cheaper IEM is just preferable in my experience,because if it breaks it does not matter and if it gets stolen it also does not matter. Also the cords make it less likely that the IEM fall down and break. I do have a small bluetooth receiver but mostly because it also includes a good microphone.