My Etymotics ($~300 MSRP, $~200 online), were used every day at my desk for about four years, taken home on weekends for bike rides, traveled to various locatio

My Etymotics ($~300 MSRP, $~200 online), were used every day at my desk for about four years, taken home on weekends for bike rides, traveled to various locations around the world, and one wire finally gave out in Japan after five years of near-daily use. Etymotic repaired and updated them for $50. My typical packing method is to just wind them around my iPod.