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My first gen pros didn’t survive. They still work, but have a high pitched wine. They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair. I did not and wi

My first gen pros didn’t survive. They still work, but have a high pitched wine. They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair. I did not and will not complain. I have owned over a hundred pairs of headphones/earbuds in my lifetime and these things are the best, by FAR. However, don’t wash them.

petre 2y ago
> They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair. You realize that this is not a warranty issue, right?
- xp84 2y ago
  Maybe by warranty he meant the insurance that Apple now sells (“AppleCare with…”)
  - oxym0ron 2y ago
    I get that AppleCare is technically insurance, but it's kinda a rip-off IMHO.
- FreezingKeeper 2y ago
  They may have meant AppleCare+ which covers accidental damage https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/ https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/
  - ThatMedicIsASpy 2y ago
    And petre may have meant that them being unrepairable isn't a warranty issue.
loloquwowndueo 2y ago
Holy crap, hundreds of pairs? What do you do with them? Run them through the washer just for fun? :)
- vel0city 2y ago
  I probably haven't had hundreds yet, but probably more than one hundred. So many things used to come with cheap earbuds or headphones. A pocket radio. A portable CD player. A cheap MP3 player. A laptop. I've even had some small TVs come with headphones out of the box. So there's like 40+ sets I didn't even ask for over the years. Pretty much all immediate trash. Then there are the ones I bought in a pinch. Go on a trip, realize I didn't bring my headphones, swing by the store and get a cheap pair. Being a cheap pair, they often didn't last long. There's another dozen sets. Now the ones I actually wanted. Not all have replaceable cups or pads, so they'd often wear out after a few years. Or they were USB, and the circuitry started freaking out after a few years. On top of that I probably have different sets for different use cases. A pair for on the go. A pair for the computer. A pair for the HiFi system. A pair for the office.

petre 2y ago

> They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair. You realize that this is not a warranty issue, right?

xp84 2y ago
Maybe by warranty he meant the insurance that Apple now sells (“AppleCare with…”)
- oxym0ron 2y ago
  I get that AppleCare is technically insurance, but it's kinda a rip-off IMHO.
FreezingKeeper 2y ago
They may have meant AppleCare+ which covers accidental damage https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/ https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/
- ThatMedicIsASpy 2y ago
  And petre may have meant that them being unrepairable isn't a warranty issue.

loloquwowndueo 2y ago

Holy crap, hundreds of pairs? What do you do with them? Run them through the washer just for fun? :)

vel0city 2y ago
I probably haven't had hundreds yet, but probably more than one hundred. So many things used to come with cheap earbuds or headphones. A pocket radio. A portable CD player. A cheap MP3 player. A laptop. I've even had some small TVs come with headphones out of the box. So there's like 40+ sets I didn't even ask for over the years. Pretty much all immediate trash. Then there are the ones I bought in a pinch. Go on a trip, realize I didn't bring my headphones, swing by the store and get a cheap pair. Being a cheap pair, they often didn't last long. There's another dozen sets. Now the ones I actually wanted. Not all have replaceable cups or pads, so they'd often wear out after a few years. Or they were USB, and the circuitry started freaking out after a few years. On top of that I probably have different sets for different use cases. A pair for on the go. A pair for the computer. A pair for the HiFi system. A pair for the office.