It's a really good idea to invest in headphones that have a detachable cable, if you are rough with them at all(basically any travel or commute situation). Then the point of failure becomes the internal connection, which mostly rests on build quality and how much you drop it.
Have you ever seen any earphones (IEMs) with detachable cables? I could see them being produced with short cables to the Y split and then plugging in another cable to the phone.
This would be perfect for me - headphone cables and wheelchair wheels do not mix.
Yes - plenty of IEM's with detachable cables. I use the Shure Se215.
http://www.shure.com/americas/products/earphones/se-earphone...
Cool. Now I've just got to convince AudioTechnica to make a version of the ANC33is with those cables!
Re:iPhone 7
by alex_hitchins on Thursday September 08, 2016 @05:20AM
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Sennheiser also have a range with detachable cables. Very handy indeed, and also would allow for after market bluetooth hack I have in mind.
Re:iPhone 7
by superuser2 on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @08:42PM
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Cheap cables degrade if handled roughly. Rechargeable batteries degrade, period.
Re:iPhone 7
by stevetursi on Thursday September 08, 2016 @07:17AM
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I've had wires go on me as well, but for me it's more typically the housing for the earbuds themselves - they come apart - or the electronics inside - they just stop working.
I find it's the wire that goes first, probably from all the twisting and tangling that happens day to day. At 5x the cost I could see wireless ones being cheaper, long term.
I still wouldn't want to muck about with batteries, etc though.