Corded headphones are making an unexpected return

Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by ImaCake on Monday November 15, 2021 @04:08AM (#29225321)

I can give pretty much the same anecdotes as you. The bulkier over-ear headphones seem to have no trouble with connectivity, brilliant battery life, and great sound. While every pair of in-ear headphones has had troubles. A lot of people I know have the fancy sony over-ear headphones and the issues they have had are very rare.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by roveo on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:06PM (#29230413)

Yes, in addition to the ridiculously long life (30h seems to be the standard), they also have somewhat-easily replaceable standard cell batteries. (judging by iFixit guides)

My friend has an older model that he uses every day for like 4 years, the battery is still reasonably good. And after that, you can still replace the battery and they'll be good as new.

So I opted for over-ear Sony and never looked back. The considerable investment (about 130% of top AirPod model in my country) is totally worth it in my opinion. My wife's AirPods became unusable for a single 1-hour call after about a year.

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