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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by _fat_santa on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:28AM (#29228507)
Eh. Wired headphones in theory should have a longer lifespan and a lower TCO than wired headphones, but that's not the experience I've had. The weakest link in headphones is the cord, back when I was in High School I would buy Skullcandy headphones (those $10 ones from TJMaxx or Marshalls) in bulk, because the average lifespan of a pair was less than a month before the cord broke.

Had I just bought wired headphone every month for $10. At the end of 2 years I would have spent $240, which is right around the price of Airpods Pro's.

I will say though the one killer feature for me in Airpods is the handoff functionality. I'm an iOS developer so I work on a Mac all day long. It's so nice to be able to switch off from one Macbook for a meeting to my iPhone with little to no effort.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by VortexDream on Monday November 15, 2021 @11:17AM (#29229101)
Uh...you get what you pay for. I have Sennheisers that are still good 7 years later. I have Audio Technicas that have also lasted just as long. They just didn't cost $10, more like 100-500. But even my "low-end" headphones (which I use far often) are fine years later.

It's a bit disingenuous to compare $10 cans with $240 Airpods. What is this? Reddit?

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by Shorel on Monday November 15, 2021 @12:15PM (#29229740)
I've had only two pairs of wired headphones for the last 8 years. And both still work! I just changed from pale blue pair to dark red ones.

So while I appreciate your anecdote, I also think it doesn't apply to me and should not in any way influence my purchases.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by kymaz on Monday November 15, 2021 @11:32AM (#29229250)
I bought a pair of AKG k171's a while ago. They've taken everything without issue. The insulation on the cable got damaged a bit too much for my tastes after a few years, so I bought a new one. Nothing wrong with that investment, It's been through approximately 4 replacement cables and one or two sets of ear pads/foam.

I'm still getting my moneys worth 15 years later!

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