Submission + - Hard-wearing headphones
AAWood writes: "Like many of you, I carry a portable MP3 player with me wherever I go. And, probably like many of you, I don't exactly take fantastic care of my in-ear headphones... When I'm done listening, they get shoved into my pocket until I'm ready to listen again. Inevitably, within 2 to 3 months, I go to listen one morning and I'm only getting sound in one ear, the wire having broken near where it plugs into the player. I've tried numerous brands of headphones, tried cheap things up to £40 brand-name ones, spent hundreds of pounds each year on replacements, and nothing seems to last.
Are there any manufacturers out there who make headphones more hard-wearing, especially the cables? Would I have more luck buying sports headphones? Do any of you know of any easy hacks to make my headphones last longer without breaking (short of actually taking care of them properly)?"
Are there any manufacturers out there who make headphones more hard-wearing, especially the cables? Would I have more luck buying sports headphones? Do any of you know of any easy hacks to make my headphones last longer without breaking (short of actually taking care of them properly)?"