I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem.
My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don’t even treat it with obsessive care or anything.
Bone conduction bluetooth headphones has me. I have some audio processing issues, and being able to hear people on the phone… I’ll never go back
I’m no audiophile and honestly can just grab my old ipod and wired headphones if I really wanna jam, or usbc-aux dongle with my phone. But my use case tends to be more forgiving than some
Bluetooth in-ear buds can get fucked. Never found an earpiece that stays in… they’re just not for me. Wired or bone conduction for me
I know what you mean, but just in case anyone has a pair of these I feel obligated to mention it’s relatively trivial to replace the battery packs inside, so maybe don’t just throw them away.
i mean sure, but the problem is that you then have a wire to worry about. I feel like bluetooth has been standard for so long that everyone has forgotten how incredibly annoying wired headphones are…
Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I’ve tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff.
You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent.
IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables.
Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They’ve all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I’m mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn’t likely transmit that too much.
Better headphones than Bluetooth ones, at a fraction of the price, and without a built in death date due to the batteries (permanently) dying?
Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason.
The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren’t indestructible.
I still have an old Archos Jukebox that runs off weird green Double As and a hard drive. Everything else, including the screen, needed replacing before the aux jack had even an inkling of a problem.
My wired cheap phones that I used almost daily for online meetings and calls is 11 yo, and still works normally. I doubt a cheap wireless would be close to last that much. I don’t even treat it with obsessive care or anything.
I’ve had the same Bluetooth headphones for about as long though wouldn’t call them cheap
Bone conduction bluetooth headphones has me. I have some audio processing issues, and being able to hear people on the phone… I’ll never go back
I’m no audiophile and honestly can just grab my old ipod and wired headphones if I really wanna jam, or usbc-aux dongle with my phone. But my use case tends to be more forgiving than some
Bluetooth in-ear buds can get fucked. Never found an earpiece that stays in… they’re just not for me. Wired or bone conduction for me
Same here. $90 for my shockz and I wear them 98% of my waking hours.
I know what you mean, but just in case anyone has a pair of these I feel obligated to mention it’s relatively trivial to replace the battery packs inside, so maybe don’t just throw them away.
Or do, whatever, more free electronics for me ;)
Im a wired headphones person and even I think that battery death is a bullshit reason.
The jack jack has a finite number of uses, as does the flexibility of the wire, many other components also aren’t indestructible.
i mean sure, but the problem is that you then have a wire to worry about. I feel like bluetooth has been standard for so long that everyone has forgotten how incredibly annoying wired headphones are…
Still using wired headphones here. They’re great. Have to use the fucking USBC adapter, but it’s worth it.
Does cord noise bother you? The last few times I’ve tried to use wired headphones, I was incredibly annoyed by the sounds created by the cord touching stuff.
You can buy non-microphonic cables for pretty cheap. Bought a 7€ hama cable for an old pair of Philips 2xhr headphones and it was completely silent.
IEM/earbud cables are a little trickier, but there are plenty of sub 20€ cables online that are good. Microphonics is only really a problem with carelessly designed or very cheaply made cables.
Are you using a smooth / rubber cord or one of those rough, braided cords? I usually use modified KOSS headphones and some Verisonix cups. They’ve all got smooth cords, so I almost never notice if it touches things, but I’m mostly wearing on-ear / open backed headphones that wouldn’t likely transmit that too much.