We used to have earbuds that don’t need to be charged because they had a headphone jack, didn’t get lost so easily because they had a cord attached to a headphone jack, never lost the bluetooth connection because they had a headphone jack, and they cost less because they had a headphone jack. https://bsky.app/profile/daisyfm.bsky.social/post/3l3mfjc6sn62k

  • ObiniceEnglish
    25•11 days ago

    What do you mean used to?

    That’s still what I use. I have seen people using the wireless ones though, they seem quite popular at the moment.

    I’m just not sold on the idea of earphones that have planned obsolescence built in, and require Bluetooth.

    My current earphones are fab, I’ve been using them for 10 years now, and they plug in to everything and work with everything.

    Why downgrade to something that’ll have a ruined battery after 2 years, doesn’t work with most stuff, and let’s also not forget sometimes doesn’t work at all because the battery might need charging.

    My wired earphones have not once refused to work for any reason, period.

    • @accideathEnglish
      4•11 days ago

      Fair but back when I still used wired headphones on the regular, the things that annoyed me enough about wired headphones to go wireless were:

      • the need to untangle them, every time I pulled them out of my pocket

      • the cable lasting significantly shorter than any pair of wireless earbuds I‘ve owned (which aren’t many. I got my first pair in early 2019 and my second one end of last year, while I had to buy new wired earbuds at least once a year)

      • the hassle of pulling the cable through my clothes, so they don’t get caught

      • the cable, through its own weight constantly pulling on my earbuds when I move, so I constantly had to readjust it, so it wouldn’t pull them out of my rest

      • because most don’t come with a case, I lost the silicon tips surprisingly often.

      • they got yanked out of my ear, either when I got caught on something or when I pulled down my pants and didn’t take my phone out of my pocket first.

      Wired earbuds aren’t perfect, at least not for everyone. Sure, they can last longer, but in praxis, for me they didn’t (and I didn’t buy the cheapest no-name earbuds either). And also, I don’t use my earbuds with a lot of different devices, so I don’t need them to be able to connect to anything. Them needing to be charged is a bit annoying at times but so do my phone and my laptop. I prefer the inconvenience of plugging them in once a week to untangling them for a minute every time I want to use them.

      Last year, when my wireless AirPods had finally kicked the can after 4½ years, I used the wired Apple EarPods, I had laying around, for a month or so. They’re decent but dealing with the cable got on my nerves quickly, so I got myself some 40€ wireless earbuds again and am much happier. I do still use wired headphones but they’re over-ears, for when I want to actively listen to music in lossless quality instead of just having something for when I’m on the go.