But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

  • @Persen
    link
    English
    98 months ago

    My sony ones survive more than a week.

    • @blssflbreeze
      link
      English
      0
      edit-2
      8 months ago

      that isn’t the typical experience though, and letting your batteries drain completely is bad for them. also if you don’t have some sort of routine, a lot of people (myself included) end up forgetting to charge them and end up with no working headphones until they can charge them again, which is pretty annoying.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        88 months ago

        Idk bro I have a cheap ~40 dollar pair of Chinese wirless earbuds called tozo nc9 (t12s were also a good option iirc) and you’d be surprised how good of a product you can get for cheap these days.

        Several hour charge hold, over 48 hours of listening time with the case, noise canceling, better sound quality than most of the bass boosted budget junk put out by American companies.

        I mean wired headphones are great too, but at this point it’s become at least reasonable to get a pair of wireless.

        • yeehaw
          link
          fedilink
          English
          2
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          I have mpows that cost 60$ and pixel bud pros that cost a lot more. If I didn’t know the price of either I’d say the mpows were within 40$ of the pixel buds pro in terms of quality. The ANC works well. They last longer. But their mic is not great and they don’t have the fluffy quality of life stuff the pixels have.

      • @Persen
        link
        English
        18 months ago

        Yes, I get it. I would still use wired headphones, but I got bluetooth ones as a gift. And to add to your critisism, batteries die and you have to replace them around every 10 years.

        • yeehaw
          link
          fedilink
          English
          28 months ago

          I haven’t had wired headphones last me more than a year. One bad snag on a cable any they’re done. 10 years is a long time.

          • @Persen
            link
            English
            08 months ago

            Well i didn’t mean the headphones, I meant the batteries.