they have hostile lobes
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
It’s completely irrelevant to the article, but I can’t believe nobody mentioned how many fucking headphones does person goes through lol
particulars of every purchase I’ve ever made – from the noir novel I bought on the day that Amazon UK launched to the 28th pair of headphones acquired in as many years
burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Maybe they have lots of ears.
Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
“In as many years” is doing a lot of work there. I dont think Amazon was selling headphones in 1997.
That said if they are spending 10-40 bucks on headphones a year they are doing alright.
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Are they?? Am I the weird one for not constantly breaking headphones? I’m in my 30s and I can count on two hands the number of headphones I’ve had in my entire life
Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I paid I think 250 for earphones over covid. They went in the wash a few weeks ago. I’ll probably spend between 300 and 400 on a replacement. That will ~700 spent which I would hope would do me for at least an additional five years so 70 a year is more than what I would imagine they are spending annually.
That said I expect mine to be better
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
That’s fair I suppose. I buy quality to last as well. I’ve only bought two pairs of headphones in the last 10 years. One pair is in ear studio monitors that came with a pouch to prevent damage and the other was some over the ear open backs for when I need to be quiet at my desk.
nul42@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Clearly written by a Ferengi.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I absolutely tear through headphones. When they’re wired, the wire breaks where it meets the earpiece. When they’re wireless, the battery last like two hours. The USB port on my phone is long dead, and they don’t sell phones with the old headphone jack that didn’t break.
But I still refuse to be that guy playing music on the bus.
ZiemekZ@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Buy some on-ears or (better yet) over-ears, still rocking my Sony WH-CH700N for almost 6 years. Can’t find a successor for them, CH710N and CH720N for unknown reasons got rid of aptX ;_;
Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
You need to buy a pair of good ones. Not hyped, not endorsed by whatever weird rap singer, but good ones.
I bought a pair of good BT headphones 10 years ago, and they still going great. 10 years ago the battery lasted 20 hours, now it’s around 12 or so, which is still more than enough.explodicle@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Ok that sounds pretty good! What’s the model number?
Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t know the exact model unfortunately, It’s Sennheiser and they’re all weird. The old one can’t connect to their new configuration software so I can’t check.
I also have their newer version, Momentum 3, and can very much recommend that one, all the same great quality, but also Bluetooth 5.0
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Get a tiny carrying pouch for your wired headphones and they will last a lot longer
capuccino@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
someone need to backbone capitalism, he is a hero