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I have earphones that are 15-20 years old (UE Triple-fi 10s and Yuin PK2s, the first wave of Chi-fi products), 2-3 year (or even 5) lifespan for audio products is insane.
Over-ear studio headphones, yeah, I expect those to last for a long ass time. But in-ear? Battery or not, a lot of those just get beat to shit after years. Even if you’re buying some nice IEMs. Been this way for as long as I can remember.
That's just a you thing, the two I mentioned are earbuds.
Fair enough. I’m a drummer, so I’m hard on everything. 😆
Put them in a case with a silica packet? What's wrong with your IEMs?
I can’t. I ate the packet.
how are you still in the simulation?
The packets don’t remove you. They dehydrate you until the next stable era.
Sure, I’ve got a few pairs of circumaural cans that are 20+ years old, but they’re wired. There’s no way I’d assume a super tiny rechargeable battery is going to last that long. Or anything made as microscopic as in ear pods (even wired ones I’ve had don’t last more than 3-5yrs imho).