Quote:
Originally Posted by Catlady
My second set of Sennheiser MX 365 earbuds has now failed. That's the end of that brand for me; having two sets with the same defect (one side losing sound) is unacceptable. Plus I don't want to deal with trying to get an in-warranty replacement again, if they'd even allow a second replacement.
I thought it would be easy to find something this time around since I didn't need a right-angle plug (because the placement of the jack on the AGPTek player is more conducive to the usual straight-in plug), but it looks like the old-style type that don't go into the ear canal are a dying breed.
I ended up ordering these ; the brand is unfamiliar to me, but the reviews are good. |
The most durable earbuds I've had were JVC Gumys. But they still eventually failed. My fault though, for running them through the laundry in a pocket.
They weren't the best sounding for music (I'm rather fussy about music), nor were they the most comfortable, but they were OK and took a lot abuse.
Years ago I found some phillips buds that had great sound, fit well, but were easily broken. I bought about half a dozen pairs when I found them cheap on ebay. I think I might still have a pair somewhere in a drawer, but the others lost sound on one side after some months of use.
My favorites right now, are the semi-in-ear ones that came with the Fire phone. They're very comfortable, sound good and have held up for a good while. I feel like I should buy a few spare pairs while they're available, but I'm trying to get out of the "gotta have a backup" mindset.
As far as playback, I've finally got a 21st century car, which came with a bluetooth capable receiver. Quite a luxury to watch it sync to my Fire 7" automagically and just hit play without fussing with cords or tricky settings.
I'm using Overdrive and Audible for books and Amazon Prime for music.
I use the Fire 7 in the car and various no-contract phones for portable music. Mostly using the Prime app, but experimenting with Pandora and Spotify too.
I'm thinking I'll get the Amazon unlimited subscription if they ever put the 6 month or year subscription on sale (maybe on Prime day?).