Is anyone seeing diminishing battery life? My concern is that you likely cannot replace the battery..and I'm used to keeping headphones for years.
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I have not as yet and I basically use them every day and charge what feels like every other day. They say 10 hours and it really is at least that. I'd agree that replacing the battery is unfortunately not a likely option. The silver lining perhaps is that li-ion batteries are very good these days so with some luck they'll last several years.
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I'd get an extended warranty because none of the headphones like these have replaceable batteries. =(
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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I have em' going every night for at least 3 or 4 hours, its been 2 months and I haven't changed em' yet. REALLY, REALLY Impressed with battery lifethey're still going strong - I'm really impresed with battery life
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dear lyn: just put a pice of tape over cover & side not on foam part of headphones. it works fine like this so when i get new battery for it i will do the same again. this should work.. thanks
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I'm not really sure what some of the people are saying on here. The battery in the Beats Studio headphones is a modern Li-ion unit. Leaving it plugged into the charger for long periods of time won't affect the battery. You can plug them in overnight and be fine. Gone are the days where devices over-charge. You had to worry about that with Ni-MH batteries but not modern Li-ion ones. You don't have to worry about the battery keeping it's calibration curve or anything like that. Just use the headphones as normal and charge them when the battery is getting low. Additionally, the battery will last you for a good 18-20 hours of listening, way more than the 8 hour number given my Haoran. They are correct in saying that you may have to charge the headphones right out of the box but their 8 hour number is incorrect.
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No, but I have a weird problem. My new battery life is about four minutes and then the red light comes on. The batteries work in other equipment, but not in the headphones.
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I've never run the battery down all the way. I've listened to music for about two hours at a time. Not sure beyond that.
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I've had mine for about 8-9 months and they seem fine. Good as new. The only downside is that I use them day-to-day and not in a studio, so I have to tie up the length of it, but that's not a durability issue. The audio jack has been a little iffy lately, but I'm not sure if that's my phone or the headphones.
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The battery is not replacable - at least it's not accessible in anyway that I can see. I understood when I bought it that once the rechargeable battery stops charging, it's time for a new headset. It is charged by plugging it in to any USB port. In my opinion these are great headphones for the price. Even though I'll have to replace it eventually (3-4 years??) I could buy 4+ of these for what I'd pay for other headphones. They're not noise cancelling but the sound quality is excellent.
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hi Jerad, I am not a old customer of this product, so give me a few more months to test the Skullcandy earbuds for an honest answer to your concerns of long lasting quality.Larry
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I don't believe I've had such a problem. Wait; I'm confused. I plug the transmitter into my computer (the headphone jack, I believe) and the receiver into my headphones. Is my computer a power source? My only complaint is there doesn't appear to be any way to change the rechargeable battery, if it wears out, and the company did not respond to my email concerning how to access the battery. They are in Australia.
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Unfortunately, I don't think you can fix it. It's a design flaw (a pretty bad one for this product). The audio quality is outstanding (better than the stupid Beats from Dr. Dre for sure..). What I did was to order a replacement (because it should be covered under warranty) and I was simply more careful: what actually breaks the plastic is grabbing the headphones from the ear pads when you take them off and on (despite that being the natural way of doing it) so every time I put them on and off I just expand them from the over head band, without putting strain on the thin plastic connectors that actually break. I hope this is useful. Unfortunately, I don't think you can fix it. It's a design flaw (a pretty bad one for this product). The audio quality is outstanding (better than the stupid Beats from Dr. Dre for sure..). What I did was to order a replacement (because it should be covered under warranty) and I was simply more careful: what actually breaks the plastic is grabbing the headphones from the ear pads when you take them off and on (despite that being the natural way of doing it) so every time I put them on and off I just expand them from the over head band, without putting strain on the thin plastic connectors... » Read More Unfortunately, I don't think you can fix it. It's a design flaw (a pretty bad one for this product). The audio quality is outstanding (better than the stupid Beats from Dr. Dre for sure..). What I did was to order a replacement (because it should be covered under warranty) and I was simply more careful: what actually breaks the plastic is grabbing the headphones from the ear pads when you take them off and on (despite that being the natural way of doing it) so every time I put them on and off I just expand them from the over head band, without putting strain on the thin plastic connectors that actually break. I hope this is useful. « Show Less
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Battery is required to provide power for the noise reduction circuitry within the headphones! you can tell the difference by turning the headphones on and off! They work well!
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I have been having a problem with mine. The sound keeps kind of cutting out and cutting back in. It goes to a lower volume with lower sound quality and then goes back to normal. Has anyone else been having this issue or is my headset defective?
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I have had my headset for about 2 years with no issues. Battery life is still long but not quite as good as when it was brand new.
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Do you still need this info? I just read this question I apologize for the delay. I had a bad experience with purchasing these ear buds. I definitely think some of these sellers are shady. I ended up going to best buy after the beats fell apart a month of having them.they would not refund or send a replacement pair.
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You cannot replace this battery, at least without some electronics trickery. I have purchased three of these headphones and used the first two heavily for three years. They finally started falling apart and the battery life started getting bad, but I would estimate I wore each unit 3,000-4,000 hours before they wore out. I highly recommend them. Some might feel discomfort at first (due to pressure) but they conform to the shape of your head after a while.