How sturdy r the plastic posts inside earcup pivot-mounts? (guide the wires) I ask b/c my ANC7 pair broke those, but still sounds fine; can't wear tho
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very happy with mine no problem, at least the wire is replaceable - better than all I have had before
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I've had a set of these for a few years. One broke a few months ago and that one was used to wrap and unwrap the same earbud set almost daily. I feel I got my value out of it :-)
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Dear flutegirl,I had a bad experience with the Alpines, The metal piece came off in my right ear, and I had to go to an ear-nose-throat specialist to have it removed. Look at the customer comments. Me and another person had this happen to them.After that experience I bought an Etymotic Research ER20 pair, which was recommended by a musician acquaintance. I didn't think amazon would have it, but just to make sure, I typed that name into amazon's search engine, and they carry it!
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yes, the thing is you have to send it back and then you will be out of your (broken) headphones for a week or more.And these break quick, they look water resistant, but they are NOT. Don't buy! Buy the Sennheiser/Adidas MX 680i Sports Earbuds ! a thousand times better!
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Either way I would not recommend this headset to anyone. The plastic around the pivot point for the ear piece is questionable at best. For example, the plastic around the ear piece on my Corsair 2000 headset completely disintegrated. This was not due to abuse in any way, I have babied this headset. Shame on Corsair for producing an inferior headset when most if not all there other products far surpass other retailers/manufacturers. I have a 800D case and Vengeance ram, both of which have held up and far exceeded my expectations.
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The set of earbud plugs may have a issue if the wire is damage, but my set of skulls utilizing the foam size adjustable cover have protected 2.0 earbuds output microphone speaker buttons for sound quality. I hope your using these accessories, which are usually detachable
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I have broken all my metal ear loops I had, and I had the same problem so I decided to use Jabra eargels and it was the solution to this problem. Just put one of them instead the one provided by Jawbone and it will work decently. The other option if you don't want to try anything new would be to use the smaller ear loop.
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I ordered mine in January. The white plastic clip on one ear broke after a couple months, and they sent me a free replacement pair of the white clips in April. The 2nd side failed a month or so later, and I used the 2nd replacement. Now the replacement has broken in November. I haven't babied them, but I definitely haven't abused them.
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I'm sorry don't like those people. But you could call them and see if they will resolve it, they don't want to hear about the broken ones but if you get one of the nicer people they might help you with the price. I'm through with tv ears I sent the broken ones and they replaced them for $80+. They don't care that they break !
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Thanks for the reply! That is what I ended up doing after i wrote the initial post. It is much better without the ear loop!
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My father has no issue using them in any port that can be used by standard headphones. Are they possibly damaged? or the ports at the gym?
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I do some pretty vigorous bike riding and mow the lawn with them with no issues. They come with 4 different sizes of removable soft ear pieces. I went one size smaller than the factory installed ones for a better more secure fit. Hope this helps.
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Sturdy-- yes. Run them over with a car? No. The weak point on this headset is at the swivel joint where the speaker housing meets with the frame on either side-- that is to say, I had a pair break because I tried to pull them apart too far. They are plastic and can break. Still, they have held up fine to drops, and a few times when the cord has caught my foot and they held up fine. They work amazingly well as a headset-- probably not so well as a football.
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For anyone else who wants to know the answer to this -- the answer is NO WAY!!! I'm on my second pair for one of my older girls, and they just broke again. AVOID.
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I use the small winder for those, and it's worked so far. Sometimes they get caught, and it looks like the inline volume part has the cord bent pretty sharply away from it at times, but so far it's just been an idle worry and hasn't caused any functional problems. If my earbuds stop working from being wound too right this way, I'll definitely post about it here!
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Probably. I've never tested to see how sturdy they are, but the materials are thick, and they seem pretty durable. As long as they don't get crushed by anything heavy, they should be fine. If you're worried about them getting broken, you might want to try ear buds instead. They may not last as long overall (probably 1-2 years) but they're pretty hard to break, and they're much cheaper.
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I play most of my music on the high side (partially deaf) but never experienced any vibration. Did you try adjusting how you wear them? I noticed more bass when I love them a little lower. Good luck. I really like mine great for walking and biking so I can still hear traffic etc. I think if you somehow got a bummer pair the company will replace or reimburse.