I'm sick and tired of buying new headphones as the wires seem to break over and over. It's $10-$20 each time for a decent pair that deliver all the frequencies to make audiophiles be able to tolerate them.
The latest pair I got was about $15 as I only intended to use them on my inpatient stay last month and didn't even make it to next month when it was rescheduled to. This is because they often bent too far at the connector and eventually, just gave out.
So, I decided to finally pony up and invest—yes, I said invest as I don't see these breaking as quickly—in a robust over-ear headphone unit, the Audio Technica ath-ws660bt for a cool 14,300 yen ($135.65).
With "bt" at the end of the model name, you might've guessed it: They're wireless and run over Bluetooth. However, they are also wired in the instance that you run out of the 30-35 hours of juice they provide.
This wire is bent at an angle so they should work perfectly on a PC. However, if the wire breaks, I can always replace it with another 3.5mm wire for like a hundred yen if I don't have a Bluetooth compatible device.
The latest pair I got was about $15 as I only intended to use them on my inpatient stay last month and didn't even make it to next month when it was rescheduled to. This is because they often bent too far at the connector and eventually, just gave out.
So, I decided to finally pony up and invest—yes, I said invest as I don't see these breaking as quickly—in a robust over-ear headphone unit, the Audio Technica ath-ws660bt for a cool 14,300 yen ($135.65).
With "bt" at the end of the model name, you might've guessed it: They're wireless and run over Bluetooth. However, they are also wired in the instance that you run out of the 30-35 hours of juice they provide.
This wire is bent at an angle so they should work perfectly on a PC. However, if the wire breaks, I can always replace it with another 3.5mm wire for like a hundred yen if I don't have a Bluetooth compatible device.
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