[gcommer]

Being wireless is just that good. Especially when exercising or otherwise out-and-about.

The charging is not nearly that obnoxious, I've gone through a wide range of wireless sets and they've all had multi-day charges.

Personally I have a nice set of IEMs for longer, sitting use cases and otherwise use a cheap (~$20) wireless set; so that when it inevitably breaks/gets lost/battery wears down after a ~year, it's negligible to just replace it.

Also, nowadays, wireless headphones have surprisingly good audio; especially if you're just listening to podcasts.

[avcdsuia]

How about getting a pair of BeatsX earbuds, cut those crappy units off and make what's left a Bluetooth adapter with MMCX connectors that are compatible with your IEMs. Seems to have the best of the both worlds.

[ryanlol]

This works quite well, but I still often use my airpods instead of my shures because the airpods don’t block out all the sounds around me.