[eek2121]

My first gen pros didn’t survive. They still work, but have a high pitched wine. They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair.

I did not and will not complain. I have owned over a hundred pairs of headphones/earbuds in my lifetime and these things are the best, by FAR.

However, don’t wash them.

[petre]

> They were already out of warranty so I had to buy a new pair.

You realize that this is not a warranty issue, right?

[FreezingKeeper]

They may have meant AppleCare+ which covers accidental damage

https://www.apple.com/support/products/headphones/

[ThatMedicIsASpy]

And petre may have meant that them being unrepairable isn't a warranty issue.

[xp84]

Maybe by warranty he meant the insurance that Apple now sells (“AppleCare with…”)

[oxym0ron]

I get that AppleCare is technically insurance, but it's kinda a rip-off IMHO.

[loloquwowndueo]

Holy crap, hundreds of pairs? What do you do with them? Run them through the washer just for fun? :)

[vel0city]

I probably haven't had hundreds yet, but probably more than one hundred.

So many things used to come with cheap earbuds or headphones. A pocket radio. A portable CD player. A cheap MP3 player. A laptop. I've even had some small TVs come with headphones out of the box. So there's like 40+ sets I didn't even ask for over the years. Pretty much all immediate trash.

Then there are the ones I bought in a pinch. Go on a trip, realize I didn't bring my headphones, swing by the store and get a cheap pair. Being a cheap pair, they often didn't last long. There's another dozen sets.

Now the ones I actually wanted. Not all have replaceable cups or pads, so they'd often wear out after a few years. Or they were USB, and the circuitry started freaking out after a few years. On top of that I probably have different sets for different use cases. A pair for on the go. A pair for the computer. A pair for the HiFi system. A pair for the office.