Author Topic: help me pick out new headphones  (Read 932 times)

so yeah
the headphones for my phone have decided to not work recently
a while ago they both stopped playing in one ear, and also you had to tilt the phone to the right angle to be able to hear anything (which was annoying but not completely horrible)
today/yesterday though, they've gotten more messed up
they just completely stopped playing any sound, and then a few minutes later they worked again
when i tried using them again later, they did the same thing
i only just got them a month or two ago so i really don't want to have to ask for new ones again
what's the cause of this, and is there a way to fix it without buying new ones?

ps: yes i know there's a lot of headphone-related topics recently, but this didn't really fit into any of those so

NOOOPE
they're completely busted, i threw them away a few days ago

but now i need to pick out new ones

the other day i got new ones but they didn't work, because they were made for newer iphones and thus didn't fit in the phone properly (i have an original iphone, so yeah)
so i need headphones that:
- are comfortable
- have decent sound(don't need to be amazing because i'm doing little other than watching youtube videos)
- are fairly cheap
- don't break too easily
- work on original iphones
- don't leak sound
if you know of anything that fits all of these then post pls!!

(i recycled this topic because i thought i didn't need to make a new one, but if it's that important i might just make a new thread)
« Last Edit: January 31, 2013, 09:21:56 PM by shyGriff »

do you know the name of the pair you have now?

fix them
Do you see any exposed wires? Do you bite your cords? Do you expose a lot of stress on the wires or headphones themselves?


Buy new ones.
it's probably going to end up ultimately with this being your only decision sooner or later, considering you just got these and they're already doing this


The wires at the base of the cord are coming apart, regardless of whether you see exposed wires or not. This has happened to me before.
You need to buy new ones.

arghh

i don't really like asking for new ones when i just got these recently, but alright :I


If you're walking around with them plugged into a device in your pocket or lifting your device by the cord this will happen a lot faster.
buy a durable pair.
But yeah do this.

If you have a soldering iron, I recommend trying to fix it yourself. If not, you should probably get a new pair.

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edited OP, they weren't (easily) fixable so i need new ones, see OP for details

bump again because no replies


I've got a good pair give me a second

here we go, try these.  I use them for school, not amazing headphones.  But the sound is pretty good, and it is extremely durable.

http://reviews.productwiki.com/sony-mdr-zx100/

Can use them for 2 study halls in a row without my ears hurting.
« Last Edit: February 01, 2013, 04:35:57 PM by WALK2222 »