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Well, the question is in the title. Basically, i'm debating if i should forget about wirelessness and go back to wired even if i really hate wires. (Do not take battery durability into account please)

A bit of background, here's my personal experience regarding headphones and durability:

Sennheiser HD555 (wired): Still worked flawlessly after 10 years of 4 to 8 hours of daily use. Then they died of assassination after i rage-throw them on the wall playing an online PVP game.

Many "flagship" wireless "gaming" headset from different popular brand: Almost never lasted more than 18 months. (With very careful handling and no rage-throw)

Sennheiser momentum true wireless 2 (Earbuds): Two warranty replacement in 2 years. 2nd replacement died shortly after warranty expiration.

Sennheiser momentum true wireless 2 (Earbuds): Not learned from previous mistake. Warranty replacement after 1 year.. which died 3 months later. (Not even bothered claiming warranty this time).

Sennheiser momentum true wireless 3 (Earbuds): Assumed they were build better... Warranty replacement after 6 months.. which started showing left/right imbalance 3 months later. (Damn you sennheiser !)

Sennheiser Momentum 4 (Headphones): Looks like i'm pushing brand loyalty a bit too far, but i'm stubborn. Bought them this week, still working great...

I came to the conclusion (possibly wrong) that "gaming headset" are not durable in general, and that wireless earbuds (even sennheiser flagship ones) may lack durability because of how small those things are.

I'd like your opinions. Do you think my Momentum 4 is likely to die as fast as every other wireless devices i had ? Or can i expect great durability because they are sennheiser's headphones and not earbuds ?

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[–] _aware@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Even the best quality wireless sets will die after the battery inevitably loses ability to hold a reasonable amount of charge.