Why do earbud headphones break so easily even when handled carefully?

Answer 1

i believe its a conspiracy between companies so we can carry on getting ripped off and in a whole lifetime spend thousands on these small breakable cheap things, jus imagine if we could have headphones which would last us years the big companies would not make monet, no jokes aside i believe they mess up when they get tangled and the wires inside break away from the base of the socket and thus sound quality go's, also i think cos they also use thin bendy material, they should make them heavier but again would not be soo light.

The earbuds along with most other headphones and headtsets have very fragile soldering and jacks so they always break. Given how small the buds are it is obvious that the connections are likewise going to be small and fragile.

I think the key to making your buds last is to treat them very gently, in particular when you are taking them out of your ears. Do not yank them out of your ears by pulling the cords. Grip the buds themselves to remove them.

Answer 2

I would like to kno that as well. i break a set every 3 or four weeks no matter how expensive they are or how much i look after them. I bought an expensive pair of sony earphones and they lasted 1 week i used them prob twice and same with Skullcandy earphones. I'm thinking it mite be my iPod causing this tho. Its really starting to sh*t me off...!!!!

it could very possibly be if u wrap you earphones around your ipod or mp3 player it could cause the wires inside the protective wire to wear and get screwed up. i am having this same problem. i wrap my earphones around my ipod and it usually doesnt do anything, but htis pair did. only my right ear piece is screwed up though.

Answer 3

Might you possibly be abusing the cord?

They are very delicate and the wires inside them are easily broken or disconnected from their connections within the ear-pieces, or the connection jack.

Try to avoid wrapping the cord tightly around itself or anything else.

Answer 4

because the mineral used tetheretr is very high toxic and EXPLODES the juices out of the earfone/peanut (aka). which can cause death or even worse .. TYROOAD! red poppen are magic but clocks are killing machines thankyou bamboo guy illaay