Dammit! My friggen earbuds have a short in the wire!

[Reverend_Smitty]

:mad: it seems like every 6 months I'm out buying a new pair of earbuds, why do they have to make the wires on these things so damn thin that if you even look at them wrong they will get a short. I hate having to shell out $25-$40 all the time for these stupid things. I would buy a pair of cheap-o ones but they have crap sound and don't fit in my ear properly. It just pisses me off that nothing is built to last anymore

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. Sure it's the wire?

Try twistin' the plug. If it snaps and crackles, take it out, squirt it with WD-40, then put it back in and twist it some more. That'll clean any crud on the plug and/or jack. It doesn't take much to affect the sound; usually, you can't even see it.

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. I'm pretty sure the wire is shot...

the left side speaker works fine and the other will only work if I jiggle the wire right where it connects to the ear piece and cuts right out again

[CRF450]

2. Havent had any problems with my Sony ear-canal headphones

Got em from Radioshack for $42. They sound good but the higher bass tones sound kinda muddy. When it comes to electronics, you get what you pay for. A really good set of ear-canal headphones cost from $60 to well over $100.

My friend has these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826106176 and they sound awsome on my COWON Jetaudio U2 mp3 player! Highs are a little bright, but the bass and overall sound is amazing for the price!

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. I get frustrated with these damn things because the wires are so fragile...

granted I don't exactly treat them with kid gloves but I expect them to hold up under normal every day uses. I don't want to drop $100 on a good pair if the same thing is going to happen to them

[TK421]

3. I've gone through at least five of those things in the last two years

they seem to be pretty fragile. They are Sonys brand, so maybe I have bad luck