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PACoug
187
May 29, 2020
I’m sure these sound better than average for the price, but detachable cables have become so ubiquitous that even $15 Chi Fi IEMs have them. Since the cable is always what seems to break, I don’t even look at designs without a 2-pin or MMCX cable. Just not worth throwing the money away. I have multiple cables in both termination options with and without inline mic remotes. If you’re selling an earphone that locks me into one cable that disables the earphones when it breaks, I’m just not a customer for that. The market has moved on.
League544
535
May 30, 2020
PACougYup, completely avoid stuff like this. At least non-removable backs for phones have waterproof advantages there is literally no reason to not include attachable cables and for that I will never buy products for that reason. Still love my Ety 2xr just saying. Spend the extra bucks get yourself some er4s even. 200 bucks is nothing.
Qwervy
464
Dec 2, 2020
PACougTo be completely honest. I've never ever broken a single cable in my usage of all headphones and earphones so it actually doesn't bother me as much and I can easily re-solder a new cable. However, with connectors those are much harder to replace and need to be drilled out in some cases if they break or get loose which is not something that I fancy considering if you have a loose connector there is a chance to completely lose the IEM's off them. There are arguments for both sides but generally it is mostly agreed that connectors are good thing and help the majority of people. I sit somewhere in the middle on this.
PACoug
187
Dec 2, 2020
QwervyIf your connector goes bad you do have a more difficult situation, no doubt. But for me the option to swap to a balanced cable is more than worth that minimal risk. That said, I do indeed have a nice iem that has a loose connector. So I totally am with you on this.
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