I am currently using Sennheiser’s ocx 686g but they’re just staring to lose connection to the port when the cable gets pushed around, so I was looking to see if there’s anything better than just replacing these every 3-5 years at a ~100$ price point wired preferred but not a hard deal breaker or anything

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    You want wired earbuds? I don’t know about any of those.

    Wireless, I’d recommend soundcore liberty 4 or refurb Sony linkbuds s. Both have great sound, anc, battery life.

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      Do you know the difference between the liberty 4 Nc vs Liberty 4 true? Is it just good noise cancelling vs okay or something else

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        The 4’s have spatial audio and heart rate sensors. The NC don’t. There may be other differences too, but I don’t have either one. I do have the linkbuds s though, and I like those a lot.

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    I have the momentum’s “true wireless” they are good but with the battery inside you are looking at the same 3-5 year replacement cycle. It’s the burden of wireless ear buds.

    Also have shokz bone conduction earbuds for running and biking also good but also 3-5 year replacement cycle.

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      Ah so either get good at soldering and fixing cables or replacing tiny batteries if I want to keep em around for longer

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        If you want to go down that path, check out Ifixit and see if they have anything marked as high for fix ability. You may be looking at a good set of over ear cans and buying spare batteries from alibaba or eBay. I’ve done it it’s a pain but I have two hd 500bts that are still kicking after one battery swap each. I should get 10 years out of them.

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    Maybe a little higher for your budget, but I think we can get you the best of both worlds.

    Grab a set of two pin FiiO UTWS3 and Moondrop Arias. Boom. You got wireless Bluetooth ear-hook modules, which I find work great for working out, and your can rock wired, if you feel like it.

    Bonus - you can use the FIIO UTWS3 with any other 2 pined or MMCX iem. Actually looks like the UTWS3 is cheaper in the MMCX version, so grab yourself so MMCX iems, if you don’t already have some.

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    I can easily recommend KZ for wired. I’m using my KZ ZSN Pro for 3 years daily without any problems. They are sounding amazing, if you love more bass I would recommend the PRO X. They’re dirty cheap for the quality around 25€, have a replaceable cable which costs only like 2-3 bucks, earhooks which may need half a week to settle and suit your ears but after this you won’t notice them anymore.

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      Honestly I might just pick these up tomorrow and try them out for 25$, and directly compare them to what I have now. Thanks for the suggestion

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        Don’t

        KZ are not competitive. In fact theyve got caught with a few different controversies - e.g. advertising with multiple drivers, not all of which actually do anything. Or changing the tuning for the worse after loads of positive reviews and measurements come out. Pretty much all of their models are V shaped tuning with harsh treble until that KZ collab I just linked… which they changed anyway

        I would advise looking at Moondrop, Salnotes, 7Hz for a start. Chu 2 could be a good option.

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          This one may interest you, especially the updates at the bottom. Anyway i wasn’t mentioning any of the accused earphones.

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          My theory is that once you already have the tuning ready, you wont be able to change the innards. Taking out the DD will change the sound, despite it working or not. They most probably did not really look at the separate performance of the drivers.