joeshevland

I'm not sure whether this is a valid topic, or if it resonates with millions of others. In listening to a few online talks, I realize again my headphones have lost hearing in the right ear.

It's generally kicking the cord I think when I get up for a coffee. That's my working theory anyway. Sometimes seems to break.

But my question is, would it be worth a kickstarter to re-engineer headphones? Every pair I've bought seem to self-destruct within 1-6 months, and that strikes me as a bit fragile.

Are there more durable headsets out there? Is it an engineering flaw? I'll chip in my over 5 seconds of engineering experience with: "The wire needs to be more robust in the face of aggressive, beer-driven behaviour".

Typing this with my left hand holding an important bend in the wire of my headphones, listening to the Portal 2 finale song. Yes, I just beat it. Yes, I'm behind the times :)