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vladvasiliu 2 days ago

Shure makes some for their IEMs. I have an older model which has worked great for several years.

jmpman a day ago | parent [-]

I may have had the same. Wasn't impressed. But I'm rough on my electronics and it lasted less than 6 months.

vladvasiliu a day ago | parent [-]

I'm not rough, but don't handle them with white gloves either. I usually tend to roll them up in a ball in some pocket when not in use.

The model I have, BT2, is "semi-wired", meaning that the Bluetooth and battery are common to the two earbuds, linked by a cable. And, outside the big heavy cables some big heavy headphones have, this one is the one that has held up best – I'm pretty sure I got it before Covid. They now have a newer model with no wires, which houses the BT and battery in some over-ear clips [0]. I have no experience with these. In any case, I expect other manufacturers to have similar options.

Before this, I would have to change the (old-school) wire on these IEMs seemingly every other year. But at least it was changeable, as opposed to other cheaper IEMs which would require to break out the soldering iron at best, or end up in the trash at worst if they were a glue fest.

[0] https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/accessories/rmce-tw2?va...