Headphone advice

WesternExpress

For the second time my headphones have broken. The problem is that in the transition area between the jack and the wires, one of the connections break so I can only hear in one ear.

1. How can I prevent this happening?
2. Should I buy cheap headphones so that they dont cost me a lot to replace, or should I fork out a bit more to have ones that dont break?

Many thanks

esuhl

The Shure SCL2 earphones (which used to be called E2C) have a fairly thick cable that shouldn't break too easily. They also have a 2-year warranty so Shure would replace them if they did break within that time. You can get them for around £60 to £75-ish.

I suppose it depends how much pleasure you'd get from a more expensive pair of headphones. If you can't hear the difference between a £5 pair and a £70 pair and you end up buying 4 pairs of the cheap ones each year, that's £20/year, so the expensive ones would have to last for at least 3.5 years to be more cost-effective... Not sure that helps, though!