This is one of the reasons I stick to wired headphones.
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There are wireless adapters for wired IEMs with the detachable 2pin cables and some of them are quite good while not being all that expensive
Im using kz ae01, im no audiophile, but I really like them. Cheap with what i think is great audio, and good battery life.
I have a set of KZ's as well. ZS10 Pros I've had for years and really like. Recently got a set of AN10 TWS Bluetooth asapter, really nice!
Still rockin my 20 year old Shure SE530s. I lost the case for about five years, didn't affect their performance.
That’s because I was previously running with a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, EPOS’s GTW 270.
I have a hard time imagining running with earbuds without using sport earbuds, the kind that have a loop that hooks over your ear to secure the earbuds in place.
That seems like a good recipe to lose one of the buds as well.
It would be prudent for companies selling wireless earbuds to make replacement cases more accessible. For example, Bose sells replacement charging cases for several of its earbuds, including its 2022 QuietComfort Earbuds II.
I mean, losing parts for out-of-production electronic devices is a more-general issue than something specific to Bluetooth earbuds.
https://www.amazon.com/EPOS-Wireless-Earbuds-Android-Compatible/dp/B08QVYC3QP
In this case, it looks like stock is still available for the case+earbuds. You can get a new pair of earbuds and a case for $75. Do that and now you have spare earbuds for if you lose one of those or they go bad, which is another route that could have rendered them unusable.
EDIT: If I lost a pair of Bluetooth earbuds, I don't think I'd get that bent out of shape. Traditional 1/4" or 1/8" jack headphones are pretty mature technology. You could use a decades-old pair and it'd be pretty decent compared to current headphones. Bluetooth earbuds have been changing pretty quickly. New audio codecs, Bluetooth standards, and ANC has become popular and gotten increasingly good (and it looks like the pair in question can't do ANC). An older pair of Bluetooth earbuds is kinda meh compared to current ones.
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