ALWAYS GETS ME AAAARRRRRRGHHHHHHH I make sure I disconnect them from all devices; I make sure they are well positioned in their cases; that the charging lights are on etc and yet… they disappoint me like this…

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    I bought some Sony WF-1000XM3 a couple of years ago. They were new, although heavily discounted, but the battery life was awful; the box says the buds themselves would last for 6 hours on a single charge, right? I got maybe 1.5 hours out of them.

    Sony wouldn’t RMA them because I supposedly bought them at their outlet store (I didn’t). Eventually, I just replaced the batteries in both buds and now they last ~3 hours; I guess that’s due to the battery in the charging case also being weak.

    Next time I’ll just buy one of those Fiio bluetooth DACs to use with my Grados…

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      What kind of Grados? I LOVE my Grados and I just have a bunch of pairs of SR80…e? My usage of them has only fallen off after snagging some Sennheiser HD560s for a stupidly low price.

      • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I splurged for a pair of SR325x recently and they’re awesome; just a great, balanced sound. Pretty easy to drive, too, even with my old iPod mini.

        • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Ooo those look sick! My only Grado complaint (other than the easily fixable Grattle) is the dual headphone cord. I hate it when they spin around and the cords go inwards and touch my chin. But that’s also easily fixed. I do wish they had a replaceable single cord like Sennheisers, but of my four pairs of Grados I’ve had for a million years, I’ve never had a cord go out.

          • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            That’s the only complaint I have as well, the cords tend to rub a lot on any jackets I wear. It’s not really a big deal, though.

            • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              2·
              2 months ago

              Worth it for their magnificent sound and hella comfort! I can wear them for 8-10 hours easy.

    • MothraOPEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Ufff that sucks… I’m impressed that you changed the batteries on the buds. I’m not even sure I could open mine without destroying them.