My Sony Ear Buds Are Dead
Two and a half years ago, almost to the day, I bought my Sony WF-1000XM4 ear buds, but now they won't hold a charge, so I'm on the hunt for new ones.
Two and a half years ago, almost to the day, I bought my Sony WF-1000XM4 ear buds, but now they wonโt hold a charge, so Iโm on the hunt for new ones.
I started off with standard AirPods, but couldnโt get a long with them, so I replaced them with the Sony buds which have served my faithfully for 2.5 years now.
The sound quality and noise cancelling is great, and the batteries lasted ages. I use these things every single day, whether itโs for walking the dogs, or just when Iโm doing jobs around the house on my own.
But unfortunately, my love for these little buds is eroding as the battery life has gone to shit. Now the batteries will last around 45-50 minutes, which is no good considering most the walks I take the dogs on are around 90 minutes. Even a โquickโ walk is an hour.
Weirdly, one of the buds only ever announces that itโs 90% full, even after being in their dock much longer than is needed for a full charge. So I assume the battery is just worn down from the constant charge cycling I put them through (like I said, I wear them every day).
Iโm quite disappointed - I was expecting to get at least 3 years out of these buds, considering they were around ยฃ150. But alas, they havenโt. I could buy another pair, but knowing that theyโre only going to last another 2.5 years, it seems wasteful.
So Iโm looking for recommendations for a new pair of ear buds. Hereโs my requirements:
- Must be Bluetooth and have active noise cancelling
- Must be able to run for at least 90 minutes between charges
- I prefer in-ear buds - I donโt want over-hear headphones
- Iโm not interested in standard AirPods, as they were very uncomfortable for me - I am considering AirPod Pros though, as they have the silicone buds
- Iโd like personal recommendations - I can do a search myself online if I want generic recommendations ๐
If you do have a personal recommendation for me, please use the reply button below - Iโd love to hear from you. โค๏ธ