Nothing lasts forever, even cold November Rain the best noise-cancelling earbuds or the best over-ear headphones on the market.
Most of us hate the throwaway nature of consumerism – and gadgets have oft been tagged as a chief offender here, with fresh smartphone iterations arriving annually alongside all-new corresponding earbuds. But the fact is that while the true wireless headgear sector is much better than it used to be in this respect (and here I'd like to give a shoutout to Fairphone's new FairBuds XL, which feature a modular, truly replaceable approach) your Bluetooth headphones have a shelf life.
