Would you buy a pair of modular headphones? Because I think I might. Think about it – Bluetooth headphones are notoriously locked down, with tightly integrated circuitry and batteries, making them almost impossible to repair if they go kaput. Some of them have a 3.5mm headphone jack that you can use to make them wired if the batteries go out, but that still leaves the rest of the headphones useless if something like the headband breaks during a particularly rushed commute to work on the tube.
I do love Bluetooth headphones and their convenience, but I’ve long viewed them as eventual e-waste destined for the trash pile as soon as you’re done with them. Once they’re broken, they’re broken, and that’s the end of it – time to buy a new pair.
