headphones acting up

[coraa]

My shiny new fancy sound-cancelling headphones have started acting up. The sound comes in fine in one ear, but it's spotty in the other ear -- cuts in and out throughout the song. Jiggling the cable/holding my head at a funny angle can correct the problem, but only temporarily. And trying to listen to something when it's playing steadily in one ear but cutting in and out of the other gives me a raging headache.

This is maddening, because I spent a bit more on these headphones than I normally would because I wanted to get a good-quality pair that would last, and they have so far had a shelf life much shorter than the cheapass Target headphones I usually buy.

So, for those of you out there in LJ-land, two questions. One: How do you keep your headphones in good working order? Because maybe I'm just abusing them grotesquely and that's why they lasted maybe six weeks. And Two: What kind of headphones do you use, how long do they last, and do you like them? (I can't wear earbuds -- my ears are the wrong shape or something, they either fall out or I have to jam them in so hard I get a headache -- but I'm not picky otherwise, except that if they leak sound it'll drive jmpava crazy as he sits in the office with me all day. Which is why I shelled out for these in the first place. Argh!)

Comments

[kagejim.livejournal.com]

What headphones did you get?
I've been thinking about getting a really good pair sometime soon for better mixing my songs.

I'm using a pair of Kosh Pro 35t's, now.
Linky:
http://www.radioshack.com/sm-koss-titanium-portable-headphone--pi-2258483.html

Great headphones, but they do tend to break (the weak link is the inline volume control). If you get the 1 year replacement plan, you'll likely get a near endless supply of them, though, since they usually break within a year.

MINE, however, are maybe 4 years old, now. They still work fine, although the bass isn't as good as it once was (that's normal, btw).

Things to avoid, as far as I can tell are: bouncing around and humidity. My sister tend to kinda dance or something when she's listening to music and her 35t's break a lot more than mine (I think she's on her 3rd pair--but she only paid once, with the plan).

As far as sound quality goes, I have heard better outside of the $100 and above level headphones.

[kagejim.livejournal.com]

Also, I've been thinking about buying these:
http://www.amazon.com/AUDIO-TECHNICA-Stereo-Headphone-ATH-PRO5MS/dp/B00094NNA6