I've had this model headphones for like 4 years now. Each year I have had to replace them cause one of the earphones would die... but that didnt bother me that much with how much I was using them. The last 2 I bought in the last 3 months have been horrible. The quality of the plastic has drastically decreased. Both have snapped at the hindge point hear the ear buds. Both times they occured while they were in my gym bag. Until they correct this, I cannot recommend this product.