Damnit, I must have missed the sale. I'm literally currently considering them as the replacements for my earbuds that have started to have issues with the cable
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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What earbuds are you using? Most decent pairs nowadays will have a replaceable cable.
Just the cheap USB c earbuds that came with my pixel 3, so no way to replace unfortunately. I don't mind the sound honestly, they're not too bad in that department, but the wire is having those dreaded continuity issues :/
Ah, well the porta pros are still worth $35 for sure. There's plenty of good cheap options for buds too, I'm a big fan of the Blon BL-03 myself. Moondrop and KZ have some good stuff in that price range too but I haven't tried those personally.
Do you have a pair of the porta pros? Do you find they're comfortable to wear around the neck?
I think the main thing I'd miss switching to them is that the earbuds can fit in an altoids tin in my pocket without me needing to have a bag to carry them in, but otherwise the porta pros seem like a really good fit for what I'm looking for, and the super fun retro look doesn't hurt either lol. I've heard some folks have issues with them pulling hair, but I have short straight hair so I don't think thats too much of a concern for me
I really appreciate the recommendations, I'll have to take a look at those!
I have a couple pairs actually, I need backups because I like them so much lol. They go around the neck just fine but be aware that if you're out in the sun the metal headband will get really hot.
Once in a while they'll yank on a hair but it's negligible when you're familiar with taking them off. I get more hair pulling from the kph30i and even my Sundara.
Gotcha, yeah I'm not too worried about the hair pulling, mostly just whether theyre comfortable enough around the neck that I won't mind wearing them there any time I'm out and about and don't want them actively on my ears
I appreciate you sharing your thoughts!
I found porta pro to be completely comfortable around my neck. That was more than a decade ago now (my god), but the design should be the same. Occasionally they would yank out a hair from my neck, but not enough to really bother me.
Might buy a pair again actually, they were lightweight and served me well back in the day.
I'm glad you chimed in to add your perspective, that's genuinely really helpful. I think they'll probably end up as my earbuds replacement when I get around to replacing them