I got some magnetic adapters and so far so good. Most of my charging cable connectors start to wear out after a few years as well. Hopefully the magnetic adapters will last.

What's a good budget to mid range option these days? Anything still using 2.5mm connector?

I see there are some magnetic usb c adapters. Anyone tried them?

It's some old amazon dongle that i bought years ago when when they stopped putting headphone jacks in phones and tablets. I don't doubt there's wear to the usbc ports too as the devices are over a year old. I guess this is a more general question because usbc seems less robust than 3.5mm...

I find the usb-c connection to my phone/tablet a bit finicky and fragile. If it gets bumped even lightly it often loses the connection. Are there any dongles or cable that's a bit more robust that can take a little more abuse or is Bluetooth the only way to go?

Which zmf?

I have a hd595 lying around somewhere, is the hd598se any different?

Yeah, I will most likely pick up both hd800 and the audio technica if they show up on classifieds.

Good to know. I just got the xr because my last etymotic was the er6 and thought I would try their warmer version this time. So far so good, but I may play around with eq as suggested.

Since this is a giant thread, just based on the last few pages is the er4sr the current favorite out of all the er4 variants?

So no good store in norcal to try them both to compare? Guess I'll have to get them both if they show up on classified.

Is there a good store in the sf bay area to try a bunch of headphones?

I have a hd600 already, is the hd800 a step up in comfort?

What are some recommendations for comfortable full sized headphones? Say if I score headphones based on comfort and sound, 70:30. For everyday listening and some gaming.

If the led is dim then the problem is probably not the led but more upstream. If you don't have the tools to debug and fix it yourself then I agree it's probably better to just get a new one.

Been lurking here for a while, just wanted to say hi!