[elk0019]

had 2 pair of re0's die on me in 6 months time...
 
read the whole story at http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/494451/re0-mess

 

[flaming_june]

Mine died within a month, well, right after jogging for the first time with it.  It's just not very durable.
 
Exactly the problem you've described too.  

 

[elk0019]

does anybody have a working pair for more than a few months with constant/daily use ?

 

[bolinao]

Mine freyed and i have exposed wires half way along the cord after only a few weeks...

 

[elk0019]

i'm definitely not getting another pair.. durability is laughable.. i'd rather pay more and not have them die after just a few months of use.. (very pissed)

 

[Nankai]

We sale several hundred RE0 per month. Defective rate is about only 3%. We will try our best to improve manufacturing and get lower defective rate.

 

[Tboy012]

What is the purpose of this thread? You already have another thread addressing the issues you have with this iem which was created yesterday and yet you create another one?

 

[elk0019]

i created the other one because i included pics of the inner iem hoping that somebody would have any suggestions as to how i might try and repair it and this one out of curiosity if somebody has my same problem... did you bother to read them ?
 
2 iems that brake in just a few months does not make me happy, would you ?

 

[Tboy012]

Yes I actually did read both of your threads and feel you did not need to create this thread since its pushing down other useful threads

 

[elk0019]

pushing other threads down is and was not my intention, what is your intention with trying to flame me ? i'm just asking people their opinions based on their experience with the iem if you don't have one or want to share something usefull why don't you just let the thread die ?? i'm sure a single thread won't bother anybody and you won't have any troubles finding the ones you want.. so what is the purpose of you posting here ?
 
@nankai: sorry i don't mean to say anything wrong about the re0 but having 2 defective ones in a row is to much for anybodys patience

 

[paulypaul]

Quote:

does anybody have a working pair for more than a few months with constant/daily use ?

Ive had mine for 6 months and no problems at all.
Im very happy with them, and yes i use them daily

 

[ClieOS]

I have the original RE0 for over 1.5 years now (since late 2008) and have used it extensively as both my reference and daily IEM. No problem what so ever.

 

[the search never ends]

OP, I can understand your frustration. I don't think the post you took offense with was flaming you either.
In the grand scheme of things, the RE0, has proven to very reliable. I don't use mine any longer, my wife loves them, and while she doesn't abuse them. She is much more rough on iem's than I am. No problems. Head Direct will help you. The defective rate may seem high, but selling an iem for 79 dollars allows for only a certain perentage of units to be qc checked. The RE0 sound is not ideal for me, but the legion of fans would not be here, if defective products that did not hold up were the norm.
 
 

 

[flaming_june]

I've used many IEMs in my day and RE0s were among the weakest.  Previous to it the shortest lifespan was 11months (ety er6i), and I worked out with er6is 6 days a week during the summer and twice a week during winter.  With RE0's just a 20 min jogging session meant one ear wouldn't work.  I'll be sending them back and see how the replacement fairs.  The legion of fans are due to it's sound clarity, not necessarily durability.