Previously posted in mildly interesting a year ago, doesn’t qualify anymore: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/18714104
Probably disintegrating, I don’t know. But now I’ll finally have to buy new ones. Currently there’s 6 oozing points in total. 3 are minor, one is now inactive (the 2024 pimple), one I taped over, but it’s starting to overflow, and one near the jack is major.
I now cannot plug them in without getting sticky residue everywhere. Also the rubber on the outside is starting to crumble a bit.
I am a cheapskate, but this may be their end.
The 7Hz x Crinacle Zero 2 and the Truthear Gate or Hola (worse but a little cheaper) are both pretty good and around $20. Might be worth considering for a good replacement.
People also like the Moondrop Chu II, but they have bad QC and I don’t like the frequency response (too V-shaped), so I wouldn’t recommend them.