xzackly7 t1_iuk2o4j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:45 PM

Reply to comment by LucasRunner in Anyone Sennheiser customer service and quality control going down the drain? by Shiro_Hayate

I don't think the plastic matters much since it's quite durable and has quite literally stood the test of time. Durable lightweight and probably easier to produce if I had to guess. Don't care if a headphone is plastic or metal once it's sitting on my head as long as it's durable.

blargh4 t1_iuk7a5j wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:22 PM

From my experience at least, the problem with plastic is it tends to get brittle with age. My old HD600 failed when one of the plastic pieces that hold the drivers in the cups cracked when I was swapping the cable - wasn't applying any kind of extraordinary force or anything. That said, if making them more durable would double the cost or something, I'd rather just get another set of cheaper headphones.