I have have these for about a year , use they 6 + hour a day while I work and they just now break . the cord on the plug end finally come loose , but it be after many good yank from drop my ipod . if you look for a durable pair of headphone , these be the one . I have go through other headphone in a matter of month before the cord start to crackle and give out . these headphone have a bungie cord wrap around the actual cord so it do not get tug as easy . order my second pair to last another year !