Yeah, let's introduce a major structural flaw and a point of failure to a perfectly sound design :agony-shrooms:
And for what?
"Foldable headphones are so convenient and portable when you're not using them!!"
YOU WEAR THEM AROUND YOUR NECK WHEN NOT USING THEM, DIPSHIT
These stupid hinges turn cheap headphones from durable and reliable backups to instant e-waste
Source: just had a pair of cheap bluetooth headphones crack at the hinges because it was slightly below freezing
I can't speak for anybody, but I usually hear people cite the reason that Bluetooth headphones can't compete with the audio quality of similarly priced analog headphones, because they need extra hardware for Bluetooth as well as a cheap digital audio converter within the headphones to send the analog signal to the speakers
I say this as someone who just uses $30 bluetooth earbuds. I think when What-dot-CD was raided, the audiophile in me died
I think mine sound fine. I don't detect any compression or artifacts. I have an expensive pair of seinheisers that I've had forever. They're fantastic sounding, yeah. But I don't think they sound that much better. Definitely not $100 better sounding. The biggest thing they have going for them is that they do use better materials and they are much more serviceable.
That's how I am with headphones too. I used bottom-end Audio Technica headphones when it meant enough to me to make it worthwhile, but my use-cases have changed since then
Nice headphones are nice and all, but unless you're in audio studio conditions - from the audio input, all the way out to your surroundings - they're pretty moot