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Thanks that's good insight. Yeah i'm like you and don't get on with in ear stuff and am really enjoying the noise cancelling feature. I haven't done higher intensity longer sessions in a long time but am trying to claw my fitness back up. I may just use the Sony's for spinning my way through a movie with the fan on and use my trusted bone conductors for sweaty blasts.
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I started off with a set of old, very much non-waterproof, wired kids £20 cast-offs that a relative was going to throw out - expecting them to last maybe a week on the turbo. I treated them with utter contempt - including leaving them to 'dry' on the washing line for months at a time while they got pissed on. Incredibly they ended up lasting nearly 3 years despite being perpetually wet/disgusting for nearly all of that time. They even still 'work' now but all the non-plastic parts have degraded and/or fallen off.
By contrast I bought some 'top-rated' (but still only £50) 'waterproof' BT replacements and they are starting to physically degrade within a month (albeit the electrics seem ok). I'm guessing they won't last a year though.
Unfortunately I suspect the IPX ratings can be taken with a pinch of salt.. as it's not going to replicate filling them up with corrosive salty water every day/week - but my own experience suggests the electric bits suffer less than I'd expect, but the rest falls apart slowly anyway. If you care about the ones that you have, I'd suggest you don't use them as you will eventually become disgusted by them (unless they are for the Turbo only or you use MEGA-FANS from all angles!).
My next purchase will probably be another kids (I have a small head) Argos special that are light and cheap enough to be considered almost disposable.. (I also prefer over-ear, to drown out other noise and in-ear never seem to fit/stay in properly)