[RollsDownWindowsManually]

I would just like to post that I just (accidentally) put my ER-6i's through a full cycle of a clothes washing machine in the pocket of some slacks and a full cycle of a dryer and they still work fine. As an added bonus, they now smell forest-fresh and snuggly. Hope this helps anyone questioning their durability.

 

[bonethugz]

i'm not quite so how they're not durable. i've been using the for almost two years. not everyday but still two years

 

[nothing101]

il tell you this much

my er6i is being mailed back to me from etymotic after about 3 months of use i think the cable broke inside when it was put in a bag in my pocket.

the actual earphone is sturdy but the cable is a piece of ****

 

[nickknutson]

I never had any problems with mine. I used them for a few months and nothing went wrong. I even had them yanked out of my ear a handfull of times when something caught the cord...nothing happened.

 

[radioactive28]

this is going to be a perpetual thing, what with multiple thread spawning recently; the loyalists who stick by their 6i (me inclusive) will defend the cables and there are those who have theirs dying on them.

i'd advocate a little more care for anyone who has ever snapped their cables for any 'phones. grabbing in one bunch or stuffing the thing in a tight situation just won't do. kinks are also a bane for thin cables commonly found on this sort of portable earphones. look out for these and you'll probably find that even the accidental hard tugs will be the least of your worries.