I'll explain everything in a private convo, doing it here might make some new problems. lol
Huh, I've had my earphones for quite some time, I think (less than 3 years, though) and they haven't had any problems but the pads ripping, which are easily replaced.Earphones and headphones really need to last longer. The amount of times I have to replace earphones every few months because a side stops working is very annoying.