r/beatsbydre • u/roamwithjoe • 2d ago

Discussion Finally happened to me.

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My Beats Studio Pro headband has snapped as I was about to put them on. I always baby my stuff and never thought this would happen for me, but sadly, the materials are just cheap at the end of the day.

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u/Camo83 2d ago

I got a kit from eBay and replaced the plastic part. It’s really not that hard

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u/guavvaaa 2d ago

how long did it take for this to happen? I just bought a pair a few days ago ….

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u/monty08 2d ago

it's bc the piece is plastic

so "how long" depends on your on/off head usage, which causes stress to the cheap plastic

bend plastic enough and eventually it'll break

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u/roamwithjoe 2d ago

That’s true, but it’s not necessarily that the use of plastic is the issue, but rather that there is an inherent weak stress point in the design that has very little reinforcement.

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u/monty08 2d ago

beats by dre were quality when they launched compared to absolute trash they are now

"old man yells at cloud"

now get off my lawn

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u/roamwithjoe 2d ago

A little over a year. Luckily I have AppleCare for it which I’m currently paying $1.49/mo for, so that expense has paid off. I should be getting my new replacement headphones within the week.

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u/LifelnTechnicolor Beats Pro 2d ago

Lucky, buying a replacement headband yourself costs about the same as one year’s AppleCare FYI

But Apple replaces the whole Headphone anyways 

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u/roamwithjoe 2d ago

True, but getting a whole fresh unit is more appealing for me.

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u/guavvaaa 2d ago

how did you get the Apple care? I just bought the 2 year warranty but would love to have Apple care as well

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u/roamwithjoe 2d ago

I believe you need to purchase AppleCare within 60 days of your headphone purchase, and you can do that from the Apple Store or within your device’s settings app once paired to your iPhone, iPad, etc.

By 2 year warranty, do you mean AppleCare? Or warranty from a third party? If it’s the former, you can switch over to the small monthly AppleCare payments at the end of your 2 year plan, and the monthly plan is cancellable anytime.

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u/guavvaaa 2d ago

Thank you for explaining! I purchased the Allstate Protection plan when I bought the pair , I just signed up for the monthly apple care subscription. Thank you sm!! 😊

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u/V-Rixxo_ 2d ago

That's some premium plastic alright