I would say that it’s probably only true for the very early batches. My first pair had a driver failure but my replacement has had no issues despite treating them a bit roughly. But I don’t get the issues with the headband snapping, I doubt it’ll happen with daily use unless you purposely try to break it. The main issue is probably with the earlier batches having loose hinges which is what many reviewers have pointed out and I also experienced it with my first pair.