Hello, I've gotten my first pair of wireless earbuds. The Sony Linkbuds S. I never charge my phone or laptop after 30-60 mins of use so find it worrying to constantly stick my headphones back in the case where they charge to 100%. I use them once or twice a day for gym/run or traveling but rarely long enough to drain below 70% if I keep putting them back in the case. My question is, should I leave them OUT of the case until they drop down to a certain percentage to extend battery life/not create a memory/drainage issue? I've google this extensively and keep getting contradicting things. Any tips are appreciated to keep these lasting as long as possible. cheers

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RubenRag t1_j5pi537 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:45 PM

In an ideal world you wouldn’t keep them at full charge when not in use. Lithium doesent like to be stored at full charge

selwayfalls OP t1_j5pvyl6 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 7:09 PM

yeah that's my question, everyone uses their earbuds/airpods and then immediately after, you put them in the case because that's the best way to not lose them/break them. But then the case automatically charges them to 100%. Isn't this a problem?

RubenRag t1_j5qe75s wrote on January 24, 2023 at 9:00 PM

To some degree yes, if you’re gonna not use them for a while then even more so. I tend to expect 2 years tops then I’m not disappointed

adasmephlab t1_j5q2jqk wrote on January 24, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Fiio utws5 earhooks have a setting to preserve battery life. This sets the max charge to 85%.

RubenRag t1_j5qdtc0 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 8:58 PM

This is the kinda stuff we need

TagalogON t1_j5so87z wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:41 AM

Hello, here's what I do with my TWS earbuds and TWS adapters (like FiiO UTWS3/5) or really Bluetooth/wireless/rechargable/etc. stuff in general: I try to only charge it when it has no battery or will have no battery soon.

So if I am going to eat, I just either turn off the TWS earbuds/etc. or like leave it playing. Do not eat with TWS earbuds or IEMs inside your ear btw, it's not good for your health/comfort.

And yes if your TWS earbuds or Bluetooth devices have app support sometimes there'll be settings to set it to 80% battery life or something like that to prolong the battery. This will help preserve the long term battery life in theory.

So for now just keep playing if you want to maybe save the battery life in the future. But most people will not mind the disposable nature of TWS earbuds or Bluetooth stuff and so they'll be surprised when it has way less battery life within 1-2 years.

Realistically, people are always doing that recharging habit though. It's actually very rare that people are like me where I will use the TWS earbuds/etc. without ever taking them off.

Most TWS earbuds/TWS adapters/etc. last only say 5-6 hours in practice despite claims of 8 hours or so. This depends on if you're using regular AptX, LDAC, etc. And like how loud you listen too.

Always make sure you have that perfect vacuum seal in order to save your hearing health and also to get more batter life out of the TWS earbuds.

You have to specifically look for TWS earbuds/Bluetooth devices that have long battery life if you want legit 8 hours or so.

Try Spinfit W1, FiiO HS18, AZLA SednaEarfit XELASTEC, Dunu S&S, etc. ear tips for possibly better fit/seal, noise reduction/isolation, and comfort.

You can use ear tips for wired IEMs with TWS earbuds (and vice versa) but they'll probably be too long/wide for the TWS earbuds case and so it won't charge at all, you'll need to remove the ear tips each time.

Try Spinfit CP360/CP1025, AZLA SednaEafit MAX for TWS, etc. Those are specifically made for TWS earbuds, they usually have adapters for weird nozzles like Apple, etc. devices.

There's also Final Audio E for TWS ear tips. The smaller sizes of the regular Final Audio E ear tips (it's $15 for the 5 sizes multipack on Amazon) for wired IEMs should also fit inside TWS earbuds cases. Check Audio46 (this is from New York) if they have the Final Audio E for TWS version in stock.

The dimensions/sizing/measurements/etc. for most ear tips these days will be on Amazon/AliExpress/HiFiGo/etc. Unfortunately you have to blind buy the ear tips in order to get a feel for the dimensions/measurement/etc. that you like for your ears. Remember, this will also change with different IEMs as they'll have different nozzle length, nozzle angle, and so on.

Here's a bit more info on ear tips: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/10k210n/alternative_tips_for_aria/j5o2f8q/

This is how you should use Etymotics or really any IEM or TWS earbud to make sure you have that good/perfect fit for that vacuum seal (necessary for the bass to be properly produced): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KwXEqe6Gq4

For TWS earbuds, see here for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/HeadphoneAdvice/comments/10hdr2p/are_there_any_wireless_earbuds_witouth/j58keli/

Click through those thread links if you want to look for cheaper (<$50) TWS earbuds for specifically gym/running/etc. use. Look for the ones with IPX5/7 water resistant or waterproof ratings. And ya always wipe the ears and IEMs with a clean paper towel or microfiber cloth so that it doesn't get clogged and also because sometimes the gold charging ports will be covered in sweat/dirt/etc. and it won't let the TWS earbuds charge properly.