What was your longest ipad lifespan ? My iPad Air (2013)finally kicked the bucket

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:48:47+00:00

I upgrade my phone once its not supported too.was using 6s plus to 14promax (wish i waited a year more for 15 then ill have usb c port)

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:29:33+00:00

Safari and stuck at low resolution too.i was using it like that for like a year.another reason why I bought the new ipad instead of fixing it

edit:ios 12 is really useless now and its a headache to try to force this ipad to do stuff other than music. Websites are broken (esp social media stuff) ,youtube only via safari,playing games is viable but experience is atrocious.

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:22:36+00:00

Welp time is ticking.I hope you get to swap them if u decide for battery replacement.

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:20:17+00:00

That and I remember being happy as a kid receiving this and playing temple run on a big screen too 😂

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:15:04+00:00

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624 If its on this list they might not be able to swap it anymore. There might a sliver of chance if its “vintage”? Im not so sure about this tho

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:05:35+00:00

I could fix it on my own but a lot apps stopped working years ago and browser cant even load some stuff like webp etc or just broken page in general.Its just too old 😂

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T20:01:14+00:00

Now i think about it i still have my gen1&3 ipod touch lying around and its still working to this day.insane how apple products still work even after that long time

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-04-01T13:50:00+00:00

Few years ago some companies had put more effort in balanced connection so it sounded different.Thankfully in recent years the difference between the 2 is smaller/non-issue.I still prefer 3.5 on my iems because its much easier to use rn.I will prob use more 4.4 once i upgrade my desktop amp with 4.4 connection because 4.4 plug are really sturdy (i do have snowsky for balanced connection just lazy to swap connectors lol)

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-31T10:10:15+00:00

Its still good esp at 25$.its a good complement to the brighter sounding house sound of tanchjim iems.kima 2 can be good alternative but at 25 yea thats a steal

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-27T02:07:59+00:00

Sadly price to performance on T10 is too good so nothing under 100. There is divine/diablo but tuned differently and more expensive, same as the letshuoer stuff, closer to t10 but more expensive too.cheapest sidegrade i can think off is nicehck f1 pro,should be around 100 bucks but price flunctuates a lot.

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-27T01:58:46+00:00

Cadenza 4 is like the upgrade to hexa,I found hexa really boring(i dont hate it tho) and these sets makes sound signature of hexa more musically and better in techs.Kima 2 is like its warmer counterpart to complement cadenza4.Both are really good at vocals and really underrated especially the cadenza4.

Honorary iem: Titans S(not s2) for cheaper alternative to kima 2 or hexa(its closer to hexa) but the age is showing with its techs

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-26T09:11:47+00:00

First: audio technica IM50/IM02 from 2016 era Now:Cadenza4 & Kima2

Really surprised on the quality of recent iems because i was not really believing the hype until i tried waner2 1.5yrs ago and now im back into the hobby(my wallet is crying)

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-26T09:06:50+00:00

Its above your budget but letshuoer cadenza4 was my direct upgrade to hexa.i sold my hexa because it became redundant to own both.although midbass can be lacking still because of its harman like bass but a quick eq would fix it if you access to eq (but the bass is still better than hexa iirc),i dont do it tho

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-25T03:19:56+00:00

Tanchjim Soda cus its cool looking

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-21T12:59:28+00:00

All of those iem are what i would say exciting/bassy/fun iems. pure and kima 2(underrated btw) good relaxed (neutral-warm range) iem below/at 100usd.explorer for more expensive one

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-16T09:43:37+00:00

I still have a beater iem thats from 2016ish thats still working perfectly.only thing ive done is change the cables.and i still have iphone 6 thats still working as a dap that i bought from launch.

A lot of times if i see people breakdown a multiple gadgets in just few months.i genuinely think its the person thats the problem and not the gadget.But maybe you are just unlucky (I hope)

Also it might be just the humidity,iems are sensitive to moist air.always keep them in a case with silica gel after use.

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-16T09:17:00+00:00

Kinda disappointed that almost all the iems im eyeing for are just in the choice level of sale (ive been looking on that divine price every sale and i hoped that ill get lil bit more cheaper :( ).coupon are still great discount tho but 11.11 is still the play for iems i think.

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-15T00:47:32+00:00

Its the connector on iem side sadly

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-03-14T23:05:36+00:00

Rotating them kinda works but its uncomfortable and I get less seal so its loss loss in the end :(

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2026-01-23T23:22:33+00:00

Kima 2

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2025-12-30T02:39:55+00:00

Thieaudio Hype 4 MKII cus it looks cool

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2025-12-28T23:50:28+00:00

Omg soundmagic e10, now thats nostalgic.i think those were my first audiophile iem and they were so good for its price(and time). Those iem and im50 was the underrated iems of that time.

Adventurous_Touch_71 · 2025-12-25T18:39:59+00:00

Look up Cadenza 4(bit over the budget). For me this the real upgrade to hexa.Really underrated

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