I don't like headphones, they're not really practical if someone's talking to you and you have to take them off right away.. it only takes a shoulder rub against the ear with regular earphones.
I honestly can't remember how many pairs of earphones I've tried in the last year or even brands, I've even had to bought three pairs in less than a week.. I break them, lose them or they're just bad quality... I love hook earphones, they're definitely 'safer' than the others.. the downside is that if you do tend to take them on and off, it gets to a point where the cable twists or something and the quality of the sound doesn't decrease, it just vanishes completely
. and I'm not big on repairing earphones and I doubt someone else is.
of all the earphones I've used.. JVC ones are my favorites, in terms of durability and quality.
ignoring quality and focusing entirely on durability, no brand has lasted me more than Apple...they're very resisting, and hard to crash
.. I'd probably go back to them if I could find a non-white pair.. I hate white earplugs with a passion..