I've bought two pairs of sony earphones for about $25 each over the last few years, and each of them lasted a little more than a year. Is that the standard lifetime for a pair of 25 bucks earphones? They work pretty fine, but one side tends to lose its audio capabilities 1 year in.

How long do you think earphones last (generally) and which brands do you like?

Also i bought earphones not headphones incase anyone was wondering