This is the second time these broke on my WH1000-XM5’s. At least they’re easily replacable by just removing a few screws and dropping in a new one.

Compared to that, this bad boy is over 30 years old and never broke once - thanks to a headband which is made out of metal. Despite that, it’s even more comfortable than Sony’s modern one:

Those are over 30 years old???

Yeah dude if they’re 30 years old I feel like 2 “easy” replacements is … good.

The good ones are 30 years old. The one they needed to fix is the sony one, which was not specified how old but “modern” implies not very.

Yeah WH1000XMs are a very popular bang for buck wireless set. 5 is the latest.

That said, I have 2s that still go strong besides the battery. 4s going strong for a few years. Partner has had 5s for almost two, no issues. All plastic hinges.

Not sure what OP is doing. Seems like a difficult part of the headset to break.