So I am a very forgetful person so I forget tings in my pockets a lot and as a teenager, I don't check pockets before I throw things in the washing machine. Since you can probably see where this is going, I end up having to get new ones of these every 8 months or so. But the craziest thing is, THEY SURVIVED THE WASHING MACHINE. TWICE. the most recent pair I had survived the washing machine two whole times before dying (they worked fine the two other times) and I also really like the sound quality and stuff but that's not the point I'm making here. And maybe I'm biased but I can't think of any downsides unless you're a big fan of wireless earbuds and if so, why are you here go away.