Originally Posted by TunnelVision9:
“I just bought some Skull Candy Ink'd 2.0 on Amazond which got mostly five start reviews.”
The OP was asking for headphones that will last. And Skull Candy don't have any such reputation ...
It took me years to trash my old Sennheiser PMX neckband phones. That was years of being shoved into a bag, used out running/rowing/cycling and just generally being abused. And they only died when the cable got snagged on something that tore it (I really cannot understand how it happened) - otherwise they were working perfectly.
I would suggest going with a company like Sennheiser who have a reputation for reliability and sound quality.