I'm hard on my earbuds.
When on the riding mower, sometimes I'm turning and my hand will come across, snag the cord and rip them out of my ears.
I use earmuff ear protection over the earbuds so I am not blasting the music into my ears...I can turn the volume down and hear the music just fine instead of blasting it to hear over the mower and killing my ears.
Anyway, with the earmuff protection, yanking them out of my ears and then getting caught on the earmuff is just a mess...lots of tugging on the cord.
I'm almost afraid to use the beats earbuds. I'd hate to ruin an expensive set. I just got my Rezound...haven't even used the earbuds yet. I may sell them and buy a standard pair.