i agree having warranty is a lot relieving ......but its better to be relieved by a $700 JH13 pro's music.
everyone of us ( ibet ) takes extreme care of his audio gear ...and why wouldn't he ....spent a fortune on it ( i for one have some times skipped meals to save money for gaming, audio and video stuff)
....if its wires its replaceable ....and drivers of iems are closely packed ...i doubt if they are not misused ....( water exposure, intentional opening, improper signal at high volume) they will go bad
even if there the wires are ok and there is a problem with them again remoulding them will do the trick 90% of the times ( cause in that case the problem will most probably be with the internal wiring of the IEM. drivers sont go bad unless tampered...and in iems there is very little possibility of any external agent getting to the drivers.
thats what i think ....i have not read this anywhere......thus i might be wrong!
if the difference in price is 20-30% i'd definately go for a pair with warranty ....but if the difference is greater ....f*** warranty ......bring it on!
annd if you are importing, then indian customs and postal services will take half the warranty away anyway ....i doubt i will get my HM -602 before its "30day trial period"
m s:flo is already 1.5 months old now ...and i have not touched it ....it has been being delivered!!