Stop paying for those branded use-and-throw crap, and get yourself one of those modular chi-fi headsets.
Cables broken? Now you don’t have to throw the entire thing. Want this, but in USB-C? Just get them cables in the format you prefer. Earbuds uncomfortable? No worries, get them replaced. Want to go wireless? Get yourself one of those Bluetooth module - the neck ones, or the around-the-ear, if that’s what you prefer.
Right now, I have the TruthEar Hola, which has been discontinued and replaced with the TruthEar Gate - they’re essentially the same thing, but I like Hola for it’s aesthetics. It is also a flat sound signature headphone, with just one dynamic driver on each side. Personally, I’d prefer to pick the TruthEar Zero next time (tuned by Crinacle, BTW), or the TruthEar Hexa, or maybe the Letshuoer DZ4 or the S12 pro.
But you could not go wrong with other brands like:
Just make to check out their sound signature spectrum. For starters, you may pick something that has a flat sound signature, and has a dual driver setup (1 dynamic driver + 1 balanced armature driver), although you may preferably pick a single driver (1 dynamic driver).
At least in India, we have a audiophile-only site, (www.headphonezone.in), so it makes searching for audio-related stuff really easy. What you could do is search for beginner audiophile IEMs in the above page, and maybe try searching for them locally or on Amazon or other alternative sites out there.
I have a pair of 7Hz Salnotes Zero IEMs and I adore them. Sub-$20, sound great, fit my ears and are comfortable for long play sessions - they’re the complete package.
Contrasting them to some Etymotic ER3 IEMs buds I received for my birthday years ago the Salnotes sound just as good, but cost four times less. I was terrified of wearing the ER3s out and about in case I broke them somehow, but the Salnotes come with me everywhere.
Both the 7Hz Salnotes Zero and the TruthEar Hola are consider to be almost similar - they both target the Harman neutral, and do so decently well for the money it costs. The Salnotes Zero is a little on the darker side from what I hear, as opposed to the Hola, which is probably just a matter of preference.
The silicon in the Hola are not the best - they’re loose and uncomfortable, so I’ll probably replace them. And the cable have some minor damage (only physical), so I’ll probably get one from Tripowin once it wears down completely.