I have an older pair of Plantronics headphones (from 2018) and honestly there’s nothing wrong with them. They still sound good. I replaced the earpads maybe 6 months ago because the originals wore out and split open. But now they’re as good as new.
The only reason I think of upgrading to something more current is because they charge with the old school micro USB (the kind that has 2 pins on one side) and everything else I own charges with USB C. It’s annoying that I have to keep an old school micro USB cable because that’s the only way to charge the headphones but it feels like a waste to get rid of them and upgrade to something with a USB C charging port.
What should I do? Quit whining and get rid of the Plantronics for something current? Or should I just ride with the Plantronics until the wheels fall off?
Personally I would wait till the wheels fall off. Consider it like this: if your existing headphones work fine, would you pay the price of the new headphones purely to not have to use the cable again. To me that seems like a waste of money, but it is your money and who I am I to tell you how to spend it? If you were thinking of upgrading them anyway, regardless of the cable situation, then I would maybe consider it. It seems a lot of money when you can just unplug the micro usb and swap the cable to usb c, which takes maybe 5 seconds? Only if you are charging on the go, with other usb c devices then maybe it makes sense.