In article RCTLb.15331$I06.95145@attbi_s01, Jay Honeck
wrote:

True, they keep breaking. But every time they break, they send me new parts
that are a bit more robust. Sooner or later, they'll get it right, and I'll
have replaced every part in the headset!

Is this one of those, "It's my granddaddy's axe. My pa replace the
blade, and I replaced the handle" situations?

Replace enough parts and what you have left is a new headset.