SMs should last decently long IMO. But I'd always recommend the super-glue treatment to any IEM
Will do that to the IEMs I buy henceforth too . Thanks for the tip!
Vouch for SM IEMs.using for almost 10 months,greatly abused,zero problems!
Awesome . Everyone so proudly vouching for the SMs made me change my decision!
Final decision: Buying SoundMagic the PL11 for the iPod from PristineNote (Rs. 650) and the Cowon EM1 with mic (Rs. 1039).
Thanks everybody for all the help !