Beats Powerbeats 3 Wireless Headphones

I had high hopes for these after going to an Apple store and learning that these are the same chip set as the AirPods, but designed for exercise. I wanted them for running and Apple says the Airpods aren't sweat proof. These allegedly are. The sound quality is excellent, and they fit great--the over the ear hook is good for vigorous exercise. And yes, the battery lasts forever (12 hours, supposedly, though I recharged after about 6) and the fast recharge, which takes a scant 15 minutes, also throws a few hours of charge into them. They sounded perfect. If only they worked. They lasted about 12 days. First, I noticed this weird anomaly when I listed to books on Audible. If I got a Notification of any kind, the volume would drop—expected behavior I suppose. But after manually resetting the volume, the volume would normalize for 5-10 seconds, then slowly slide back to zero. Repeated attempts to reset the volume resulted in the same outcome. I reported it to Apple (which said the problem was likely Audible) and Audible, which said that maybe it was a software problem, they'd look into it. That was a few days ago. Today the remote stopped working. No way to turn the volume up or down, or invoke Siri. Apple, like Amazon, has excellent return policies. I'm trying to decide whether to send them back to Amazon and get a new pair—which will have the same 30-day return policy—or to Apple, which will repair them. Kind of leaning toward Amazon since my suspicion is that these have some fundamental unresolved issues. And I'll go through the whole thing again, only this time, Amazon might not take them back. The whole wireless headphones thing is very frustrating for people who like to run or go to the gym. I suspect that people who work out heavily—and sweat a lot--are the 10-20 percent that give wireless headphones 1-star reviews. I had a similar issue with a pair of Jaybirds--which a lot of people recommend for running. They would just conk out, despite carrying a full battery charge. Luckily, Amazon took them back and refunded me more than three months after I purchased them. The Powerbeats were the replacement I had settled on. UPDATE: Guys—Get this: It turns out there's a difference between SWEAT RESISTANT and SWEAT PROOF! I learned this today when I was on the phone with Apple support to replace my second pair of Powerbeats 3, which died today, a little over three months after Amazon replaced the first pair. Today, my PB3s are unable to take a charge. So I call Apple Support and give an earful (so to speak) to the Customer Service rep. I tell him that someone ought to check out all the 1-star reviews on Amazon. He says the problem is... I am almost choking with bitter, insane laughter here... the phones are not SWEAT PROOF, they are sweat RESISTANT. I understand what that means when we talk about watches that are water resistant (can handle a rain storm) but not water proof (don't shower with them.) But SWEAT? Seriously? I mean, I am not dropping these things in a bucket of sweat, so what the heck does the distinction even mean? The nice service rep couldn't really tell me. Apple will send me another pair of defective headphones however. I can get as many as I need until my original warranty runs out. So $200 for a year's worth of headphones... Now I feel twice as bad: I hate being ripped off for a defective product, and worse, apparently some of us sweat oceans of electronics-killing sweat.