Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix

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Post by aquir » Thu, May 11, 2023, 10:50 AM UTC

Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
theguardian.com

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Post by goofymiron » Thu, May 11, 2023, 11:45 AM UTC

Awesome! My current noise-cancelling headphones have lost their noise-cancelling ability and bluetooth connectivity due to the battery dying. Can only listen to music over a cable now.

Would have loved to be able to replace the battery in my headphones and imho this should be the standard for all headphones/electronic devices

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Post by artogahr » Sun, May 14, 2023, 4:47 PM UTC

They look cool and I would love to be able to buy one but the sustainability tax seems too high to be a successful product to me.

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Post by CoastalCoder » Sun, May 14, 2023, 4:57 PM UTC

These look really interesting.

I'm curious if there are plans to sell these to American customers. Right now (IIUC) their website only ships to EU countries.

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Post by handwarmers » Sun, May 14, 2023, 4:57 PM UTC

I have been fixing my Bose QC 45 for many years too

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 14, 2023, 5:00 PM UTC

handwarmers wrote: post #5

I have been fixing my Bose QC 45 for many years too

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Post by Throw73849 » Sun, May 14, 2023, 5:02 PM UTC

>Weight: 330g

That is like Apple AirPods, those are very heavy and extended wear gets you tired.

And most over-ear headphones are already pretty fixable. Most brands provide spare parts for like 20 years.

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Post by m-axiom » Sun, May 14, 2023, 5:05 PM UTC

handwarmers wrote: post #5

I have been fixing my Bose QC 45 for many years too

Qc45 were released on April 4th 2022

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Post by fnord77 » Sun, May 14, 2023, 5:06 PM UTC

handwarmers wrote: post #5

I have been fixing my Bose QC 45 for many years too

QC45 have been out for only 1.5 years

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Post by ealhad » Sun, May 14, 2023, 5:09 PM UTC

artogahr wrote: post #3

They look cool and I would love to be able to buy one but the sustainability tax seems too high to be a successful product to me.

It's not a "sustainability tax", it's "acknowledging people are not slaves nor are resources infinite"