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>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.
Then maybe Fairbuds should charge 600$ to sweeten the deal.
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"
It may not make sense to repair for many consumers. In a few years we might have better codecs or similar and you'll want to upgrade your crusty headphones anyway.
I have been fixing my Bose QC 45 for many years too
Qc45 were released on April 4th 2022
Whenever they break this looks like a good replacement.
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It's not a "sustainability tax", it's "acknowledging people are not slaves nor are resources infinite"
"Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent” It may not make sense to repair for many consumers. In a few years we might have better codecs or similar and you'll want to upgrade your crusty headphones anyway.
This sounds like something could be done with a firmware update.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent” It may not make sense to repair for many consumers. In a few years we might have better codecs or similar and you'll want to upgrade your crusty headphones anyway.
>>In a few years we might have better codecs This sounds like something could be done with a firmware update.
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
I have been fixing my Bose QC 45 for many years too
Qc45 were released on April 4th 2022
Would have bought FairbudsXL instead as it’s not clear that the QC45s have any benefit over them
>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.
Please, point me to the bluetooth/wireless noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that are pretty fixable at a level comparable to that of the Fairbuds here?
Note, it must meat ALL the criteria I listed. Missing anything makes answer worthless. e.g. If it offers everything except for bluetooth or noise-cancelling means it's worthless in this context, and cannot be considered.
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.
Bose QC45 => $279
Fairbuds XL => 249€ ($272 if I convert right now)
It's cheaper than two of the most popular headphones, how is there a "too high sustainability tax" ?!?
I don’t see this product as more “repairable” than other products. I do see that it has a lot of modules that are designed to be thrown away and replaced easily without throwing away unaffected parts.
Repairable? Not in the strictest sense. I don’t see schematics and board layouts for repair people. Are all components 0805 or bigger so a blown capacitor can be easily replaced? No way to know, because they haven’t published how you would go about actually diagnosing and repairing failed components instead of tossing and replacing the module they are housed in.
Honestly, for the price you might as well just pick up a nice set from a company like Bose that has a service and repair department, and a demonstrated commitment to longevity and quality.