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Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix

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Re: Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix

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Post by usrusr »

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.

Wireless headphones are essentially streetwear. Making their product too cheap would be an unforgivable mistake in that market.

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dghlsakjg wrote: post #20

I’ve got a set of 6 year old $60 taotronics headphones that I just replaced the earpads on. Took 5 minutes and they use generic earpads available from AE or Amazon. The battery is soldered in, but is a generic lipo foil pouch accesible behind a screwed together earcup so I won’t need to find a specific form factor or break any glued together stuff to get at it. I don’t see this product as more “repairable” than other…

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Post by manmal »

Kuinox wrote: post #19
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.

WH-1000XM5 => $400 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 can really recommend the WH-1000XM5 btw. They are quite light and work surprisingly well even with iDevices. I tried to call my dad while I mowed the lawn (electric mower, but pretty loud one) and he understood me well. Audio pass through sounds like the real thing, I’d just like to be able to turn it louder.

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Post by kitsunesoba »

CoastalCoder wrote: post #4

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.

I really hope they manage US availability some time soon. The FairPhone seems like it'd be a really good Android app dev test device, representing the average Android device well, being repairable (when the battery inevitably dies due to being plugged in frequently), and I would imagine being more friendly to third-party Android distros once official OS updates stop being provided.

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Post by Uvix »

JonathanBeuys wrote: post #27

What are the best noise cancelling headphones to work in cafes? Im using Bose Quiet Comfort II and I always wish they would cancel better.

Noise cancelling only really works for constant sounds (like airplane engines), not for background music/chatter.
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