I really wish these were available in Canada.
Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
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#82You've been able to fix Beyerdynamic DT770s forever, which is one reason why they're so popular with studios.
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#83I certainly appreciate this idea. My WH-1000XM4s developed an issue where the NC has a feedback loop that sends a deafening shriek as soon as you place them on your ears and it lasts until you turn off the NC. I have to go through this (quite embarrassing in public) ordeal every time I turn them on. I'd just upgrade if they weren't so absurdly expensive in the first place.
Do you think this is a hardware or a software problem? I have these headphones myself, and I really like them. This sounds awful. I had to do a factory reset on them recently because they stopped connecting to one of my devices.
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#84> €249 It would be interesting to know if t would be viable to make these for the lower end market…. Or would consumers just replace them anyway?
Owner of a 50€ Bluetooth headphones pair, bought 10 years ago. Had to resolder a connector, and the head strap got cracked while in my backpack but works good as new again after wrapping a single piece of tape around the broken spot ~five years ago.
Kinda waiting for something unrepairable to die so I can finally get headphones that can pair with more than one device at a time. New fabric would also be nice, I'd love if that were sold separately. Now that I've got a USB-C smartphone (had to say goodbye to micro two years ago and, with that, being able to use literally every charger in the house), having C on headphones would be nice as well.
Feels like a waste to just throw a working product away, so I haven't so far. It's not at all in a sellable state.
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#85I stopped reading at “Vegan Leather”. Can we call it what it is? Plastic.
Because that's not what people care about in this context. People are looking at this picture and they see something that looks like leather. You say "Vegan Leather" and the message they get is "No animals were killed for this product."
"I want the look and feel of leather, but not the specific ethical concerns."
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#86I stopped reading at “Vegan Leather”. Can we call it what it is? Plastic.
Is it plastic though? I remember seeing youtube clips where some companies make "vegan leather" from mushrooms. Plastic isn't quite the correct word here, when I think of plastic I think of hard plastic like in tupperware.
The complaint here is that it's nebulous b.s. marketing speak that only means "leather-looking without involving animal products" ... and probably some kind of plastic.
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#87I certainly appreciate this idea. My WH-1000XM4s developed an issue where the NC has a feedback loop that sends a deafening shriek as soon as you place them on your ears and it lasts until you turn off the NC. I have to go through this (quite embarrassing in public) ordeal every time I turn them on. I'd just upgrade if they weren't so absurdly expensive in the first place.
My 3s do this as well but it's quite intermittent
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why dont we call leather what it is - chemically treated skin Because we're allowed to put words to new uses Language is open-source
I know what leather is. I’ve no idea what “vegan leather” is. Plastic, some sort of plant material, something else?
You can't charge nearly as much for "plastic" as for "vegan leather" though.
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#89I stopped reading at “Vegan Leather”. Can we call it what it is? Plastic.
Because it wouldn't be very descriptive of the material texture & feel.
Vegan leather is basically trying to explain to the customer that it is like leather but not made from animal skin.
In the car industry they don't say seats covered in plastic - they say PU leather.
Vegan leather is 100% PU leather.
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#90I stopped reading at “Vegan Leather”. Can we call it what it is? Plastic.
"Corinthian leather" is also meaningless, but it certainly doesn't stop ad copywriters from using the term if it sounds fancy.