One of the problems with headphones is that the cups tend to deteriorate over time - maybe sweat or the oil from the skin or something reacts with it and it starts to peel. After a few years, the cups are no longer available for that model and so you end up having to buy a new one.
Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
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Re: Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven't tried XM4's or XM5's but I do have both XM3's and AirPods Max. The XM3's have excellent cancellation and are more comfortable, but have more of a bass-cannon sort of sound profile compared to the AirPods Max, which have cancellation almost as good but have a generally more balanced sound.
I have sony XM3 earbuds and the app has EQ. I assume the XM3 headset app does as well since its the same app.
Re: Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
#103Kinda hard to take this seriously as a review when they don't even show anything about performance of the product.
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#104I 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.
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#105I 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."
Re: Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
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."
I see "vegan" and I think "plant-based", which I doubt is the case here.
Re: Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
#107I 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."
Rebranding just confuses the already confusing world of materials. It's a violation of the cooperative principle to sell a product: a shitty practice and not something on brand with "fair" and "open". Why not rebrand it "fossil fuel-based leather"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_leather
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/when-did-we-start-c...
Re: Fairbuds XL review: noise-cancelling headphones you can fix
#108I 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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#109No frequency response testing? Mic response testing? Head pressure measurement? Kinda hard to take this seriously as a review when they don't even show anything about performance of the product.
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#110No frequency response testing? Mic response testing? Head pressure measurement? Kinda hard to take this seriously as a review when they don't even show anything about performance of the product.
I'm not aware of any other site (suggestions welcome) that do in-depth product reviews