AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapchat, and Shopify revenue

Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by gurkendoktor on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:58AM (#21993219)

> With wired headphones, people can keep them for years, decades even.

My wired headphones all broke after about ~2 years (100-150€ models from Sennheiser and Teufel, plus the ones shipped with phones). In my Beats Studio 3, the hinges broke before the battery even degraded. As an extreme example, my 1st-gen iPad still lasts hours, but hasn't seen a software update in many years.

Planned obsolescence ticks me off, but I don't feel it has gotten any worse with non-replaceable batteries. Everything you buy breaks after 2 years, that's just how the incentives work for companies.

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by JakeTheAndroid on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:12PM (#21994090)

Conversely I have had multiple pairs of Sennheiser and Audiotechnicas for over 5 years now, all with wires, and they are still work phenomenally. I have used them as daily drivers (I keep the Audiotechnicas at work, and my Senn HDs are for the commute, flights, hanging out at home, etc) and they still produce amazing sound quality and I only had to replace a cable once and buy one set of ear-cups (I like over ears not in-ears).

I find Sennheiser and Audiotechnica build quality products that last if you buy their higher end stuff. In the case of AT, the M50x's aren't even that expensive and they are as good as the day I bought them.

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by noisem4ker on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @02:22PM (#21994788)

I can vouch for AKG myself. I've been using a pair of K530 LTD headphones daily for 11,5 years now. Sound never changed. The velvet pads and the leather band are still intact. Only the letters of the logo have come off. I reckon they aren't even of the supposedly better built made-in-Austria series.

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by rchaud on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @04:20PM (#21995926)

Sennheiser has a cable and earpad replacement program, last I checked (which was admittedly years ago). They aren't the type of company to rely on planned obsolescence in order to make more sales.

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by gurkendoktor on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:34PM (#22008121)

My Teufel headphones also prided themselves on having a replaceable cable, but that doesn't help if the internal wiring breaks and one half of the headphone goes silent.

I think that was also what happened to the Sennheiser ones, but it's too long ago to say for sure. Makes me happy to see that so many of you are luckier than me :) - Sennheiser is just around the corner from where I live so I want them to be the good guys.

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by rorykoehler on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:45PM (#21998387)

My Sennheiser HD25s are over 20 years old and going strong.

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by kofejnik on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @02:44PM (#21994993)

you might want to consider Beyerdynamics 990 Pro, insane sound quality, and built like a tank (steel headband!)

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Re:AirPods revenue does not exceed Spotify, Twitter, Snapcha... by rorykoehler on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:46PM (#21998392)

770s better for everyday use as they are closed back.

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