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Re:AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review by bogomipz on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @10:48AM (#26002353)
Um, since at least 1970 with arrival of the Koss 4As.[1] And these were followed up by similar classics such as the AKG K240s from the early 1980s as well as the Grado SR80Es or Sony MDR7506s from the early 90s.[2][3][4]. However there are many more.

There is quite an active market for these and they are highly sought after because of their audiophile and build quality. Anyone who was fortunate enough to have inherited them likely for those reasons.

[1] https://www.koss.com/history

[2] https://overearmania.com/2019/01/19/akg-k240-monitor/

[3] https://www.headfonia.com/grado-sr80e-evolution/

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_MDR-V6

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Re:AirPods Max: An Audiophile Review by vaduz on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:19PM (#26004536)
Given their construction, anyone claiming to have set of plastic-fantastic Grados (SR60, SR80) they have actually used since that period and that never needed a repair or replacement of significant portions of the phone would be straining credulity - they have similar issues as Apple cables where insufficient or completely lacking strain relief eventually causes the non-removable cable to break, requiring rewiring - and that is if the pins holding the headphone to headband don't break first. Higher models fix the latter problem, but not the former one.

In that way they are great comparison with AirPods Max as in practice they will end up in a landfill rather than being lovingly handed down...

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