Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headphones you can fix

Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by jasonlotito on Sunday May 14, 2023 @01:28PM (#35939598)

> And most over-ear headphones are already pretty fixable. Most brands provide spare parts for like 20 years.

Please, point me to the bluetooth/wireless noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that are pretty fixable at a level comparable to that of the Fairbuds here?

Note, it must meat ALL the criteria I listed. Missing anything makes answer worthless. e.g. If it offers everything except for bluetooth or noise-cancelling means it's worthless in this context, and cannot be considered.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by dghlsakjg on Sunday May 14, 2023 @01:48PM (#35939807)

Bose has repair service. It isn't self-service, so it depends if your goal is throwing less shit away, or being able to service your own devices.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by Tijdreiziger on Sunday May 14, 2023 @02:03PM (#35939915)

‘Repair service’ often just means they’ll throw it away for you and ship you a new one.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by dghlsakjg on Sunday May 14, 2023 @07:06PM (#35942158)

I think it depends a lot on the product. Their aviation headsets and other non-consumer audio equipment gets repaired for sure

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by jasonlotito on Sunday May 14, 2023 @02:35PM (#35940193)

I'm familiar with Bose's repair service. This is not the same as Fairbuds, and does not meet the minimum requirements stipulated.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by dghlsakjg on Sunday May 14, 2023 @09:45PM (#35943051)

If you're going to be picky, you have to be specific.

Do you mean self-serviceable rather than just serviceable?

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by Throw73849 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @04:41PM (#35941202)

I meant wired headphones.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by astrange on Sunday May 14, 2023 @11:23PM (#35943563)

AirPods Max are actually pretty repairable and the battery can be replaced.

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