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

Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by v3x3366 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @02:20PM (#35940073)

I 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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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by sircastor on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:19PM (#35940569)

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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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by roland35 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:53PM (#35940854)

I have a similar issue with my airpod pros. I believe it is a microphone issue, especially since they work in non-noise cancelling mode just fine.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by millzlane on Sunday May 14, 2023 @04:18PM (#35941053)

Same, I have airpod pro 2nd gens and if I lay down on a pillow a certain way I get a very loud squeal.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by v3x3366 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @09:16PM (#35942915)

Definitely hardware, initially the problem was occasional but now happens every time. There are microphones inside the earcup (near the driver) that I believe are the issue

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by headsupernova on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:24PM (#35940616)

My 3s do this as well but it's quite intermittent

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by zaptheimpaler on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:27PM (#35940658)

Those are basically just as repairable as the Fairbuds, and cleaning the insides has helped some people get rid of the feedback problem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnFetuJajfI

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by noman-land on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:30PM (#35940687)

This has been happening to me lately. It's absolutely insane behavior that had the potential to permanently damage my hearing.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by PartiallyTyped on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:47PM (#35940809)

I have the same issue with my earpods pro, it occurred after a couple of falls while wearing them, seems to be damage to a microphone or something.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by ChuckNorris89 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @04:39PM (#35941195)

>WH-1000XM4s developed an issue where the NC has a feedback loop that sends a deafening shriek

Interesting. I have the original first gen WH-1000XM1s from 2006 and keep wanting to upgrade them to get the more advance NC and USB-C but they haven't broken down yet and they have no issues whatsoever, while the modern ones seem plagued with various issues.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by v3x3366 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @09:18PM (#35942925)

I had XM2s that still work technically but have been quite abused so the hardware is falling apart. The bump in NC quality between XM2 and XM4 was pretty astounding

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by Takennickname on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:35AM (#35949937)

You're gonna be waiting for a while my mdr zx770 is still functioning perfectly

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by davemarchevsky on Sunday May 14, 2023 @07:15PM (#35942209)

I had the same issue with NC feedback loop and was able to get the headphones replaced under warranty with little hassle. Worth a shot if yours are still covered.

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