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

Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by Jarwain on Sunday May 14, 2023 @09:19PM (#35942935)

I have these Shure SE215 in-ear monitors that detach from the cable using the MMCX standard. If a wire breaks, it's cheap to swap out, I can swap from a 3.5mm to a usbc to Bluetooth. There are probably other earbuds that use the standard too (I think there are a few standards?)

But ultimately this means, as long as I don't lose them I can repair/replace the wire as needed.

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Re:Fairbuds XL review: the excellent noise-cancelling headph... by steve_adams_86 on Sunday May 14, 2023 @11:05PM (#35943477)

I have a similar model and the wire swapping capability has saved them from the trash a couple times. The first time, they got sucked into a vacuum cleaner after only having them for two years or so. The second time, a dog chewed them severely. The in-ear monitor parts still have dog bite marks, but they work just fine. I guess I’ve had them about 15 years now, and they still sound excellent.

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