Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them

Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by astrange on Thursday January 08, 2026 @08:10PM (#46548885)

I can't stand Beyerdynamic audio and don't understand why anyone recommends it. It has an awful treble peak you can't stop noticing once you hear it, and you can't drive their headphones without an amp.

I recommend HiFiMan Sundara/Ananda if they fit your head and there aren't any CPU fans in your room.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by DiabloD3 on Thursday January 08, 2026 @09:41PM (#46549502)

I don't.

Hifiman QA is exceptionally bad, and they tend to not stand by their warranty, and their US repair facility is just some dude's house.

The threads on /r/headphones over Hifiman shafting them are numerous.

Disclaimer: I too had a Hifiman pair, they sounded great, but their physical design just didn't hold up to daily use, no matter how much I babied them.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by astrange on Saturday January 10, 2026 @09:55PM (#46572298)

That's probably true, they do look hard to repair.

My best sounding headphones are a pair of old Stax with the worst construction I've ever seen on anything, so I mostly keep them locked up assuming they'll break if I breathe in them.

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Re:Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of b... by DiabloD3 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @11:22PM (#46584079)

My Stax 207s, unfortunately, died on me.

I may just end up replacing them with something from ZMF.

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