The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard!

[reinald@nrw.social]

@jasper @iFixit 5 second google... And there is Aftermarket for popular models as well.

[jasper@hachyderm.io]

@Reinald @iFixit

Search for another 5 seconds and you'll find the reviews telling you those third-party replacements are bad quality, in terms of sound and needing replacement themselves every year.

[reinald@nrw.social]

@jasper @iFixit yeah, ok, fair enough. Sometimes the aftermarket spares are not worth it, too true. I try to avoid those as well.

[donhawkins@mastodon.social]

@iFixit @AnnaAnthro Glad to see this post coz I didn’t realize that iFixit was here (Mastodon)! Now following, thanks for sharing.

[xinit@mastodon.coffee]

@VogueLaGalere

I'd suggest trying to buy it from a non-amazon source if you're looking for a phone.

Phones
https://murena.com/america/how-to-get-the-murena-fairphone-gen-6-in-the-us/

Headphones
https://murena.com/america/products/audio/

@iFixit

[dzwiedziu@mastodon.social]

@iFixit
Still no jack?

[alexmorgannn@mastodon.social]

@iFixit 10/10 is incredible — this is what the right-to-repair movement looks like in practice! More brands need to follow this blueprint. Congrats to Fairbuds!

[voguelagalere@mastodon.online]

@xinit @iFixit Yes, I do not like to support Bezos, if possible. So thank you for the leads!

[somevegancheeseisok@mastodon.social]

@iFixit nice! I literally just had to go looking for new covers for my headphones because the plastic ones disintegrated, so this is relevant to me.

[niggoo@mastodon.social]

@iFixit Certainly my next pair once my trusty Sonys die

[geomaster337@mastodon.social]

@SkylerHandler @iFixit not the XL, they’re quite good. Check out RTINGS for their review

[howrd@veganism.social]

@iFixit Fantastic headphones! I've used mine every day for over a year and have no complaints. Great sound. Easy to upgrade and repair.

[lethe@digitalcourage.social]

@iFixit Just got a pair about 2 months ago! Hopefully I won't have to do any repairs soon, but it's good to know that it's possible.

[jackeric@beige.party]

@iFixit this is relevant to my interests, as my noise-cancelling headphones last about six months before developing a fault or breaking apart

[jhelberg@mastodon.social]

@iFixit you could have tested the original made by repeat.audio, strikingly similar, but a few years earlier.

[meticu@mastodon.social]

@iFixit I had ordered one as a gift a few days before seeing this news. They are great headphones. I'll be ordering myself a pair as well.

[unfoldedmemory000@mastodon.social]

@iFixit i bought thoese, and they are great!

[bloodaxe@fosstodon.org]

@niggoo @iFixit Yes, same here! Once my old Bose-headset beats the dust I will be buying the Fairbuds XL - I'm so tired of things not being built to last

[drewtowler@mas.to]

@iFixit
Shame you can't buy them in most of the world.

[bekopharm@indieweb.social]

@Unfoldedmemory000 @iFixit is this a headphone where only an app can activate "the better" audio codecs or does this work fine via BT? I really do not want an app just to use some headphones

Very interested. Especially since this also has *buttons* and not this motion sensing bs.