<![CDATA[The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard!]]>The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! Replaceable battery. Replaceable ear pads. Modular design. Actual repair manuals. This is what headphones look like when they’re built to last instead of built for the landfill.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/117206/were-now-scoring-wireless-headphones-for-repairability
β€”

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This makes me wonder.. How many pairs of headphones or "buds" did y'all buy from new in, say, the last 5 years?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116539076914946523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116539076914946523Fri, 08 May 2026 12:59:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Fri, 08 May 2026 09:49:29 GMT]]>@iFixit I just sat on mine and a piece broke. I instantly ordered a replacement piece and not a week later it was fixed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/kaffeeringe/statuses/116538328323006439https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/kaffeeringe/statuses/116538328323006439Fri, 08 May 2026 09:49:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Fri, 08 May 2026 08:11:21 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/bekopharm/statuses/116537942457855206https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://indieweb.social/users/bekopharm/statuses/116537942457855206Fri, 08 May 2026 08:11:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Fri, 08 May 2026 02:35:08 GMT]]>@iFixit
Shame you can't buy them in most of the world.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/drewtowler/statuses/116536620366012377https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/drewtowler/statuses/116536620366012377Fri, 08 May 2026 02:35:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Fri, 08 May 2026 01:14:11 GMT]]>@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 πŸ˜’ πŸ˜ƒ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/bloodaxe/statuses/116536302054402508https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/bloodaxe/statuses/116536302054402508Fri, 08 May 2026 01:14:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 20:37:32 GMT]]>@iFixit i bought thoese, and they are great!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Unfoldedmemory000/statuses/116535214237126356https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Unfoldedmemory000/statuses/116535214237126356Thu, 07 May 2026 20:37:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 19:39:51 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/meticu/statuses/116534987411535703https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/meticu/statuses/116534987411535703Thu, 07 May 2026 19:39:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 19:31:13 GMT]]>@iFixit you could have tested the original made by repeat.audio, strikingly similar, but a few years earlier.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Jhelberg/statuses/116534953444300093https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Jhelberg/statuses/116534953444300093Thu, 07 May 2026 19:31:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 19:25:49 GMT]]>@iFixit this is relevant to my interests, as my noise-cancelling headphones last about six months before developing a fault or breaking apart

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/jackeric/statuses/116534932270899321https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/jackeric/statuses/116534932270899321Thu, 07 May 2026 19:25:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 19:13:17 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/lethe/statuses/116534882935801715https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/lethe/statuses/116534882935801715Thu, 07 May 2026 19:13:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 18:22:12 GMT]]>@iFixit Fantastic headphones! I've used mine every day for over a year and have no complaints. Great sound. Easy to upgrade and repair.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/users/howrd/statuses/116534682116709467https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://veganism.social/users/howrd/statuses/116534682116709467Thu, 07 May 2026 18:22:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 18:20:06 GMT]]>@SkylerHandler @iFixit not the XL, they’re quite good. Check out RTINGS for their review

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geomaster337/statuses/116534673808041292https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geomaster337/statuses/116534673808041292Thu, 07 May 2026 18:20:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 18:08:30 GMT]]>@iFixit Certainly my next pair once my trusty Sonys die πŸ‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/niggoo/statuses/116534628190079830https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/niggoo/statuses/116534628190079830Thu, 07 May 2026 18:08:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:53:14 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SomeVeganCheeseIsOk/statuses/116534568172023760https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/SomeVeganCheeseIsOk/statuses/116534568172023760Thu, 07 May 2026 17:53:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:22 GMT]]>@xinit @iFixit Yes, I do not like to support Bezos, if possible. So thank you for the leads!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/VogueLaGalere/statuses/116534560862857658https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/VogueLaGalere/statuses/116534560862857658Thu, 07 May 2026 17:51:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:47:34 GMT]]>@iFixit 10/10 is incredible β€” this is what the right-to-repair movement looks like in practice! More brands need to follow this blueprint. Congrats to Fairbuds!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116504175782019610/statuses/116534545896091366https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116504175782019610/statuses/116534545896091366Thu, 07 May 2026 17:47:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:45:12 GMT]]>@iFixit
Still no jack?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dzwiedziu/statuses/116534536585969894https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dzwiedziu/statuses/116534536585969894Thu, 07 May 2026 17:45:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:51 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116534519497754895https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116534519497754895Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:25 GMT]]>@iFixit @AnnaAnthro Glad to see this post coz I didn’t realize that iFixit was here (Mastodon)! Now following, thanks for sharing.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/donhawkins/statuses/116534517793805395https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/donhawkins/statuses/116534517793805395Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 17:22:20 GMT]]>@jasper @iFixit yeah, ok, fair enough. Sometimes the aftermarket spares are not worth it, too true. I try to avoid those as well.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534446697596843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534446697596843Thu, 07 May 2026 17:22:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 16:54:00 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jasper/statuses/116534335277894468https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jasper/statuses/116534335277894468Thu, 07 May 2026 16:54:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 16:49:24 GMT]]>@jasper @iFixit 5 second google... And there is Aftermarket for popular models as well.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534317192788532https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534317192788532Thu, 07 May 2026 16:49:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 16:48:22 GMT]]>@jasper @iFixit https://www.fruugo.de/ersatz-earpads-ohrpolster-fur-sennheiser-hd-598-hd-598se-schwarz/p-189835214-405503771?language=de&ac=bing&msclkid=313951496d6f15bf923538b5af410072&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Catch%20All%20PMax%20Same_DE&utm_term=2323886545230202&utm_content=Catch%20All%20PMax%20Same%20DE

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534313137555341https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534313137555341Thu, 07 May 2026 16:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! on Thu, 07 May 2026 16:47:15 GMT]]>@jasper @iFixit check for models for pro/studio use. Cables and Pads are available, I just replaced pads on a 10 year old model. Similar for AKG, Beyerdynamic. Maybe not for the consumer models.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534308729118994https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nrw.social/users/Reinald/statuses/116534308729118994Thu, 07 May 2026 16:47:15 GMT