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

[sanityinc@hachyderm.io]

@kevin @iFixit this is 2026, words mean nothing

[lps@mograph.social]

@iFixit it will soon be time to start rating phones for how easily they accept #customROM (s) given #google (s) intent to lock down third party app stores for android like #fdroid ... this is a real "repair" situation for many people.

[alextecplayz@techhub.social]

@lps @iFixit this is a good reference point for bootloader unlock support, which should be part of such a rating

GitHub - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame: Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺"

Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺" - zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame

GitHub (github.com)

custom ROM / alternative OS support is harder to track and quantize given that there's so many types and support (official or unofficial) scattered across XDA Forums, Telegram, GitHub that it's really hard to find them all

So probably just checking if there's support from the most popular ROM, LineageOS, and most popular alternative OS, postmarketOS would be the only reliable way for that to work right now.

[reinald@nrw.social]

@iFixit actually quality devices from Sennheiser and the like have spareparts like forever. Where is the news?

[voguelagalere@mastodon.online]

@iFixit Worldwide partner is Amazon which sells them for US$ 229.99, delivery to Salem, Oregon: tomorrow. https://www.amazon.com/Fairphone-Headphones-Cancelling-Weatherproof-Replaceable/dp/B0G3BBB581/ref=dp_prsubs_d_sccl_1/134-9797055-8779513?pd_rd_w=cTO7t&content-id=amzn1.sym.a1c22caf-2d4a-4c58-b920-210b8f6b9234&pf_rd_p=a1c22caf-2d4a-4c58-b920-210b8f6b9234&pf_rd_r=WVCNEG9G9FV1131HY1CZ&pd_rd_wg=6BaBd&pd_rd_r=9c06aec0-1fe0-45e3-8c4c-24780f4fc218&pd_rd_i=B0G3BBB581&th=1

Doesn't look like Amazon carries the phones which may not be built/designed for the US market?

[jasper@hachyderm.io]

@Reinald @iFixit

If only that were true. I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 598SE headphones that I love, but the earpads are coming apart. No spare parts available for the model. Won't be buying from Sennheiser again.

[gokushrm@mastodon.social]

@iFixit buds or headphones?

[gokushrm@mastodon.social]

@kevin @iFixit bigger thn helmet

[reinald@nrw.social]

@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.

[reinald@nrw.social]

@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

[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