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iFixit Teardown Review: Best Repairable Headphones!
iFixit Teardown Review: Best Repairable Headphones!
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We pit the Fairbuds XL against AIAIAI’s TMA-2 and Sony’s WH-1000XM5 to see how they stack up against each other for repairability, modularity, and overall quality. Who will win?
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Love the video but at 1:09 you don't need to unscrew those screws! theres a silver lever under the headband cover you just pop open and you can slide the headband base right off to be able to remove the cover and the cable! its super easy
Alternative wired headphone: Meze 109 pro
Would be very nice if there would also be a disassembly guide for the Sony WH-1000XM5 on your website. Other than that great video!
The Fairphone headband cushions can actually be removed without having to deal with any screws. Just oprn ut up like a banana a d peel it off.
Would like to hear about repairability on some much cheaper models. Teenage kid keeps breaking them, I keep fixing them, but eventually there's just too much vice and I have to replace them.
Could you do this in the different models of the Sony wireless Earbuds I have the 1000xm4 and 800SP
this is so clutch i cant find a xm5 takedown anywhere
There is a reason the AIAIAI keep all the processing away from the drivers: they are sold separately. This way the user buys the "brains" of the device a single time and they can buy different drivers to customise the sound without paying for the same electronics every time. They also have headbands with no electronics for wired-only used.
I don’t buy headphones for hundreds of dollars to fix them myself at my own expense and time – this is what a warranty is for and never had to repair a single electronics device in my life but I buy quality not cheap Chinese plastic.
We need a video of this ASTRO A50 headset repair.
1:47 but that looks like just plain hot glue..
Sony? Heavyweight? April fools came and went btw…
I'd love to set a whole video on the FairBuds xl now
Where are some of the best places to find replacement ear pads? I have some outstanding wired headphones that need new pads but don't want the faux leather if I can help it.
It seems that Repeat Audio is doing a good job about rapairability. Does anyone ever try them?
These Fairbud XLs are excellent, solid anc, good balanced audio and great construction. A+
I would also say these are basically 2 separate niche markets. 1) is set for the person intending on fixing their headsets themself, the other, 2) is for someone who wants arguably one of the best headsets they'll ever use (the Sony, according to MKBHD).
I have a pair of Sony Wh-1000xm4, and the internal ANC microphone is faulty. I haven't been able to find a replacement part (I've been searching for more than a year). Also, their warranty was really bad, only 6 months (I live in Argentina, some other countries may have it better).
I will probably not buy another pair of Sony headphones, not until they improve the quality of their headphones and the availability of spare parts (specially one that are known to fail)
Seems like you got some nice repairable headphones! The same cannot be said for the Bluedio Revolution headphones that I have had before, which (although having good sound quality and features) have a distinct lack of modularity and questionable build quality. Even replacing the battery will likely be a one way procedure, but from my experience, other parts have given way long before the batteries lose any capacity, and the batteries still test out OK on my test setup.
Would probably get a Fairphone pair if they were available in the UK.
Would love to see the XM4 in this because I'm not a fan of the new ones
I wouldn't buy fairphone's but i can appreciate their repairability
If only Sony and Fairphone could collab on products…
Fairphone's repair and upgradability + Sony's performance and features would result in absolute perfection…
Well done Fairphone on once again leading the way. Wish more bigger companies followed their approach. However, I still rock with my wired AKG K452’s, still working after 11 years. No batteries, no complications, no fuss. I just replaced the cable and ear cups. Happy days.
I wish there were repairable IEMs. They're my preferred form factor.
The hinges of XM5s are known to pop out or break. A tear down of the hinges and showing how to fix them is much appreciated.
Was not aware that Fairphone made headphones, and boy do they look good! 👍🏾
The xm5's are my favorite cans rn. So comfortable, I use them a lot.
I always prefer the sony WF series earbuds for the replaceble batteries:)
Beautiful. Thanks.
I still rock a pair of Bose QC25s because all you got to do is pop out the AAA. They’re corded yes but I won’t have to toss them when the battery dies. Didn’t know that about the Sonys though. Good to know.
Glad Sony to continuing their streak!
Didnt knew these kind of headphones exists now in the market!
Even the Sony has a replaceable battery that you can get to. Apple could do this if they wanted.
I love repairable headphones but the electornics and batterry always is the last thing that breaks for me, before the batterry goes bad the coushions and hinges break for me, I had some expensive sony headphones and other people I knew had differrent models too and in less than a year their hinges broke because they used plastic inside, was repaired 2 times in warranty, then I gave up. What I care about the most is solid hinges that use metal all around. I like the designs from the marshall wireless headphones and the old sennheiser momentum 3
Bravo iFixit! Love these product comparisons! Too bad Fairphone wasn't the winner in audio quality as well.
I had a great time watching this short video. Mostly because I want to buy these Sony headphones.
I feel like Fairphone got off a bit easy for not supplying spare parts here it's quite close to the Sony's in that sense. Needing a donor means having to find a broken pair and buying it which can be both unnecessarily expensive and a lot of work.
Are those headphones called TMA-2 because of TMA-1 from 2001: A Space Odyssey?