Your wireless headphones will break, and you can't fix them.
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- If something isn't designed to be repaired, it's designed to fail. Let's talk about right to repair and a flaw in modern product design.
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my local church's 35 year old sound system held together with duct tape, amateur soldering and prayers:
im sure God keeps it working
@@theworldoffun8997 fr
Good story: I have an xduoo xd 05 bal. Battery died and one switch broke off. Xduoo support gave me an ali link to buy a new battery for cheap and sent me 3 new switches for free to Costa Rica, so I can solder them in myself. The amp is designed to be taken apart by the user to switch out op-amps. That’s the right mindset!
Planned obsolescence is real boyos, support right to repair
It’s not just repairs though, the planned obsolescence is usually more software based.
Glad DMS brought it up. It seems no one else wanna address that.
I don't think anybody is arguing that it doesn't exist. The only "argument" is whether or not an individual cares. Given how Apple is a $3 trillion company, it's safe to say the majority of people don't care at all.
@@Avruthlelbh meaning people don’t care that things can’t get repaired and it’s evident by how much the company is worth? Quite honestly I think it’s more that people aren’t aware this is a thing that goes on. If more people knew about these practices, they would care more. You just have to see how angry someone gets in the Apple Store because they are told their device needs to go in the recycling.
@@RocketLauncherwithInfiniteAmmo On Phones and laptops mostly.
I have 2 old Schwinn bicycles, one from Taiwan year 1987, and one Japan year 1998. These old steel machines are built from standardized parts and assembled with nuts and bolts you surely already have in your garage. New bicycle components coming out today will still fit on these timeless frames. There are no proprietary tidbits and the only parts you’ll ever be required to change are tires and brake pads. Old steel bikes are indestructible and more customizable than bikes coming out today, and my 2 Schwinns will surely outlive me given I take care of them. Not only that, when they eventually are run through our end up in a landfill or something, the steel frames will rust up and eventually pretty much become dirt. No plastic, no toxic aluminum. (old bikes are way prettier than new ones as well 😉)
5:02 Wow, someone still remembers project Ara. I remember being so excited about the concept watching their video. I still think a modular phone is such a cool idea
When I was in school and recycling started getting a big push, we were taught the three R's: Reduce, reuse, recycle. It seems that everyone has forgotten the first two. I constantly see people talking about what a good thing they did for the environment by swapping our their 5 year old petrol car for a full electric. No, you just made things worse than if you drove that petrol car until it died. It's the same with phone companies. "Our phone is made from 50% recycled materials". But you won't supply parts for me to repair my one year old phone?
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It's not a problem if you sold your 5 y. o. car, someone else reusing it. So, it a win for environment. Problems begins when you throw stuff in the bin.
To be fair to apple users - most of them sell their devices for like 70-80% of the price. Thats how they can afford to buy new iphone every year.
Your example is still a problem because the materials for their new car had to be mined, refined, etc when it wasn't necessary. *Reducing* how much you consume is the most important part. @@smotretvseru
Nice too see Right to Repair hitting the masses more
there is no "right" lol, you only have the right to choose not to buy a given brand's stuff
stop trying to force designs onto companies lmao
You really put it into words here. I've lived with that mindset for over five years now and it honestly pays off. For me, at least :)
enjoy watching on my Z fold with your 4:3 aspect ratio. filled up the whole screen, which is a nice change. thanks
Yeah, im also enjoying this aspect ratio on my fold. Albiet watching this specific video on a fold feels a bit ironic, lol.
Zeos should get a Z fold.
not gonna lie 4:3 aspect ratio goes hard
Strongest 16:9 fan vs. weakest 4:3 enjoyer.
Part of the CRT fanclub
For some reason it makes the video feel more chill and peaceful. It suits this type of video.
I still have a laptop from 2003. 1 core, 1 thread. 2GB RAM. I used it a few years ago as a router with pfSense.
It only had one 100 Mbit network card so I added a 1Gbit PCMCIA NIC
Back in those days I only had a 100 Mbit connection to the internet so it wasn't bottlenecking anything.
It worked really fine, until pfSense went 64-bit only. The laptop have a 32-bit CPU
Right ro repair movement
This^
Scooby Doo on consumer electronics
Europe is taking the lead on right to repair and USB-C, and as an American, I thank them.
Dude you described me in this video. I keep things forever and always look for a way to fix before replace. My car is over 20 years old and I'm always on top of maintenance, my Iphone 7 Plus was bought in 2017 and I still use it daily, my desktop computer that I'm using to watch this video is from 2015, my daily watch is a mechanical one I bought 10 years ago, my go-to headphones are HD600 powered by a JDS Atom stack from 4 years ago, hell most of the shoes I wear were bought 7-10 years ago. And I even just bought a Moccamaster coffeemaker since they have always been made to last. I could even go on but you get the idea. I am super focused on quality when I buy something because I also don't like being wasteful, and I don't like being ripped off. I feel that disposable products, especially when they're expensive, are a ripoff. I like things I can depend on, and instead of getting tired of them I usually end up liking them more as time goes on. I hate how many people get taken advantage of with cheap, bs products that suck them into the never-ending replacement cycle. And how other people just waste money on replacements just because they have to have the "new thing". And even better when they bash corporations for being greedy when they're helping them make all that money. To close I'd recommend to anyone take the time to research quality products, and also to factor country of origin into your decision-making process. I think the less we depend on countries like China who flood the world with cheap junk from sometimes questionable labor methods, the better. Anyway, great video DMS. Hope it reaches a lot of people.
Phones are a bit different given that the EU is pushing all manufacturers to create replaceable battery phones within the next few years IIRC, + there are companies like Fairphone that are essentially modular.
That’s why I love the Sennheiser HD600 series. Longevity, user serviceability and readily available parts. You can easily fix and replace everything yourself, unlike some other headphones (COUGH COUGH AKG K7-series).
That’s right! See trying to get the little plastic clips that break off on the sides of the AKG sets…impossible.
Beyerdynamic is even better in that regard.
@@User-ys7cb even better as in even worse? Cause yes have also experience not being able to get stuff, especially in the U.K. now.
@@RocketLauncherwithInfiniteAmmoNo, better than Sennheiser. But I live in Germany and I can easily get stuff from them, so I'm biased.
@@User-ys7cb so does that mean that if you need a replacement part for Beyerdynamic that it is still possible to get those in Germany? Because here in the U.K. it can be tricky, or not possible. AKG you have no chance, but beyer have a thing now about the U.K. because of the EU, but Sennheiser parts are more readily available from past experience.
My side monitor is the same monitor I've had for 20+ years. My $500+ main monitors keep dying but my $100 monitor from 2004 is still going strong.
My dad has a laptop which is older than me and i still use it love it soo much
I love my desktop speakers from Bose. My family got them in 2009 as speakers for an iPod nano. I moved them to my desk when we no longer needed that setup. They have gone through more moves than I can count and are still going great. I have been tempted to get even better speakers on my audio journey but at the end of the day, these bose meet my daily neeeds.
preach brother - watching this video on my samsung galaxy note 4. it was released back in 2018 but i bought it used in 2020 - still going strong after 4 years and don't have any plans to get a new one any time soon.
That's exactly why I personally prefer portable DACs over DAPs. DAPs are using obsolete tech from phones and same OS. So you are basicly buying more stuff to eventually fail and it doesn't even feel great neither will age well. I myself not really into audiophile hobby kinda thing and was initially atracted by detachable cable in IEMs, because cables are pretty much always the first thing to break in your earphones and you will most likely throw the whole thing away after. Really happy there are people who share my view and are trying to educate others to comsume responsively, lmao.
Appreciate the 4:3 video, that was a nice touch
For me almost anything I have that for some reason stops working I try to fix it, even if i don't know anything about how it works (and there's no life risk). Simply because, in my head, makes no sense to buy all the similar parts that work plus the bad one but on a newer casing ... and i know how to appreciate something for what it is, as long as it still works, even if it's not the best one anymore.
My Airpods Max did one week ago. Right after Warranty, Apple wants 312€ for repair. An utter desaster.
News about to come out perfect timing….or
Buy another pair swap and return…
This video really helpful it’s not only about tws buds or headphones and many other wireless products
Absolutely great take
i expect this video to talk mainly about headphonies
but this, is way deeper, wider, and better
i feel this really coming from the heart
Technically everything is repairable, I've just learnt to repair nearly everything over the years, micro SMT soldering is a must really.
It's seriously expensive to get someone else to repair something, mostly the time required to find the problem part(s) is the most of the cost of a repair.
I've had music tech's in the past actually refuse to even look at gear to repair if it was SMT...
Nice vid around the discussion, thought on the topic anyway! Cheers
I'm filled with dread , everything i own is doomed
This is why I love and buy Meze products. Their mission really speaks to me: Sustainability Through Longevity. Their products are all user serviceable and you can access all the parts through the same website you bought from. I'll probably never pick a different brand because 1, they'll probably never die and 2, even if they did, I wouldn't want to support any other company with a large headphone purchase.
I... sold my TWS as soon as I'm finished with it... I lowkey hate TWS, I also hate the lack of 3.5 mm jack on phone. I hate the not included charger on new phones... I hate my phone, it's a complete lemon.
an interesting item I own is actually my Moondrop Chu, it's still alive... somehow...
What I would like to see is software operating systems (OSes) for phones being set loose so that you can always update your phone with the most recent platform. What I have noticed is that phone can survive a very long time, all of the existing ones, you can replace the battery, even if you lose water resistance you will know that and just be more careful.
The bigger problem with phones compared to laptops/desktops is that at some point they become compromised once they are no longer supported by the OEM, you shouldn't do things like banking on a phone outside of its support window. Now if we had similar capability to x86 computers where you almost always can install recent OS like a light Linux Distro for example (which is where the possible live forever life of the Framework is), then one could safely use a modern smartphone for over 10 years as a primary device, they might be sealed but this leads to them being very tough devices physically.
LineageOS is a great solution to that 😄
@@DMS3TVIs that project still up to date?
With things costing more these days , people are going to hold onto what they have for longer ... It's nice being able to keep things running
You are 1000% correct, both my Sony XM3 and Bose QC35 2 both broke down and collecting dust now
Watch this to buy a headphone, but stayed for the lesson in life. 8:58
I love the lighting in your video
I very much support and agree with this way of thinking. Thank you for covering it in your year old video as well as this one
I agree with you DMS, a lot of companies have become interested in money making and are doing planned obsolescence for everything they make. Those of us that are tinkerers and love to save a good quality products because we like and respect its creation and function, are having to do more research to find those quality products that you want it with you as long as possible.
I have an old NAD 3020A integrated amplifier that still works and sounds amazing. I think it's close to 45 years old. It can be easily fixed whenever something goes bad. I love it.
@DMS3TV what's up with the 4:3? I love it man!
Just having fun 😄
I wish everything was as modular as Desktop PC's and Mechanical Keyboards for example, it's extremely easy to fix, swap, and customize parts over the time and I love it.
But from what I've seen, the average consumer (most people) would buy something, use it until it breaks and buy a new one as it's often not much more expensive than repairing (if even possible at all). I don't like how certain brands artificially overcomplicate repairs and make them more expensive than they should... As a business, this gets them more *new* product sales and makes more money than repairing old stuff so I don't see it going away unless strict regulations are created to stop this...
I tried to repair an iPhone a while back and the way Apple locks individual parts by serial number is criminal... E.g. If you swap 2 screens on 2 original brand new iPhones, they won't work properly because the serial numbers don't match unless serviced by an official Apple technician... That's just evil.
Hopefully more companies learn from Framework, they are doing a good job so far.
I love this aspect ratio btw!!!
This is a great topic to cover in a video. I like the idea of having a thing held together with spit and glue a bit. Just because something starts to break, doesn’t mean it has to be thrown out and replaced, sometimes there is a way to sort it enough, if you are inventive about it, to get full performance from something, even if the functionality or framework of the device is still in disrepair. Upcycle!
M-Audio BX5a monitor blew a capacitor. Been my workhorse for more than a decade. Got it repaired for a reasonable price. Good as new.
Well for Apple products it's mostly anti-consumer repair restrictions which are absolutely unnecessary and anti-competitive. There aren't any inherent issues with third party repairs and parts, Apple just loves to enforce their monopoly.
And the things that I'll always repair and keep are my PS Vita and original Xbox. The PS Vita I've replace the battery on, installed and sd2vita adapter, cleaned thoroughly, and heavily modded with software. I've had it for 12 years now, it's still a joy to play on. And the original Xbox which my parents have had since before I was born, it's the clear version, with a modded hardware chip, and an upgraded hard drive. I've also had my S20 FE 5G for 4 years now, having just replaced the screen protector and case, it feels like new. It's perhaps the most heavily modded piece of tech I own, with root access and many minor and major modifications to suit it perfectly to how I use my phone. Surprisingly I haven't even needed to replace any parts yet, the 128gb storage has been plenty, and because I use my phone quite conservatively the battery has held up amazingly, it often lasts me two days from a single charge of 85%, or a full day of heavy camera usage when going on a trip for example. Currently I'm convinced that I'll always have my PS Vita and Xbox, and that my phone will last at least another 3-4 years.
Truly feels like these pieces of tech were actually built to last, before the trend of subscriptions and disposable goods caught on.
I know there's only a select few mentioning the aspect ratio, but honestly... to me anyway, I feel like for these kinds of videos it really doesn't matter. This video is something I can still enjoy and take something from it just by listening.
It's crazy, I repair a lot of old audio equipment, think 60s/70s/80s/90s/00s and most of them have repair manuals with each part listed, common issues and fixes listed and full board diagrams with all components. You buy a laptop these days and can't even upgrade storage or memory, and if anything on the board dies you'll lose everything without any way to recover it. Companies releasing stuff with batteries but without an easy way to swap out the battery. Wtf is the world turning into?
Oppo are still supporting older models of certain devices like there 4k players and blu ray players even though they stopped making them. There the only manufacturer that I'm familiar with that are still supporting older legacy devices even though they are no longer making any newer devices. Even on oppo website there is a support page and you can choose what model of the blu ray and 4k players for there support. Oppo has already moved onto making android phones but I wish oppo took there experience with hifi and implement it on android phones since lg no longer makes android phones with hifi dacs like the v series of phones. My favorite thing I like about 4k players and blu ray players are the support while they are still being modern compared to most modern products with barely any support once a newer product/products comes out as well as having superior quality that streaming can't hold a candle to that the physical media offers. I wish hard drives and solid state drives have the reliability and longevity of blu ray optical discs since optical discs can last up to 50 years. The best hard drive and solid state drives are faster and hold more capacity but the longevity and reliability gets blown out of the water by there blu ray optical discs. Hard drives and solid state drives last only as long as 10 years while blu ray discs last up 5 times the lifespan to there anti scratch coating. I still buy used 4k and blu ray movies on discs and they still brand new. With used hard drives and ssds, you have to worry about the wear and tear like the limited read and write cycles. As long as the blu ray discs are rewriteable and are of high quality, they can last for a very long time as long as the discs are stored properly. I like the implementation of frame work laptops since they use standard laptop components and are actually repaireable since they are not soldered.
Keeping my Bang & Olufsen beolab penta and beosystem 2500 and beocenter 9500 until i die
Wonder how many Stanley cups will end up in landfills. I think my favorite forever object is my HD 25. My cheapest headphones, but also my first of any quality. I know with parts and the track record they'll hold up longer than anything else I have, and I'm not afraid to take them with me everywhere. Perfect that they don't take anything to drive them. As such if I could only have one set, it'd be these. 😅
This is such an easy thing to advocate from a broad view but I'm sure its way more complicated and a massive headache down the line for companies than we are really expecting. I imagine decades down the line that technology might not even be compatible in many devices without serious bottlenecking and might actually be more wasteful to keep producing that whatever the modern equivelent production is.
Shout out to Sony for software-breaking my Linkbud S only after using it for a year, you rock! I still may buy your DAP though.
Had an Onkyo receiver finally pop on me. Took it to a place that is outfitted to repair them, but they said that the only way to fix the particular issue was to ship it out to Onkyo... ended up abandoning it. It would have been too expensive to ship *and* repair... only to be left with the same exact same unit from 2001, now outdated.
Had a good run though if it’s from way back in the early 2000’s. Still have one of those receivers too that is on its last legs from 2007 or 2008, but it’s still battering on, just can’t turn it off because when you turn it back in it takes hours, days or even weeks to start producing sound. Other than that perfect.
Have the Bose QC35 II since 2018, and it's still in mint condition, never replaced anything except those pads around the ears
Framework 13, HD 580, we're in it for the long run
HD580 my beloved
thank you so much for this video. I think that what you said, to the audience that follows you, is extremely valuable. Having hobbies is great, but overconsumption and generating e-waste are not. I remember when having a phone or a portable CD player that was 10 yo was something to be proud of. I'm sure we can relaunch a DIY fashion where things are a bit more rusty but also more personal and lived
I really need to stop with this headphone obsession. Thank you for switching it up a little. Great video and i couldn't agree with you more. I've been thinking of going through my tech junk pile and selling or giving some of it way.
In every industry the companies refuse to release repairable stuff.
But when they do, they advertise the hell out of it. It's cringe every single time.
I've actual changed the battery in my Sony WF1000-XM4. It was like 20 bucks and well worth it in my opinion.
Stuff that lasts.. My 1989 model M keyboard I'm typing on right now. My cast iron and stainless steel cookware.
Sennheiser HD600 - that might be older than me. Convoy flashlights, because they sell all kinds of alternative parts for them, so you can upgrade it to the newest high CRI high efficiency LED's as they come out.. My computer is built in an old windows XP machine case I found on the side of the road, because I thought it looked cool. Wool beanie, refillable fountain pen with permanent ink make in the US, Steel frame bike, 1970's lenses, and more things that could outlast me, or be relevant longer than the average comparable thing.
I have the Sony MDR 7506 headphones. There are replacement parts for everything BUT if you live in a off the beaten path like I do, the cost of purchasing a replacement part for the broken headband (my fault after repeated falls) is higher than ordering new 7506 from Amazon
When I bought the Meze 99 Noir I had two main things in mind, apart from the price, I wanted something that sound good to me and I wanted it to last for a long time; think longer than a decade. Having replaceable parts such as the headband and the cable, as well as non-proprietary screws are great features that contribute to its repairability, which in turn to its longevity. I haven't had it for long but it has already outlasted two tws over-the-ear headphones.
i work in the service department at a hifi store, and in my experience it's incredibly difficult to repair any wireless products. when you buy a wireless headphone you're basically leasing it out for 5-7 years if you're lucky, and then it goes to landfill
The main problem is from the companies. If it costs 500 to replace the back glass of your phone, why fix it when you can have a new one from 800? If it would cost 100, then it’s a different proposition.
the thing that i wanted to last forever was a TWS by jbl . It had excellent tuning but after 2 years the battery started to degrade. it was lost but that was the thing i wanted to keep forever. Even the laptop i am currently using, it is excellent but after some point of time , its battery will not last .
I have audio technica DSR9BT, I know the battery is degrading with time but I know I can still use it with USB mode when it comes to it.
My only bluetooth headphone is the B&O H9i, which I bought because it has a user-replaceable battery. It’s not the best-sounding headphone, but I still use it for traveling rather than getting a new one because I know that I can replace that battery when it dies.
I am rather impressed with my 8 year old QC 35s. They still hold a charge for longer than I ever use them, and I can also still use them without a battery. There are far better wireless option out there, but for what I use them for they are more than enough.
I may not have a lot things that may last a lifetime ( I think my ath-m50x might since they’re built really well with multiple cables) I always try to re -use o recycle (specially electronics) to make the most use out of them, like really old android as a bedside clock, another old android as security cam, bring back a laptop to life thanks to chrome os flex or just giving those old devices to family or friends who really need them, I really like your video.
Beside professional headphones tend to build to last and changeable due to working environment, most cell phones, laptops or electronics can't be dissembled not only due to business concerns, but also improve efficiency in future generations.
Thoughts like this are one of the reasons I chose not to get an Apple watch and instead went with a Hamilton mechanical. I've had a few smart watches in the past and they eventually die but I have some old mechanical & quartz watches from decades ago that still tick just fine when I wind them back up or put a new battery in. The same for IEMs & headphones vs wireless earbuds (but you've already gone over that one)
There's a couple of things I have that I think will last forever . My Amp, it's an old Sanyo, my dad bought it over 35 years ago , it has a little issue sometimes with the left channel cutting out, I know it's repairable but I don't have the knowledge to do it myself, I plan on getting it fixed one day. My speakers, they're Pioneer CS-3070 , I've had them for 8 years , I still love them and they're so simple I don't see anything that looks unrepairable, and I take as good care of them as I can. My watch, I recently bought a Timex Weekender Fairfield, as a uni student, my budget is not that big so I looked for something that would be good at what it does and with a great reputation for reliability. Next , it's a backpack , the brand is Polo , I don't know if it's available outside my country , I've had it for 9 years now , the backpack is speced to be for hiking, the net has broken off by now but it still has no holes and it does great at holding anything I put in it and still remains waterproof. Next, my desk in my parents house, when I get my own place I know that thing is coming with me , It's not only unbreakable , made of high quality parts and fully repairable, it was handbuilt for me by my godfather. Next, my mom's laptop , it's an old Toshiba that was never that fast.. It is over 10 years old, it has an E2-1800 , a really old and slow cpu , but I put Zorin Lite on it and it gave the little thing new life, now it can browse the web competently and even play her favorite facebook games. the battery is dead but she uses it plugged in now anyway . She plans on buying a new one, when she does I'll ask her to give it to me , I'll put an SSD on it and use it myself. Then there's my motorbike , it's a Suzuki GSX-S 125 . It's still fairly new, I know it'll last, it's built to do that, I know I'll eventually sell it and get something bigger, but I know it'll keep running forever as long as it's properly maintained. Our doghouse. My dad and I built it many years ago .. I think over 10 years ago .. We didn't want a plastic shitbox, we built a massive wooden house for the family dogs, to this day, still looks like new. And last but not least.. my microphone, a Rode M1. It feels like a weapon of war , it's built to last, it's built to be simple and strong , and not to mention it has a lifetime warranty . The only thing I have that has such a warranty . And it's the one thing I am the most sure about.
That's why i chose the galaxy buds plus. They have amazing battery life and should last much longer than the new models
Funnily enough I just repaired my first pair of wireless earbuds, I am going to repair two other pairs and already have a request from a friend to fix his pair. In my case it was as simple as a battery replacement. Sadly there is not a single guide or photo of a tearsown of those headphones online so I think I will post pics online.
There are several different issues you are mixing into one same theme on this vide,but I think you are aware of them.
Oh and I also replaced the battery on the kindle my sister gifted me 10 years ago, it still works perfectly.
Good ole dsi Xl, I’ve had mine for over 10 years and it still work like new. Doesn’t look like it tho lmao
I've stumbled upon this video in the right time. I was about to pull a trigger on a new flagship phone and tablet, even though I already have a decent phone that suits my needs. The tablet might need a replacement if I want to play games or I might just get a Steam Deck instead. Wireless headphones and IEMS are gone from my life apart from the ones that still hold a charge, but those will die at some point. I used to go through 2-3 pairs a year because of the heavy use. Converted to wired IEMs instead, which are way superior in terms of sound quality, and passive noise cancellation is good enough if not great on some of them.
I don't get how tech companies can get away with generating so much e-waste and simply blaming it on end users.
With climate and enviornment concerns it should be illegal to create disposable products like they do these days.
tbh I read you "CAN" fix them before watching the video and thought this was gonna be a teardown video of headphones and different parts available to fix them. Great insightful video nonetheless
If the OS was good and tinker friendly too, I would love a framework phone tbh. I'm all for taking stuff apart and customizing.
10:09 Amnesia? Oh hell yeah :D
I'm literally still using the Sony MDRV6 my dad gave me 14 years ago and sound so much better than a wireless gaming headset. People complain that Xbox still doesn't have a built in rechargeable battery inside like playstation but I will agree that they should include a rechargeable battery pack with the controller but it should not be soldered into the controller. Granted the dualsock and dualsense ones are not soldered but I'm pretty sure the average person would just get a new one rather than actually opening up the controller. Kudos for MS for not doing that since the 360. Also when the xbox controller runs out, just reload a new set (preferably rechargeable) of batteries and keep playing wirelessly. If the rechargeable battery runs out just throw that away and nothing else has to happen to the controller. I always tell people: Modularity brings in longevity.
i think its double edge sword. while it seem good that an electronic device can be easily repair (replaceble battery etc) its only good if its a minority of a market. collectively it will be much worse if its a majority of a market. it will produce much more waste. but i agree, a product as a whole should be purposefully build to last as long like hurrr duuurr suuurr hunnddduurrr
Devices are getting more complicated, and more complex. more performant, more feature rich, and importantly smaller devices are made using tolerances that are not compatible with user replaceable components, and most of those components haven't been up the paces until recently. We need major investments in modular tech breakthroughs if user replaceable tech is going to provide the same user experience that non-repair-friendly devices will.
Third party repair companies do repair headphones like Bose. JoesGE repairs Beats, Bose and Sony headphones even after they fail.
My sennheiser headphone was fixed by me many times already.
Thanks for this commentary, so to the point!
I think at the end of the day, the conversation will go towards how we trust our consumers more, and how this economic model is going sustain itself.
Framework's innovation is that they bridges the gap between the common people and the technology deployed; they trust their users. I think about the video where Linus invested in the company, and a point in the common said: if people arent going to continue to buy things from that company, how is it a sustainable economy?
I think somewhere along history, our relationship with technology got switched. It used to be innovation helps our productivity to create more utility. But with economics, our utility is consumed for the sake of creating new innovation.
I don't know what Im on about
Pretty sure the ammount of fixed cables on headphones in my not so long lifetime instead of buying a new pair every time, could easly round up to like a pair of HD600s and most of them weren't even some high end headphones, quite the opposite actually, but lemme tell You I got at least 3 more runs out of old trusty Snab EP-101M with soldering instead of replacing (don't bother looking them up, they are not aviable anymore and very mid for 20$, I just didn't know any better back then)
I sat on my kph30i headphone and broke the headband. It's now held together with electrical tape and I'm still using them.
Not to mention all the Trash!!!! Hopefully a bunch can and will be recycled. Still using my Galaxy J2, has a 3.5mm jack and plays most my IEMs well. Cant' use a dongle cause it has a USB mini...I think. Can you say outdated! Great video! Thanks.
I remember buying a Moondrop Nekocake Acht-Acht edition when it was first released. One year later, the case could no longer be charged from a wall charger. It makes me not wanting to buy anything that is wireless anymore.
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This is one thing i?d like to see more in reviews. Durability and serviceability. Programmed obsocescence is a b*tch.
Funny enough wireless obsolesence is why i got back into wired products like in audio. Paying $200-500 every 1-2 years to replace something sucks. Too many times they go bad real quick right after warrenty expires...
I have a project I plan on working on in the near future. Trying to make my own custom TWS earbuds with easily replaceable batteries. I remember some of the older samsung earbuds could have there battery replaced, but now all the new buds have it soldered onto the pcb. I want to be able to easily screw off the cover of the buds and case to replace the battery inside.
video on the Audeze Maxwell soon?
I wish there was something like fair phone but for DAPs
I think my DT1990 will outlive me :)
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE!!!............. it's the 'best before' date for gadgets!"
Planned obsolescence is a business strategy where a product is intentionally designed to have a limited lifespan or become obsolete after a certain period of time. This practice encourages consumers to replace or upgrade their products more frequently, thus generating more sales for the manufacturer.
I'm gonna flip your statement "If something isn't designed to be repaired, it's designed to fail" on its head right now. Companies making "repairable" devices is just a cop out to avoid making devices that are durable and last long without repair. Kinda similar to how Android phones having unlockable bootloaders and options for custom ROMs excuses the manufacturer from actually providing software updates. This crossed my mind after I saw the "iFixit and Lenovo Teams Up" thing.
The devices are still built the same, so they'll still break in the same way. Only this time, iFixit or the manufacturer can now sell you an OEM part. The Right to Repair movement is probably a step in the right direction but don't be complacent and don't let companies trick you into thinking that they are "doing the right thing" by selling you replacement parts direct.
One of my hobbies is flashlights, some of which get insanely hot and are difficult to maintain, but remember, even us humans get sick and will leave this life, and the probability of this is 100%, and for me to accept this is therefore illogical for me not to accept that most things in this life. It does not last forever. The duration may vary, but the result is the same. + Countries may impose in the future that the device must be easy to repair. We have seen this in practice in some phones and headphones. Forgot the name of the company, but you can replace the parts only using a screwdriver.
You can't make me more agree!
Loius Rossman should be happy to help
I absolutely despise the potentiometer in controller, so I replace them with hall effects one. now I have a dualsense controller that could last me forever.