But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don’t do this not because they can’t but because they don’t want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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    7 months ago

    This article seems to omit the most important fact about headphones - how do they sound?

    I love repairability and all, but it hardly matters if I don’t want to use them in the first place because they traded off too much quality for repairability.

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      7 months ago

      I get what you’re saying, kind of…

      But also, most modern earbuds usually sound quite good. Quality in general has become such a bizarre moving target, but here’s my take: We’ve become so used to constant improvement at the expense of satisfaction. I can barely notice the difference between 1080p and 4k. In my mind they’re both “good quality” and therefore I’m satisfied. Same goes for audio quality. I’ve used a few pairs of earbuds and they have sounded “good.”

      As a culture, we need to stop with throwing away of perfectly good devices, because it’s extremely harmful to the planet’s occupants.