My Audio Tevhnica’s are very repairable,
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iFixit Starts Tearing Down AirPods Max
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All that space and they didn’t include even a little storage capacity? Imagine the capability of having some playlists/albums stored locally within the headset. That would have been convenient for some.
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still not worth $550. cheap plastic JUNK.
No sound pro would use something like that.
No sound pro would use something like that.
These things should have Touch ID. They're expensive and anyone can yank them off your head and then use them with their devices.
So are they tearing them down because they are curious or only because they are made by Apple? I don’t think they tore the XM4 apart- and that is the headphones that everyone is comparing the Max to
They literally aren’t plastic tho.
I have to say that is some gorgeous construction for a consume headphone. I realize these headphones are in the upper end of consumer head phone prices. But they do remind me of what the original iphone felt like compared to all the plastic phones of the day. I’m really curious if all those chips and mics really do create “better” sound. I really think apple should have included 32gb of flash for onboard music storage. Especially at this price point. It would allow even lossless music to be enjoyed on these.
Are you kidding? This is not what any audiophile wants to see inside a headphone. If sound quality matters, you want big driver coils, wire, and not a lot more. Obviously, these were designed for a different target customer.
Exemplifying why no one who cares about actual audio wants to be called an "audiophile".
Hmmm, I did not get that from what you wrote. I'm guessing most of the meaning was between the lines.
I'm not telling you anything 'cept you severely misinterpreted what you read in my comment. To be fair, that could be my fault for the way I wrote it. What I am actually saying is there are things that are designed without consideration of DIY repair. Those things will typically receive a low repair score from a company that specializes in DIY repair. To borrow from your example, the MP is designed to be user accessible for upgrades, maintenance, and repair. It gets a good repair score. MBP's and MBA's are not designed to be user accessible for upgrades, maintenance, and repair, hence the low scores.You're telling me only Mac that's meant to be repaired is the Mac Pro (9 out of 10) while every other Mac such as the 15" MacBook Pro (1 out of 10), 16" MacBook Pro (1 out of 10), or MacBook Air (3 out of 10) is to be thrown away and replaced with a new one when it stops working?
Do you work for Apple?
Why not just accept the fact that all these things are not meant to be repaired. Just don’t break it.
iFixit today began disassembling Apple's new AirPods Max headphones for one of its traditional device teardowns, with the aim of determining whether the AirPods Max are repairable to any degree or an "e-waste disaster." The teardown is in progress and will be updated over the course of the next few days.
This is an early, partial disassembly that also includes a quick x-ray look inside the headphones. The x-ray view provides a glimpse at the battery cell in each ear cup, dual-ring speaker driver magnets, alignment magnets, brackets for microphones, and more.
iFixit did not find it easy to get into the AirPods Max and there was quite a bit of glue involved. There are two logic boards inside riddled with chips, which iFixit plans to identify later in more detail.
So far, there are no other details available on the AirPods Max as the teardown is ongoing, but iFixit says that it will be updated over the coming days and there's "lots more to come" including some surprises for headphone fans.
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Imagine destroying 550 dollar headphones when poor Americans like me are struggling with our 250 dollar headphones. MONSTERS! THE HUMANITY!!
Probably in another currency. They sell for $849 here in Singapore.
Darth Tulhu
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It's in the name. Some people like to fix the devices they own. Others may be interested in technology and how things work. Some may even be professional repair technicians.
This site's creators are probably all of the above, and the repairability score is not directed at Apple (or any other company's) zealots, fans, cheerleaders, fanboys, defenders, etc.
It is intended to be, among other things, a decision tool for consumers so that people can make informed decisions regarding their product purchases, as well as help them determine (if they are so inclined) whether or not a particular repair job is above their skill level, risk acceptance level, or repair tool inventory.
This site's creators are probably all of the above, and the repairability score is not directed at Apple (or any other company's) zealots, fans, cheerleaders, fanboys, defenders, etc.
It is intended to be, among other things, a decision tool for consumers so that people can make informed decisions regarding their product purchases, as well as help them determine (if they are so inclined) whether or not a particular repair job is above their skill level, risk acceptance level, or repair tool inventory.
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Darth Tulhu
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Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
In my household, they're a split decision: 3/5 in favor of Beats and Sony design over these.
I happen to be in the minority and love the techno-industrial elegant look, even if the green ones remind me of my Air Force-issue Dave Clarks.
do you think they should get a high score? do you think it's acceptable for user devices to have nearly zero options for repairing ones own devices?
mayhaps you'd like to speak to farmers who have john deere equipment that they have to jailbreak with ukrainian software, just to unlock the ability to work on their own machinery. i guess you'd really appreciate having that level of lockdown preventing you from servicing your own devices.
That's fake news. Apple will replace air pods battery for $49.