With completely wireless earbuds, the rule is: when the battery fails, they have to be disposed of. Not so with the Fairbuds, that allow you to replace batteries in just a few seconds. Combined with a repairable design, the earbuds should therefore have an extremely long lifetime.
      • @Please_Do_Not@lemm.ee
        15•1 year ago

        Hard disagree that earbuds negate codec importance. I love open-back over-ears, but one of my best pairs of headphones are Moondrop IEMs, and I can hear differences in audio quality more noticeably on them than a lot of speakers. I very often plug them into a Bluetooth receiver for semi-wireless convenience, and I can absolutely hear the difference between LDAC and SBC.

        However, yeah definitely agreed that $150 is fair for what’s being offered here. Limited codec support is common (if unfortunate) enough in similarly priced gear without the other benefits these bring, so I’d say it’s fair enough unless the drivers themselves are bad.

      • Shurimal
        9•1 year ago

        In-ear phones have the potential of having the highest fidelity of all headphone types. So, no, being a “codec snob” is completely justified. Though I personally won’t be using BT phones before we get lossless connection as a standard. Wired are cheaper, last longer and have less environmental impact during production and after EOL.

      • @BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
        0•1 year ago

        My most expensive earbuds were $75.

        At $150, I’d rather buy multiple “lesser” ear buds and not worry about battery lifespan.

        I have 2 pairs of hang-on-ear type I use for the gym/exercise, that were $35 each. That’s less than 1/4 the price of these.

        • BolexForSoup
          9•1 year ago

          Then these aren’t for you and that’s fine. You don’t value what they offer, and you’re not obligated to buy them. Some of us do.

          • @ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            Sorry, what? They are obliged to buy them, if not today, they will be when their phone stops working and they have to buy a new one, because that won’t have a jack connector.
            Except of course if they don’t use a smartphone.

    • @progandy@feddit.de
      16•1 year ago

      I had at least hoped for FastStream. (Essentially bidirectional SBC for good quality audio while using the microphone)

        • @eyeon@lemmy.world
          19•1 year ago

          Yes. and why it’s wildly complicated on Windows machines where you have an audio output device for headphones and for headset, and once something starts using the mic the output device itself changes.

          So joining team chat in a game will either make audio sound horrible or break it entirely if you had specified the output device instead of using default device.

          • @yuriy@lemmy.world
            8•1 year ago

            How in the fuck is bluetooth even a competing standard? If it’s “good enough” than so is SD video and VHS tapes.

            Bluetooth turns twenty-six this year, maybe we’ll be closer to good integration once it hits it’s thirties.

            • @eyeon@lemmy.world
              9•1 year ago

              There’s a lot of things that make the Bluetooth experience better… it’s just almost all focused on mobile phones, maybe apple laptops if you stay in their walled gardens, but definitely not stock windows.

              I say stock because if you do use windows and want to use Bluetooth you can improve things with a third party driver https://www.bluetoothgoodies.com/a2dp/ it’s still not great but at least you can use better codecs than default