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Shoopdawoop993 t1_j5x3r1p wrote

Headphones really arent bifl... Eventually dirt and hair get on the drivers and make them worse and worse over time.

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sk9592 t1_j61vp7l wrote

Wired headphones can be BIFL if you're willing to disassemble them to clean them every few years. Replace the ear cups, maybe the cable.

Wireless headphones absolutely are not. The rechargeable battery deteriorates. And even if you do replace it, the circuit boards in them are cheap and fail after a few years.

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elcordiplomat t1_j5xnz6n wrote

May be able to argue repairable ones like the sony mdr7506? Like any headphones they can get messed up, but parts for them are generally available if needed. Wired headphones though.

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sranzuline OP t1_j5xbq6k wrote

Oh.. What do you suggest? Earphones? Wireless earbuds?

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Hefty-Inspector8662 t1_j5yowke wrote

Anything, and i mean literally anything with a lithium ion battery cannot by definition be bifl. The batteries will eventually degenerate until unusable and are in 95% of cases not even replaceable let alone by an end user.

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Shoopdawoop993 t1_j602jmy wrote

The same issues apply tbh. In general, the thinner bigger and finer the the driver, the better the headphone sounds, but the more delicate it is.

Imho just get headphones you like, theyll last 5-10 years. Seinheieser has p good build quality.

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