>>107611292
>replaceable pleather ear cushions

>>107611292
I guess maintainability is not a priority for most consumers.

honestly a lot of it is, at least for headphones
the difficulty is first party part support, a lot of times companies dont offer it not because its something they dont want to do, but because the consumer front end for it is difficult to manage
you can probably buy replacement parts for just about anything contacting the right people in customer service departments for many companies/products, the issue may be that theres no direct way for them to sell you the replacement parts in a format that can be correctly invoiced and managed by their accounting department/team

basically lets say you need a right, back side plastic ear cup cover, you cracked yours and want a new one
they have that part somewhere, but they may not have a way of getting to you
it may not have a part SKU they can put into a point of sale system, theyd just be emailing or calling someone from wherever its manufactured and asking for that piece to be included on their next shipment, and when it gets to the customer service/sales point they might not know what to do with it, its probably not going to be listed on the manufacturers paperwork with the end customers name or anything, or even a traceable part number

the infrastructure to set this up is the hard part, a lot of companies avoid it entirely because the easier solution is to warranty the entire device

and then theres also the idea that realistically most things are fixable by the end user if they have basic idea of how to it themselves, if you can take apart your headphones, you have the technical knowledge to say, solder back on a broken solder joint, replace an entire cable, modify a different headband to fit
for a lot of consumers who dont have any of that knowledge they basically presume if it stops working its dead entirely and not fixable, itll have to be replaced, but that isnt the case

think of how people view bluetooth headphones, once the battery is dead theyre entirely dead, right?
well, replace the battery
just because its not behind a user openable port with a quick disconnect to swap the battery doesnt mean you cant swap the battery, it just means its going to take more disassembly and a soldering iron
you dont even need the factory spec battery, you just need one thats close enough, puts out the same voltage and physically fits
the only time where this gets questionable is in entirely nonservicable designs, sonically welded plastic housings, stuff you have to destroy to get inside of

>>107611292
>shitty closed cans that cost 260€ bucks and sound like 26€ bucks ones
>but you can replace all parts for them with overpriced parts
Massive scam. A new speaker costs 40€, if you also need cover, pad, battery, etc you're looking at upwards of 80€.

You could just buy a proper set of headphones for 120-150€ and you'd get much better quality. They'll last forever too, unless you're one of those braindead niggercattle NPCs who always break their things.

>>107611292
fairphone products are nice, i want their phone but its expensive af

>bluetooth
>closed
>shitty drivers
only retarded nigger gorilla normgoids buy and use shit like that

>>107611292
Wait. Do you need a custom screwdriver for it?

>>107611292
capita- not sure, really!

>>107613220
No.