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I wear headphones for about 5 hours every work day. If these are more comfortable than the alternative, I’m very ok with amortizing the added ~$300 over the ~10

• nixpulvis 6y ago
  This is a fancy way of saying "I'll pay more for nicer headphones because I use them a lot". Sadly the point above is that you'll be forced to pay more again and again thanks to the fact they are wireless only so you'll need to replace the batteries.
  • askafriend 6y ago
    Who cares, $600 every 5-10yrs seems fine to me. These are computers on your head. I don't mind replacing the whole unit. But you don't even have to replace them entirely...Apple will replace the battery for $79. So if after 5-10yrs, you wanted to get the battery replaced, you can. It's almost like people on HN have never bought noise canceling headphones - none of the top models have user-replaceable batteries.
    • 0x008 6y ago
      They probably will be service EOL (“vintage”) after like 5 years. Even earlier if the sales aren’t good in the first place.