Plastic is not a bad material and has practical use cases, mostly for weight. I have a pair of $700 Focal Bathys headphones that have a plastic housing. The hou

Plastic is not a bad material and has practical use cases, mostly for weight. I have a pair of $700 Focal Bathys headphones that have a plastic housing. The housing is plastic not because Focal wanted to cheap out on materials. I'm sure they could use aluminum if they wanted. It's plastic because plastic is much lighter than metal while still being rigid. Apple's aversion to plastic for products where weight is a major factor shows their insistence on "luxury feeling" devices that make too many trade offs for practicality. Should an iPhone be plastic? No, because a metal housing doesn't affect the user experience as much via weight gain. But headphones and particularly VR goggles should be plastic since it causes significant weight reduction. Also: plastic in headphone housing is pretty industry standard. My Sennheiser HD 600s, made of plastic, are built better than my Audeze LCD 2s, made with wood and metal. My Airpods Max have this delicate knit headband, just waiting to be torn, just so Apple could use their precious aluminum housing.