iFixit Teardown Review: Best Repairable Headphones!

We pit the Fairbuds XL against AIAIAI’s TMA-2 and Sony’s WH-1000XM5 to see how they stack up against each other for repairability, modularity, and overall quality. Who will win? Check out our best-selling toolkit the Pro Tech Toolkit! &utm_campaign=YouTube Stay organized with our FixMat! &utm_campaign=YouTube Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:08 Comparing the Fairbuds, TMA-2, and Sony WH-1000XM5 00:30 Tearing down the Fairbuds XL 00:33 Fairbuds XL battery removal and specs 00:49 Fairbuds XL ear cushion removal 01:07 Fairbuds XL headband cushion removal 01:26 USB-C interconnect cable removal 01:33 Driver assembly disassembly 02:03 Everything in the driver assembly is modular 02:12 Fairbuds XL final thoughts 02:21 Tearing down the AIAIAI TMA-2 02:26 The TMA-2 is a highly modular device 02:35 The TMA-2 driver disassembly 02:47 The TMA-2 headband disassembly 03:25 The TMA-2 battery removal and specs 03:29 TMA-2 Surprise and Final thoughts 03:48 Tearing down the Sony WH-1000XM5 03:53 Sony XM5 ear cushions removal 03:58 Sony XM5 driver disassembly 04:03 Sony XM5 Easy battery removal 04:37 Sony XM5 Final thoughts 04:53 Ranking our favorite headphones, who wins? Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! Follow us on Twitter: Check us out on Facebook: