The BIFL List

13 picks

Headphones

Passive designs with every part still orderable, not sealed batteries on a two year cycle.

A sealed battery, a bonded enclosure and a two year model cycle add up to a disposable object however good it sounds. Everything here is passive, with pads, cables and headbands you can still order a decade after buying.

For listening through speakers instead, see powered speakers.

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