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David hasn't done too many teardowns of audio equipment, and it's a specialized field, so hopefully he won't run afoul of any audiophiles with this episode! He investigates the innards of two pairs of over-ear headphones: the Beats Studio 3 vs the Sony WM-100XM4. They seem very similar in specs, but strangely different in price point. What might justify this difference? Let's find out!

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  • a531016
    a531016 over 2 years ago in reply to dougw

    Agreed!

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    dougw over 2 years ago in reply to DAB

    Yes - big over-ear cups are way better for me.

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    a531016 over 2 years ago in reply to DAB

    Thanks DAB!


    I'm building quite the catalogue of Sony teardowns now, and I don't think I have ever been dissapointed. The only exception being the memory on the micro computer, and that seems to be a failure of an outsourced IC!

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    DAB over 2 years ago

    Another great teardown.

    I agree with you, give me the bigger cups that fit over the ears.

    In my experience, SONY gives you better value for the money.

    Their products are well built and last a long time.

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    a531016 over 2 years ago in reply to donnersm

    Oh really? That's interesting!

    I wonder how the noise cancelling and conversation transparency thing interact with each other too?

    I like that the battery is safely replaceable, that makes them feel like they will last more than the 3 years most things with a battery will?

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    donnersm over 2 years ago

    O yeah...thanks for that! I will take my sony apart now.... I feel that its noice canceling was changed for the worse after the first firmware update...

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