I really like their design and the sound quality has been top notch. The buttons are also incredibly easy to get used too contrary to my expectation. Truly the only flaw I find in them is how tightly they fit around my ears, they end up pressing my glasses against my skull so much to the point it starts hurting after a few minutes. Using them at a slight angle helps though I would love to see some design improvements made in terms of adjustability.

Excellent headphones! Very good sound quality and battery life. Very comfortable to wear, although when I lean forward/downward, they slip a bit in my head. (But I think this is a small head exclusive problem only.) The repairability is a huge bonus.

My Fairbuds XL are great. Great sound, noise cancelling and ambience sound. I am very pleased with them so far.

Absolutely lovely headphones, Sound and material choice are fantastic. My only issue is the earcups are not deep enough for my ears! Would love a purchasable set that are deeper, Only by like 5mm or so. I can still wear them just fine but can feel the inside drum bit ever so slightly. Would highly recommend them regardless as everybody's ears are different :-)

Poor passive noise control, although they sit tight (perhaps a little too tight). Poor ANC quality overall, especially noticeable in the low frequencies. Audio quality no surprise. XLs keep disconnecting randomly, reconnect is mostly too slow for phoning. But I like the design materials, and I find the orange cable – and the repairability argument – rather nifty.

bought as present, and ecceded expectations, only minus is lack of email comunication (information about package delivery date) because system fallout before chrismas

Good. But then YOU CAN UPGRADE IT with 2025 drivers and else. Thus I grant an extra star. And I see a clear purchase path here.

Very comfortable to wear and easy to set up and use. I’ve used them for running too and they work well.

better quality & better feel than I expected. controls are really intuitive. Almost looking forward to having to replace a part but i dont feel that is going to happen any time soon

The ANC works in most cases but wind affects it in the same way as the normal microphones used for telephone calls. These microphones do also work well, the aspect that rates them down a bit is that the surrounding can be heard by the other person in the call. Over all the headphones work well, with some little problems Fairphone maybe should fix.

Very capable headphones, the noise cancellation is adequate for my needs and the EQ provided by the app is a very nice addition. Very satisfied with purchase, and especially the ability to easily change earpads and availability of spare parts

Especially batteries are looong. In a sound quality i have no how to compare

Battery life is good, quick-start guide and app are helpful when initially setting up, the noise-cancelling seems to work pretty well. The only potential issue is that sometimes the joystick will think I'm selecting front to back instead of up and down. But that's pretty rare. And they seem to work with any kind of device, which is lovely. The sound notifications to let you know you've turned your headphones on or off as well as switching between noise cancelling settings is very handy

Great quality product, I'm very happy with it, easy to set up and great sound too!

Great product. Disappointed i missed out on the sale by a few weeks it would have saved me a few euro.

Physically broke after a few days, no reply from my support ticket.

Very comfortable, easy to use, great battery life.

lightweight and fitting headphones. Powerful and steady bluetooth. Stylish layout. Clear talks and great audio.

These have exceeded my expectations. I bought them because they are sustainable, but actually the design is great. They fit over my ears rather than crushing them against my head, and the cushions are very comfortable. The sound quality is excellent, and this has actually persuaded one of my friends to buy a pair too. They are a little heavy but they feel exceptionally durable so I don’t mind. The colourway is lovely, really cool design. There are only two buttons and they are both in a place where you can’t easily set them off by accident (unless you lie down on a pillow) and the app is easy to use. I’ve been recommending them to everyone I know.

It is good, although the quality of the sound doesn’t compare to some other brands. I bought this because of the sustainability aspect, but am quite disappointed with the lack of customer service. I can’t get the headphones to charge beyond 70%. I sent an email and never heard back. Also tried the chat, but same thing. Think the idea is great, but the company needs to improve customer service

Sound is perfectly balanced and transparent. I would not recommend these as studio-headphones - everything always sounds beautyful and fascinating. Fit is slightly on the firm side, but the overall build quality feels very sturdy.

The earcups of the Fairbuds are not very deep, making them a bit uncomfortable at first, a thicker foam could help with that and improve the noise cancelling. Nothing to complain about otherwise, the Fairbuds are a bit on the heavy side but they still manage to be more comfortable than my old Bose headset as far as the headband goes. The headset sounds good and works as expected. TYSM for making a bluetooth headset with replaceable batteries, this should absolutely be the industry standard, and the fact that it is not is such a shame. Question: If I were to buy a second battery for my Fairbuds so I can swap the out, would it be possible to charge one battery (out of the headset) while the other one is in use ?

Very easy set up and controls are easy to get the hang of. The cups are big enough to be very comfortable - I can happily wear them for several hours with no problems. No complaints about sound quality although I'm not generally very fussy about that. I don't generally like noise cancelling so also can't say how good that is or isn't compared to other headphones.

Although i highly respect the environnement aswell as what you do for it, i am not satisfied with the product. My main issue is that the headphones are really uncomfortable due to their weight, hard clamping, lack of airflow and leather making me sweat. I'm having a hard time listening to music for more than an hour without having head aches and feeling discomfort around my ears. As for the sound quality, there is too much bass and not enough highs, although is somewhat solved this with the equalizer.

Been using them for two weeks now, very nice so far.

I have just have this product for one week cant write about it this soon

Nice to wear. Easy to use. Looking good. However the sound is not as good as other headphones in the price range. Noise cancelling on the other hand is superb.

They are well manufactured. With regard to comfort, they are not very comfortable after a while using them. Connected to USB sources, the background noise is loud, too loud.

Very high quality of the sound. The only downside is that the ear-cushions aren't as soft as expected.

Very good headset, a bit pricy if not bought with a fairphone. Very happy with the green color!

These are really comfortable - I wear glasses and even after a hour or two I get no discomfort. The quality is great and the value for money is OK. The best thing is that they are fully serviceable and all parts can be replaced by the owner. So I'm looking forward to many years of use as I tend to use quality products for as long as they remain viable - I still use a film camera regularly that is 45 years old and I've had since new.

The audio of these headphones is sensational, with its three different modes you can choose whether to listen to what is happening around you or isolate yourself completely. As you can see from the videos on the site about Fairphone, the headphones are completely disassembled and repairable. There is also a very simple but useful application that allows you to further customize the audio for those who have the skills, and also provides useful suggestions for use.

The product is simple enough to use easy buy developed enough to not be limited. I really love that every part is replaceble so I'm not afraid to use it often, cause I don't need to buy a new one after one thing is broken.

I expected the best, but it was better than expected.

The noice-canceling thingie doesn't know what to do with the wind. It doesn't need to be big wind and it gets through badly. Besides that. I love it, but not worth the price.. I would take of 20-50€

I absolutely despise the voice feedback. Please give me the option to turn it into little beeps and boops (or rather disable it completely). Also the startup sound pays 1.5 times and it sounds like absolute garbage. Also the headset turns on when I plug it in to charge and I hate it. Also the BT keeps disconnecting/reconnecting to my Fairphone in 2 device mode. So overall I really hate every part of the software (noise canseling is acceptable though) but I'll still keep it and will probably buy from you again because somehow you're the only ones to make repairable stuff. Please put some more care into software, you're not a hardware only company.

Nice, comfortable and repairable headphones, noise-cancelling is not the best. Firmware upgrades are possible.

Overall nice headphones for the price. Modular and nice looking. ANC leaves a bit to be desired. Wind gives a lot of noise when blowing from certain directions and turning the head will make ambient sounds come through more or less, which can be a bit annoying when listening to music. Other ANC headphones I have used have never had this issue.

Good quality, good comfort, it was a bit expensive but I intend to use it as long as possible: it should be well worth it in the long run.

The Fairbuds XL feel very solid and fit comfortably. They pair swiftly with my work laptop and mobile phone at the same time, and switching from one to the other is easy and issue-free. I expected noise cancellation to be more noticeable, but I have never tried noise cancellation before, so I cannot compare it to other headsets. Sound quality is good for podcast and meeting content, which is what I use them for. I love that they are completely repairable, and I expect them to last about FOREVER. I use them every day at work, while cooking, when shopping groceries, and they still show no signs of wear. Update december 2024: today after charging them up to 40% i too them to the gym and they would not pair. The On button makes the switch on sound but pressing it again does not make the switch off sound, but again the switch on. I cannot pair them anymore.

It feels very high quality to the touch. The noise cancelling is very good. It is easy to take apart if you look at the tutorial videos.

Any slight touch on the headphones echoes horribly. You can hardy hear anything when it's windy. Expect them to tear off faster than other headphones, althought that is reasonably expected for a modular design.

Everything and even more than I expected from the product. Highly recommend!

I love my Fairbuds XL headphones. They are comfy and feel very solid and good quality. I also love that they are made in a sustainable way and if anything breaks I can get replacement parts.

I love it but it can be a bit hard to turn it on and off sometimes, which is fine considering the good battery The joystick is really great for changing songs and volume, and its comfy and isolates well

Very comfortable to wear, execellent audio quality all around, ala in all great value for money

These are comfy and good at what they do. They block out noise well, physically, and also the noise cancelling modes work well. If one mode isn't quite right, I switch through the modes and another mode is usually providing the perfect sound balance. I like being able to control the sound profile through the app. (It'd be nice if they had a description of each of the sound profiles.)

dual Bluetooth mode glitches sometimes when connected to two devices, e.g. PC and Phone, listening to music on PC and there are audible glitches whenever notifications arrive to phone (Fairphone 3+). Over extended periods of time of wear needs to be repositioned to avoid discomfort. This wasn't the case with Jabra Evolve 75 that I had before.

Overall good but has some flaws. The vegan leather barely breathes at all, leading to sweaty ears quite quickly. The noise cancelling is good in certain environments, but it's not that great at blocking out voices. Finally, the Bluetooth software stack is not ideal, as it's not fully compatible with all versions of bluez on Linux, but this is not too difficult to work around by installing an older version of bluez. This works well with other headphones, so the Fairbuds XL are certainly doing something a little bit out of spec. Some minor notes: - the lack of a 3.5 mm port is an odd omission. I don't think an adapter is a very nice workaround - the battery remaining reported over the Bluetooth protocol and through the app do not match very well. This is quite confusing. In my phone's Bluetooth settings, it currently says 50% while the app claims 30% - Doing a factory reset on the headphones doesn't actually reset the EQ profile, which is strange

When you buy these headphones, you are making a compromise. You sacrifice quality for fair wages of workers in the supply chain and ecological materials from which the headphones are made, and you gain a product that is easy to repair. Unfortunately, according to my research, the headphones could have a manufacturing defect and are susceptible to breaking the headband base. The ear cups could be a bit larger and versions with different materials could be available. In addition, the fit of the elements could be better, e.g. the headband cover does not fit evenly on the headband. Fairphone is a relatively new brand on the market and still suffers from "childhood problems". An example would be an insufficiently tested firmware update or a poorly selected repair centre (with a lot of bad reviews).

Generally good, but has a few very annoying issues - Short battery life - Very loud sounds for e.g. when switching noise canceling mode. I always have to put them off to change noise canceling due to that. - Noise canceling does not make much of an impact and struggles badly while its windy.

Really nice sound, great design. I did find them a bit heavier than others but soon got used to it

It is a bit heavier than expected. Quality of the sound is good.

Great for video call. Noise cancelling helps to cut out noise from open space office.

Great Headset, I really love using the Fairbuds XL at work, so I wear them for multiple hours a day for the past couple of days. They are quite comfortable and only after hours I put them off for short time. Really nice. A cool thing would be a hardware mute button either at the headphone itself, or at least at the USB-C to 3,5mm-Jack cable. This would mean 5/5 stars for me :)

Love that it is fair, of good quality, and that I can repair it myself if necessary.

Very happy with these as a replacement for my Bose NC700 which failed after 4 years. I didn't want to buy a third pair from Bose as they didn't last more than 4 years of use. Looking forward to having a longer period of use with my repairable Fairbuds xl

I'm a ridiculously heavy user of headphones. As well as regular use, I often sleep in then to cover the noise of a CPAP machine, as well as daytime use. My last three sets of major-brand headphones have all failed at the vertical-axis hinges. These are very comfortable, and wearable for a long time. They don't interfere with sleep. I've repeatedly worn them for entire days. The slight discomfort of not having a vertical-axis rotation of the ear cups is, I think, a very fair compromise. The noise cancelling seems pretty well alongside my previous xm4's. The battery life just blows my previous headphones out of the water. First time I've had a set realistically at >2 days and nights rather than 7-8 hours. Feeling far more robust and solid than other headphones I've used, and the fact that it's repairable means it should massively outlast them. I'm delighted.

Well made and comfortable. Ears get a bit hot after a while due to the closed back design. Sound quality is good.

Good looking, good sound quality, easy in use. Only discomfort is that the ear buds press a little too hard on the temples of my flasses.

Great headphones, they replaced a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 2's that finally failed at the charging socket after much use. These are a very fine replacement!

They are perfect. Easy to use, comfortable and the sound is great. The noise cancelling mode is quite great too. As someone who's very sensitive to noise, I wear noise cancelling headphones every time I walk outside of my house and I was afraid that it wouldn't work enough for me, but it's exactly what I was searching for. I feel sufficiently shut off from the world to be at ease, and can rejoice in music peacefully. There's one negative point though : the ear cushions are made from leather and I didn't find this information on the website before my purchase. I made this discovery later, while browsing the fairbuds app. The description lacks clarity about this and it's the only thing, in my view, that prevents Fairbuds from being 100% ethical. Many of us value animal lives just as much as human lives :)

Casque très confortable, fonction antibruit performante.

Very comfortable and high quality, but I find that the noise cancelling is not the best and that I hear some mild creaking noises through the headphones. The battery life is amazing and simple to repair.

Excellent headphones. If you, like me, have large ears, the ear pads might be a bit too small.

You don't get all you paid today. I got these to support a company that is giving long turn support

nice to hear music, but the mic doesn't work at all

While there are some improvements that I'd like to see, the fact that its so repair friendly, outweigh all the small issues, no other company provides such level of repairability, and I'm confident I could get these headphones lasting 10+ years. I'm using them daily for work calls and for gaming, for which they both do a decent job. Not sure about the microphone, since I use an external one.

Sounds good, feels good, should outlast the competition and therefore better value for money for longer.

I would have loved to write a better review, but the ANS was extremely weak when used indoor, and I couldn't get the Bluetooth device to be recognized as headphone/headset under Ubuntu 22.04, regardless whether I used pipewire or pulse audio. On the upside the delivery was fast and the return relatively easy.

Kind of quiet with Fairphone 5 but works great if connected with PC

High sound quality, great comfort, good noise cancelation

The mic is useless and the NC takes away hardly anything...

Great all around, can be a little heavy on the ears.

Comfy headphones. I mainly use them to watch movies and for video call. Active noise cancelling is good. Price is a bit high, but that is the premium you pay for sustainability and for the modular design.

Bought these after my Beats Solo 3 broke. I feel that the sound quality in Beats was better. Also for me the comfort of the Beats was better. But for me it is really about long-term investment in electronics and the sustainability aspect. The Fairbuds sound great and are cofortable enough, but if you are looking the best value, then these are not for you

Very well made and quite comfortable. Very good sound.

good quality, reassuring to know i can replace the ear pieces and battery when needed

Good fit, easy to connect to phone and laptop. Easy to use. Noisecancelling is good but could be better

Use my Fairbuds on a daily base. For a moment of meditation, enjoy a podcast, to dream away travelling by train.

Noise cancelling is depending on direction of source. Everything ahead of you is cancelled well.

These headphones are just amazing. The sound is stunning. Very happy

Excellent ethical headphones. More expensive, but that's expected when they are ethically sourced/produced.

Solid, good sound, easy to use. One tiny feature that would be nice to have and I did not find yet in setting would be to control muting/unmuting the microphone. A solid purchase that seems to be able to serve well for long years.

Easy to set up and great sound quality. Noise cancelling works alright. Easy control via joystick. Headphones are quite heavy though but huge advantage is that you can switch out broken pieces yourself! Love that!

Love the noise canceling and the audio! I find myself adjusting the headset from time to time because it gets uncomfortable around the ears, maybe I'd need even bigger over ear pieces (or smaller ears).

These were a great purchase. We bought them primarily because of the ability to repair and replace parts but the fit and sound quality are excellent, so in the end there was no trade-off :-) Highly recommend and also great to see a company trying to produce electronics that can actually be repaired.

While the ANC can't live up to what's claimed on FairPhone's demonstration videos, the overall sound quality is capable of letting me hear all the details in the music I listen to with a good balance between high, mid and low tones. Calls are perfectly audible, both for me and the person on the other end. That some reviews claim the Earbuds XL are too expensive for their value is incorrect. The competition cuts corners which makes their products too cheap.

The headphones are excellent quality. The fact that the components and materials used are fairly traded goods is vital as I would not have bought them if they weren't. The listening experience is excellent.

I needed some time to evaluate it. All in all, I'm very happy, although It could be more ergonomic when having it on the neck, but my Bose isn't doing better. The Quality is great, but I wish I could turn the speakers 90º to have it take less space. I would also love to have a hard case (as an option) like on my Bose. I'm not sure if the headset could be slightly cheaper because I was happy to spend the money, but some people wouldn't spend so much. I guess maybe you could do a cheaper version with less functionality (not sure). I couldn't find directly the "L" and "R" letters. It wasn't obvious to me what was Left and Right. Also in some cases you can touch the wheel/jog dial without willing to... All in all THANKS for the amazing product. This is why I'm giving a 5-Star in general ;-)

Superb build and sound quality! A little heavy (and tight) for my liking. But they look and sound phenomenal, and the price is worth knowing its supporting a better and fairer world for everyone.

It is a very well designed and built product with the possibility of being repaired by me if needed. I'm very satisfied with it. Hopefully the app will be updated with more featured in the future.

Color, comfort & quality are great. Love my Fairbuds XL.

Good quality wireless earphones that are easily repairable. We need more companies like Fairphone that care about making products that last instead of creating more e-waste.

I am higly disapointed, i knew i was buying the product for it's sustenability, but i was expecting it to be all around way better as i won't be using it. First, it's not confortable, it get warm quickly and have barely any breathability. The closed back design, unlike other, make it quite echoy, and any rubbing from your hair or head wear on the plastic will be quite noticeable. The default noise floor is very hard to determine as the device minimal volume is crazy high. On my galaxy note 9 and my laptop the headset won't emit any sound under 9% of volume, like if it was on mute. Then it's immediately slightly higher than my normal confortable listening level. That mean no podcast or calm music late at night for me. (Or with a jack, no volume issue with it, but then why buying this) Sound quality, outside of the mecanical noise, is ok to me, i'm no audiophile. The "sound profile" are very weird... city name, not very explicit and requiere the app to switch ... give user an EQ, not what ever this is. Then ANC... It's a feature on the box... but it's' quite the downgrade ! It does help a bit with whooshing sound like AC, but that's it, it does nothing for noise, talking, city noise like car... and it bring a very high and noticeable hiss or noize. Sadly there are no way to have it disable all the time and it will be back on the next time you turn the headset on. Mic isn't good from what other tell me but it could be a bluetooth generality as i am comming from a modmymic. Finaly, i wanted to order a replacement battery at the same time as the headset to avoid another shipping co2 cost, but they don't have itnon their shop... I will now have to debate betweend the carbon cost of returning it (will it be repackaged or go to the bin ?) Or having it stay in a box for ever...

Excellent product. I know of the company and policy to allow you to fix things so snappped this up as I needed a new headset for calls etc. But it's far exceeded my expectations in terms of quality of build and the sound. The noise cancelling is excellent to. Very happy customer.

Great concept, fully repairable for a competitive price.

The Fairbuds XL headphones are a perfect companion to the Fairphone 4. They deliver high-quality sound and are made from recycled materials, further showcasing Fairphone's dedication to sustainability. These wireless headphones fit comfortably in the ear and offer a good battery life, allowing us to enjoy our favorite music uninterrupted.

The Earphones look awesome and work well with the app and by using the controls on the ear patch. However, I had to send them back because I wasn't pleased at all with the modes for ambient sound (voice through) and active noise cancelling. Both modes are useless outside if there is only the slightest wind. I also tried them in office where I intended to use the noise cancelling for. There was still a lot of ambient sound coming through (keyboard clicks, collegues on telephone calls etc.). The "normal" headphone mode sounded good but I have the feeling that the price is way too high if you can only use them without the two other modes.

The headphones are overall pretty good, not the best I've used but they're decent. The music is clear, they look great. I think the comfort will increase as I get used to using noise reducing over ear headphones. The only downside is when they're connected to two devices (the main reason I bought these ones), when there is a notification on one device while listening to music on the other, there's a brief, awful crackly noise before resuming music. A bit annoying, I don't care a huge amount about it but I know it would bother some people too much