Review: Fender Mix Headphones

Fully replaceable and swappable parts, including the battery. Included transmitter provides lossless, low-latency, and shareable audio. Up to 100 hours of listening time.

Fender is known for its legendary electric guitars and amplifiers, and it’s now the latest company to enter the wireless headphone market. Its first release, the Fender Audio Mix ($299), is a pair that sticks to Leo Fender's legendary design philosophy: modularity.

At first glance, these over-ear, wireless noise-canceling cans look exactly like dozens of existing products—a subtle Fender logo on the ear cups being their one distinguishing feature. But hiding behind their handsome yet conservative veneer are two things that set them apart. First are detachable and fully replaceable parts (including a massive battery). Second is a wireless transmitter that acts like a Bluetooth Swiss Army knife, equipping the Mix with lossless, low-latency, and Auracast connection options.

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