All it takes is one odd jostle on your morning commute, and suddenly your $150 headphones fly down a storm drain.
Why can't we have high quality wired headsets?
Why can't we have high quality wired headsets?
One person dropped his phone in the tube, due a large amount of people wanting to get out, he could save his $1000 smartphone because he cought the cords of the earphones.
Everything has it's own advantages and disadvantages
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Why am I getting downvoted for pointing out a fact that peoples ears are shaped differently? Is this some kind of fanboyism in effect because it wasn't meant as a critisim against Apple. I happen to have an iPhone but opted for 3rd party earphones because they fit better.
If it was as easy as a "1 size fits all" then other manufacturers releasing equivalently prices earphones wouldn't go down the multiple attachments route I described.
It's also worth mentioning that having those rubber / foam attachments does have an added benefit in that they contribute to noise cancelling so you don't need to crank the earphones as loud when in noisy locations. Which is healthier for your hearing.
It's also worth noting that different earphones have different frequency curves. Whilst Apple do make some nice sounding earphones, I wanted something with a different colourisation.
In any case, at that price I'd expect those silicone types to come with the airpods - just like they would with any other earphone.
Use the adapter and you can use any wired headset you want.
If I'm sweating they're more prone to fall out, but I have silicone tips that I can put on if I need to.
Also, you can buy a single replacement airpod for $70 which isn't a great price, but it's at least on option.
I have Bose earphones designed like that and they cost around the same price as these Airpods. I'm very happy with them.
It's really nice for when I'm riding my bike or in a store to be able to listen to something, but also have situational awareness.
but seriously... wow up to 5 hours of listen time? My wired QC20 headset gives me ... 160 hours of listen time, and then it keeps going even more. But even the 'functionality' - the noise cancelling aspect - gives me > 8 hours of noise cancelling on a short charge. And when it's out of power, the music still comes through.
When the airpods can be used on airplane flights... maybe I'll take the plunge. (and yeah, for now, I still have an SE for the headphone jack)
Well that's because it's got a massive battery hanging off it isn't it? Not sure they're really equivalent products.