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Re: AirPods

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Post by tomduncalf »

Improvotter wrote: post #80
gumby wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They hardly insist -- you can just get an adaptor to lightning if you'd prefer, which isn't much compared to the price of the iPad.

That's yet another stupid adapter you have to take with you everywhere. Even though I personally use wireless headphones, I wouldn't want to buy something new when _already_ getting a new phone or whatever.

Agreed, it's annoying. Ended up attaching the adapter to my headphone cable with a velcro loop, as I also need to use them in my Macbook, which doesn't have Lightning. Would be even more annoying if I had the iPad Pro and also needed USB-C dongle.

Not willing to go wireless as I use both for music making and wireless latency and compression is unacceptable. On phones I kind of understand it but IMO the iPad Pro not having a headphone socket is not excusable, there must be a way to fit it in.

Re: AirPods

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Post by s3r3nity »

I bought my AirPods the month they came out, and they're still going strong - and are the only reason I haven't switched my iPhone to an Android.

I hate to be "that person," but, man, they just work. Even though I use bluetooth headphones when working in the office, I get a sense of pleasure when I put my AirPods in and hear that "ding" to indicate they connected instantaneously to my phone. I don't need to turn them on / off, or fuddle with bluetooth settings and shit. Customizing the taps on each ear to have different functions has been a cool feature too that might be nice to have additional customization options in the future (maybe tie in with the Shortcuts app in some way?)

Granted, I feel lucky that they fit my ear perfectly - I definitely feel empathy for some others that have had to buy the extra rubber pieces to help them fit.

I've tried the Pixel buds and a few other competitors, but the gap in quality is pretty wide IMHO.

Re: AirPods

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Post by fartcannon »

This is just an advertisement. It should be removed, shouldn't it? Or is HN in the business of letting large companies advertise their products as if they're news?

Re: AirPods

#194

Post by crispyambulance »

jeron wrote: post #146
falcolas wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A counter anecdote: My AirPod purchase was a complete waste of money. The quality is OK at best, handoff between my X and iPad pro is crap, they don't always pair, and they fall out of my ears if I tilt my head at all. I end up just using my Bose headphones (which are still a PITA for multiple devices), the airpods sit around unused.

Counter counter anecdote: handoff has never been a hassle for me between iPhone and iPad pro, and I've worn them for working out for a year and they've never fallen out

I'm sure that's the case in your experience and perhaps the experience of all people whose ears fall within the range of ear size/shape that Apple designed for.

But these things don't fit everybody. The wired version flies right out of my ear very easily. No way am I going to buy these things if tilting my head means losing one or both.

Re: AirPods

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Post by dymk »

falcolas wrote: post #155
malshe wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I went to buy airpods, they let me try in the Apple Store. Why would you buy or keep these if you bought online when they don't fit your ears?

Honestly, I couldn't be bothered to return them. I gave them a chance for a month before giving up on them, and trying to find all the packaging just wasn't worth the effort. I'm planning on giving them to some other family member here shortly, since it does seem like I'm in a minority when it comes to the fit.

You don’t need the packaging to return Apple products

Re: AirPods

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Post by jscheel »

nickthegreek wrote: post #142
jscheel wrote: post #58

I know this is a tired trope, but can we please stop with the “everything is magical” rhetoric? There is literally nothing groundbreaking about this release. Also, this page feels quite disingenuous when it claims 24 hour life. Maybe I’m just salty, but having to recharge my headphones every 3 hours, regardless of how short a recharge time, does not equal 24 hours of battery life.

*every 5 hours

Oh sorry, I was going off this metric from Apple: "15 min. of charging provides up to 3 hours of listening time". A full charge will get you 5 hours.

Re: AirPods

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Post by flokie »

s3r3nity wrote: post #192

I bought my AirPods the month they came out, and they're still going strong - and are the only reason I haven't switched my iPhone to an Android. I hate to be "that person," but, man, they just work. Even though I use bluetooth headphones when working in the office, I get a sense of pleasure when I put my AirPods in and hear that "ding" to indicate they connected instantaneously to my phone. I don't need to turn them…

you can use them with an Android? I have a pixel 3 and it's pretty seamless when I borrow my wife's to go for a run.

Re: AirPods

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Post by baddox »

bluetidepro wrote: post #49

> Put them in your ears and they connect immediately, immersing you in rich, high-quality sound. Just like magic. I completely disagree with this. It isn’t magic at all. Mine hardly ever work this smooth. Especially transitioning from my iPhone to MacBook Pro. I constantly have to go into bluetooth, manually select them, and even that usually takes a few tries. I like my Earpods from a sound quality perspective but t…

I agree with you. I still love my Airpods, but the syncing isn’t consistently any better than normal Bluetooth headphones (except for the initial NFC pairing). I don’t even switch them between iOS/MacOS devices very much. I just open them up when I’m on my iPhone X and they rarely switch the audio over automatically. I generally have to swipe down control center and click the little “broadcast” icon in the top right of the Music section and select my Airpods. Sometimes I have to close and reopen that list several times before the Airpods will show up.

Re: AirPods

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Post by s3r3nity »

flokie wrote: post #197
s3r3nity wrote: post #192

I bought my AirPods the month they came out, and they're still going strong - and are the only reason I haven't switched my iPhone to an Android. I hate to be "that person," but, man, they just work. Even though I use bluetooth headphones when working in the office, I get a sense of pleasure when I put my AirPods in and hear that "ding" to indicate they connected instantaneously to my phone. I don't need to turn them…

you can use them with an Android? I have a pixel 3 and it's pretty seamless when I borrow my wife's to go for a run.

Oh I didn't know that! I'll have to try them out with my buddy's Pixel to see how the experience is.

Re: AirPods

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Post by La_Beffa »

Tried the Airpods a couple times. Got myself a 20£ Taotronics bluetooth ones from Amazon. Sound quality seems better on the Taotronics, battery life is the same and...they just work as well. Let me explain how: bluetooth is enabled on my cheap android phone so when I turn on the headphones they bind automatically and guess what...MAGIC, THEY JUST WORK :D
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