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Re: AirPods Pro

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Post by lucisferre »

danepowell wrote: post #74

You've been able to get pretty decent Bluetooth in-ear headphones for $20-40 on Amazon for a few years now, can anyone comment on whether AirPods are really 10x better to justify the price? I just have a hard time believing that's possible, but I've never tried them.

I've never found a "decent" pair of Bluetooth anything. Pairing is almost always an annoyance and never quite just "works". If I'm heading out for a walk or a run, or if I want to answer a call, it needs to pair and work immediately or I may as well throw them in the trash. Airpods were the first headphones where they just worked every single time I put them on.

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Post by Antoninus »

bsamuels wrote: post #3

I will personally love to see someone justify spending $250 on wireless earphones whose batteries cannot be replaced. I'm a year and a half into my normal airpods and they already need new batteries.

If you look at through the lens of cost per use. 1-2 dollars a day isn’t that bad.

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Post by x0x0 »

whalesalad wrote: post #8

I really struggled to take the plunge on the original AirPods and it has been one of my top 10 purchases ever in my life without a doubt. I stood there holding the little $200 box in my hand and really danced back and forth in my mind about whether or not they would really be necessary. If they broke, I would go buy a new pair immediately. For what they are, the sound is amazing. I can't really do a phone call anymor…

Do these have a mute button on them?

I currently use Jabra Active 65-somethings because they offer adjustable soft rubber tips, and airpods do not fit my ears. The Jabra's don't have a mute button on the earbuds; you have to open your phone. Do the Airpods?

Thanks!

100% agree that if you take a lot of calls, airpods or their clones are the best thing I've bought in 5 years.

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Post by seanhandley »

TheGRS wrote: post #61
bsamuels wrote: post #3

I will personally love to see someone justify spending $250 on wireless earphones whose batteries cannot be replaced. I'm a year and a half into my normal airpods and they already need new batteries.

I dunno, I felt the same way about the normal Airpods until I relented and bought them and its almost weird to say that its been a huge quality of life improvement for me. Running is far more enjoyable without the cables. Pretty easy to carry them around too. But then again I didn't shop around the other brands at all.

I have a $30 set of over-hear bluetooth headphones I use for running. I'd describe the sound quality as "reasonably good" and the battery life as "excellent".

5 minutes shopping around on Amazon.

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Post by andrepd »

bsamuels wrote: post #3

I will personally love to see someone justify spending $250 on wireless earphones whose batteries cannot be replaced. I'm a year and a half into my normal airpods and they already need new batteries.

Especially when you can get the same thing, sans the apple logo, for 30$.

EDIT: You can downvote, but it's still the truth :p

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Post by x0x0 »

freeqaz wrote: post #75
whalesalad wrote: post #8

I really struggled to take the plunge on the original AirPods and it has been one of my top 10 purchases ever in my life without a doubt. I stood there holding the little $200 box in my hand and really danced back and forth in my mind about whether or not they would really be necessary. If they broke, I would go buy a new pair immediately. For what they are, the sound is amazing. I can't really do a phone call anymor…

I find that I can't use them for phone calls because the other person always complains that my mic is terrible. Is this because of using an Android device? They also don't stay in my ears for the life of me, so exercising at the gym I have to use over-the-ear headphones. I think this impacts the sound for me, as well, since they sound better when I hold them in my ear versus when I let go. Any recommendations for wha…

I've had good success with Jabra 65t on Android. Probably 1k hours of calls and no complaints except in very high wind.

Oh, btw, the connection is very dependent on your Android phone. Bluetooth is in year ~20 of widespread alpha testing and Android implementations vary. I initially had an HTC; it had bluetooth issues. I'm now on a Google-made phone and it's seamless. Anecdotally, Samsungs work well too.

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Post by seanhandley »

danepowell wrote: post #74

You've been able to get pretty decent Bluetooth in-ear headphones for $20-40 on Amazon for a few years now, can anyone comment on whether AirPods are really 10x better to justify the price? I just have a hard time believing that's possible, but I've never tried them.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0788K8SS6/ref=ppx_yo_dt...

Re: AirPods Pro

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Post by andrepd »

ed312 wrote: post #60
riffraff wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

what convenience? I do not understand the appeal of air pods over any other wireless earplug.

Have you ever needed to be on a phone call while doing something else with your hands? Running with music and not having cords whip around your neck is pretty nice too.

>over any wireless earplug
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