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Re: AirPods Pro

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Post by bluetidepro »

mullingitover wrote: post #67

This is a huge improvement. The regular airpods are the same shape as the original iphone earbuds, and my normal ritual with those was to immediately throw them in the trash as soon as I opened any Apple product because they're horribly uncomfortable. Am I the only one who notices this?

> ... horribly uncomfortable.

One persons uncomfortable is another persons perfection. I can't stand headphones like these new Pro ones that have the little rubber tips. They hurt my ears so much. The current Airpods or the wired ones you "throw in the trash" are the most comfortable in ear headphones I've ever used, personally.

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Post by diffeomorphism »

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…

You don't really mention why? Why are they better than wireless earbuds by Sennheiser, Amazon, Google etc?

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Post by smachiz »

graeme wrote: post #100

What’s the word on active noise cancellation and hearing protection? I currently avoid using headphones in loud environments, and my quick test is if I can hear myself talk over the music. This page says the active cancellation uses “anti-noise”, which iirc is noise, at frequencies that drown out the outside noise. But I’m not really sure about this. So, if we were in say a 85 db environment, would music with these b…

That's not quite right. What the anti-noise does is generate an inverse wave to cancel out some (as much as possible) of the waveform of the noise. It's not just playing white noise louder than the external noise. The result is that your ear drum receives a smaller waveform to vibrate to.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_noise_control

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Post by bobbonew »

tdburn wrote: post #51
TuringNYC wrote: post #23

I love AirPods. I wear then 10+hrs a day (cycling between two due to charge). It isnt fair to judge before I've tried this, but I've never quite felt comfortable with the rubber seals 1. It feels like you are underwater 2. I want ambient sound coming thru, esp when i'm walking outside/etc.

These have a transparency setting to let through ambient sounds

I’m intrigued to actually try this. Turning the transparency setting on and off.

On an active phone call I can carry on a conversation in the room im in 10 feet away from the person. To have that cancelled out would be interesting to try.

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Post by jsinai »

fancyfish wrote: post #106
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…

If the noise cancelling and sound quality on these is great, I may actually go from the Sony cans to these, mainly due to Bluetooth pairing woes. With the Sony headphones, if I want to switch from iPhone to Macbook I have to do the dance of Bluetooth repairing. Switch off BT on iPhone -> connect headphones to Mac, switch iPhone BT back on. The sound would have to be in the same ballpark though, which is hardly a guar…

FWIW I have the Bose NC 700 and the Bluetooth pairing is seamless. I can be paired to multiple devices at once; if I’m playing music from my laptop but receive a call from my phone then the Bose are smart enough to pause music on my laptop and switch the audio input to my phone.

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Post by graeme »

smachiz wrote: post #114
graeme wrote: post #100

What’s the word on active noise cancellation and hearing protection? I currently avoid using headphones in loud environments, and my quick test is if I can hear myself talk over the music. This page says the active cancellation uses “anti-noise”, which iirc is noise, at frequencies that drown out the outside noise. But I’m not really sure about this. So, if we were in say a 85 db environment, would music with these b…

That's not quite right. What the anti-noise does is generate an inverse wave to cancel out some (as much as possible) of the waveform of the noise. It's not just playing white noise louder than the external noise. The result is that your ear drum receives a smaller waveform to vibrate to. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_noise_control

Thanks! So it actually destroys the sound and it has no effect? Or does it have an effect on your hearing, but you don’t perceive it?

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Post by brianbreslin »

t-writescode wrote: post #22
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.

Let me introduce you to the best pair of headphones for travel that I own: Bose QuietComfort 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones, Apple Devices, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X9KV0HU They are $250, wired and have a small battery brick that is not replaceable that is charged by micro usb. The newer one by Bose is one of those neck things and is $300.

oh I had a pair of those for YEARS. LOVED them. Battery lasted ages. great small size for traveling. I wish they had a better form factor (I hate that neck thing format).

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Post by bobbonew »

mullingitover wrote: post #67

This is a huge improvement. The regular airpods are the same shape as the original iphone earbuds, and my normal ritual with those was to immediately throw them in the trash as soon as I opened any Apple product because they're horribly uncomfortable. Am I the only one who notices this?

I wonder if the pressure equalization is a first for these and not in the originals. It might be the win that actually makes them comfortable this time around.

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Post by petra »

graeme wrote: post #100

What’s the word on active noise cancellation and hearing protection? I currently avoid using headphones in loud environments, and my quick test is if I can hear myself talk over the music. This page says the active cancellation uses “anti-noise”, which iirc is noise, at frequencies that drown out the outside noise. But I’m not really sure about this. So, if we were in say a 85 db environment, would music with these b…

Noise cancelling earphones really do cancel the noise before you hear it - when they're fast enough.

When they work you feel like you're at a quiet room, weirdly hearing only the high-frequency sounds.

But yes, you can listen to music at a much lower volume, Safely.

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