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Is there some type of battery technology out there that would be better? The batteries are half the product.
> Is there some type of battery technology out there that would be better? I think the argument is yes, there is - end user replaceable battery.
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If you're really concerned about noise reduction, I personally recommend headphones that block noise, not counter it. An example would be the Shure IEM line, which acts like an earplug, and which provide a flat 25db attenuation of sound. So, your 85db environment becomes a 60 db environment, and your music can be 65 db. Boise 2 headphones with ANR, in comparison, reduce about 13db of noise at 85db. http://www.hearing…
I'm interested in this, so looked the Shure line up. The cheapest IEM model is SE425CL at $269. Simple wires, no mic. Anyone have experience with them? https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/earphones/se425cl
I have the 535's, which are a step up in drivers, and I love them. They aren't reference quality (which I recommend Etymotics for, and you can buy the isolating sleves for them), and are a bit on the warm side. The 425s are fairly similar, but the 535s are a bit clearer in the high-mids.
Any Shure headphones will have better sound quality than Apple, Beats, or Boise at similar price ranges, since they're built for listening, not fashion.
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I am sooo going to buy them the moment they are available; convenience is totally worth it for me, even if they have to be replaced every year
even if they have to be replaced every year These are undeniably really nice products for the target audience, but the direction we as a humanity are going with disposable products has been and still is problematic and products like this do not help, on the contrary. Everyone is free to ignore that, but I personally cannot justify it. Especially knowing that just adding a wire buys me a better sounding product which…
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.
What about all the people who are just going to chuck these in a landfill instead of properly recycling them? Apple can get all chuffed about acting like they're green, but they have to know these are landfill fodder.
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I don't think I own 100 items that use batteries. I mean, I'm curious, and I'll make a list, but I'm definitely not replacing things every year. I've got a MacBook that's a few years old, an iPhone that's two years old, and AirPods that are less than a year old, and... my Apple TV remote is many years old and still only needs charging every couple of months. My Kindle is many years old and only needs charging every c…
I'm speaking more generally, not just about battery replacement. I cannot be in the mindset of disposable merchandise because I would be thinking about this stuff all the time.
I think there's a trend toward seeing electronics as consumable that bothers me, and I try to think carefully about my purchases, and yet somehow I've still ended up with at least eight items that use non-replaceable batteries, and maybe others that are "disposable" for other reasons.
Still, for each item I own, I've considered the "disposable" nature and yet bought it anyway.
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You don't really mention why? Why are they better than wireless earbuds by Sennheiser, Amazon, Google etc?
Microphone quality on most of the other offerings is atrocious. That said I wish these things didn't have a microphone. People tend to shout into them.
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 will probably be the first Apple headphones I'll buy, and use.
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I've demoed my $25 Anker or mpow earbuds (the Airpod-likes) to many coworkers sporting Airpods and they're universally astounded by the quality of the cheaper buds. I've converted quite a few people who lost their Airpods. The chead buds don't sound quite as good as Airpods, but they're 85% of the way there, fit better, can actually handle the rain and sweat without breaking down, can be used during exercise without…
and, Anker allows 18 hours of continuous usage. That's the biggest draw for me.
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I don't think I own 100 items that use batteries. I mean, I'm curious, and I'll make a list, but I'm definitely not replacing things every year. I've got a MacBook that's a few years old, an iPhone that's two years old, and AirPods that are less than a year old, and... my Apple TV remote is many years old and still only needs charging every couple of months. My Kindle is many years old and only needs charging every c…
I'm speaking more generally, not just about battery replacement. I cannot be in the mindset of disposable merchandise because I would be thinking about this stuff all the time.
So let's start with the more impactful stuff before we get down to headphones that are used several hours a day every single day for a couple years.
Not to mention Apple has an extensive recycling program for most of their products.