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Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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post #18

Touch volume control removes my biggest pain point with the original. I might actually get two: one for my Apple devices and another for Windows/Android

I’ve never seen anyone use them for non Apple devices , how well do they work?

I used a pair of pros on my Android phone and they work fine to the time I used them(a few hours).

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#32
post #12

I love my AirPod Pros, but I hate how unreliable charging in the case is. The AirPods will often think they are out of the case, when they are, and discharge themselves, while connected to my phone/laptop. Then they will re-charge, emptying the battery in the case, so I will end up with a dead pair of AirPods after a couple of days in the pocket, not using them. I guess their tolerances are too tight, hopefully somet…

This has never happened to me. It's likely you have a defective unit, take it in.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

#33

I would love to buy AirPods one day, but I have just had too many experiences telling someone on Zoom they sound like they’re under water, and they say, “hold on a sec that’s my AirPods.” If Apple could fix that issue, this would be a nice product! Unfortunately I don’t know how Apple could ever signal to me that they had fixed that issue.

Yeah this happens to me a lot too when using my airpods pro on zoom calls. Good to know I'm not the only one experiencing this.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

#34
post #23

A lot of sane improvements to the case (added speaker, lanyard loop, full U1 Find My support), good to see. They tout "H2 Apple Silicon, amazing sound quality with Adaptive EQ," but I can't find any reference to lossless audio in the tech specs, which is a bit of a disappointment. It's surely ironic that Apple Music supports 24/192 lossless audio and none of its headphones can utilize it.

That’s ok - very few ears can utilize it either ;-)

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#35

It's wild how much money Apple has made from Bluetooth headphones that don't suck. That's literally it. They're portable, pair easily and (somewhat) work with multiple devices. I have top of the line Bose Bluetooth headphones that still, in 2022, have issues with multiple devices. I can't count how many times I've started playing music on my iPhone only to realize that the headphones think my laptop is playing, so th…

The main selling point of AirPods Pro is replaceable tips and noise cancelling. People say competitors have mostly caught up in Bluetooth quality, but it’s the only noise cancelling I’ve used without the sucking feeling that hurts your ears.

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#36
post #4

How do “computational algorithms” differ from other kinds of algorithms employed in headphones?

One term was written by someone paid $120,000 to write software, the other by someone paid $120,000 to write marketing copy. ;)

Tell me that the headphones have AI without telling me the headphones have AI. That's probably what they were thinking when they wrote that.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

#37

It's wild how much money Apple has made from Bluetooth headphones that don't suck. That's literally it. They're portable, pair easily and (somewhat) work with multiple devices. I have top of the line Bose Bluetooth headphones that still, in 2022, have issues with multiple devices. I can't count how many times I've started playing music on my iPhone only to realize that the headphones think my laptop is playing, so th…

This makes me think of the "What if AirPods was a company?" [0] post from 2019. It's really wild how big that one product is alone.

[0] https://jonahlupton.medium.com/what-is-airpods-was-a-company...

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

#38
post #12

I love my AirPod Pros, but I hate how unreliable charging in the case is. The AirPods will often think they are out of the case, when they are, and discharge themselves, while connected to my phone/laptop. Then they will re-charge, emptying the battery in the case, so I will end up with a dead pair of AirPods after a couple of days in the pocket, not using them. I guess their tolerances are too tight, hopefully somet…

100% of these issues happen to me too. I thought I must have gotten a defective set or been doing something wrong!

Don’t get me wrong, it’s still an absolutely fantastic product. I hope they’ve made the new line even better.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

#39

I would love to buy AirPods one day, but I have just had too many experiences telling someone on Zoom they sound like they’re under water, and they say, “hold on a sec that’s my AirPods.” If Apple could fix that issue, this would be a nice product! Unfortunately I don’t know how Apple could ever signal to me that they had fixed that issue.

Just try them, there's a 14 day no-questions-asked return policy.

They start breaking down after months, not days.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

#40

It's wild how much money Apple has made from Bluetooth headphones that don't suck. That's literally it. They're portable, pair easily and (somewhat) work with multiple devices. I have top of the line Bose Bluetooth headphones that still, in 2022, have issues with multiple devices. I can't count how many times I've started playing music on my iPhone only to realize that the headphones think my laptop is playing, so th…

Yup. Unfortunately every other Bluetooth headphones suck when it comes to connectivity and stable playing. Been using Airpods Max for a year and never had a connection issue.
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