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Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by keepquestioning »

w-m wrote: post #63

Personalized Spatial Audio has me really excited ( https://youtu.be/ux6zXguiqxM?t=2739 ). The idea is to map your ears / head with the depth camera of the iPhone, to create a personal profile. 10 years ago I played around with binaural microphones, the kind that you stick in your own ears to record the true sound profile. Closing your eyes and playing back these recordings is just incredible. You will be completely f…

There was a company that did this. Whatever happened to them? Nura I think. Maybe they got bought out by Apple. Surprised they are not suing.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by yodon »

paxys wrote: post #66

Lack of simultaneous 2+ device pairing is still a deal breaker for me. If my $80 Jabra earbuds can figure it out, why can't Apple?

Apple figured out how to get your Apple devices to talk to each other to do the Bluetooth handoff automatically disconnecting/reconnecting your AirPods from your iPhone to your MacBook, iPad, Mac Mini, etc., and back, without you having to do anything.

The fact that this only works with Apple devices is, from Apple's perspective, a feature not a bug.

It also allows them to keep the bill of materials inside the AirPods smaller, cheaper, and lower power, because they only require a single Bluetooth transceiver to pair with an unlimited number of Apple devices, unlike your Jabra which requires two Bluetooth transceivers to support dual device pairing.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by 1123581321 »

dougmwne wrote: post #61

Interested to know what bluetooth codecs these support. That's important for using them with non-apple devices. Frustrating that they don't list supported codecs in the tech specs.

The tech specs link on the APP page is grayed out. Hopefully it will be live soon.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by noncoml »

colechristensen wrote: post #84
inasmuch wrote: post #55

A little off-topic, but … Does anyone else have problems with the current AirPods Pro dramatically prioritizing ambient noise (cars passing on the street, washing of dishes, etc.) over your own voice when on phone calls? This is a major problem with two pairs I've owned and with those owned by my girlfriend, brother, and pretty much everyone else who would humor me and test it out. My girlfriend and I have taken our…

This happens without headphones as well. Any ambient noise on a call triggers silencing that makes conversations almost impossible sometimes. Like my parents are outside and there's a light breeze and 80% of them speaking is muted. Happens with normal phone microphone, worse with speakerphone, happens with my calls with my Bose headphones and my AirPod Pros. It's a phone setting, I'd buy a case of beer for anybody wh…

Call someone within AirPods Pro and then have them remove them and talk you directly on the phone.

The difference is huge! What I mean to say is that AirPods Pro make what you describe even worse

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by georgelyon »

hardwaregeek wrote: post #26

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…

> and (somewhat) work with multiple devices

I was hoping for AirPods which synthesize audio from all of your devices using spacial positioning... maybe next generation

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Post by spaceman_2020 »

hardwaregeek wrote: post #26

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…

Personally, I absolutely hate Bluetooth headphones

At this point in my life, I want fewer things to remember to charge, not more.

My wired earphones will never run out of “battery” in the middle of a flight.

I’m a complete grump about this stage of the headphones cycle.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by cfeduke »

kapsel wrote: 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…

I have this same problem, have had the right one replaced under warranty and the entire set replaced under warranty, no luck. If I periodically clean the inside of the case with rubbing alcohol it helps mitigate the charging problem. Then I just end up in a world where left ear connects, right ear nothing... unpair, re-pair... right ear connects, left ear nothing... unpair, re-pair... I used to use them mostly for trail running and it would take me 10-15 minutes to get them functional before every run. Now I just skip them, too frustrating.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by chrismeller »

astrange wrote: post #35
hardwaregeek wrote: post #26

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.

Interestingly enough that's what I miss about my Bose. The in-ear QuietComfort earbuds I had were _far_ more comfortable (and stable in my ear) and the noise cancelling was so far ahead of my AirPods Pro that you wouldn't even consider the two devices in the same genre.

Re: AirPods Pro (2nd Generation)

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Post by horsawlarway »

emadabdulrahim wrote: post #40
hardwaregeek wrote: post #26

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.

There are plenty of other bluetooth headphones that don't suck...

I have literally zero problems with these: https://www.amazon.com/AfterShokz-Open-Ear-Wireless-Conducti...

They work everywhere - across my phone, laptop, personal laptop, hell - even my nvidia shield tv. Across Win/Linux/macOS/Android/iOS.

Connect just fine - play just fine. Reconnect just fine. Pair just fine.

I'm glad you like the Airpods, but damn is this some crazy bullshit thing to be claiming.

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