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Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by animegolem »

Fwirt wrote: post #77
seemaze wrote: post #43

I frequently use my AirPods Pro when working in my shop. Previously the APP2 did a great job of reducing loud tool noise and I could mostly still listen to music or podcasts at reasonable levels. With the APP3, they are largely the same except with the louder tools (circular saw, cordless grinder) they produce a horrific feedback instead of canceling the noise. So much so that I switched back to my APP2 (which do not…

100% agree with the required update to 26, I was hugely bummed when I discovered I had to update my devices to pair them. I've had the opposite experience with noise cancelling though, the APP3 feel like magic when I'm working with power tools - better than any other (passive) ear protection I've tried in Noise Cancellation mode, and still enough protection in Transparency mode that I can use my circular saw without…

i own app3 and have not updated it asks you and warns you some ai features won't work but they pair and function fine after that.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by brundolf »

I had something similar happen after sleeping a few times with my first-gen airpods pro. I think something must have gotten filled with earwax or something, because the noise cancelling got more and more broken and had more sudden sharp sounds until they were unusable

But since then I've had two pairs of airpods pro 2 and bought the 3s on the first day, and I've had no such issues with any of them, including sleeping, and flying twice with the 3's so far. YMMV

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by el_benhameen »

marricks wrote: post #146
el_benhameen wrote: post #62

I have this happen outside of flights. Cupping your finger over the ANC mic is enough to trigger it. The new tips (that’s my guess, at least) also transmit vibrations into your ears much more than the old tips or third party memory foam tips. This results in a popping noise when walking or moving around, and a horrible thumping sound when running with them in. I think the latter is partially caused by the “reduce lou…

> incorrectly identifying vibrations from heel strikes as loud noise You should be thankful you get a free reminder to stop heel striking /uj figured a little running BS hear could be fun

Ha, I figured someone would give me shit for that. I blame my comically oversized feet and comically undersized hamstrings.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by herval »

cortesoft wrote: post #123
herval wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Locked in doesn't imply "inferior", nor it has anything to do with an option being better or worse.

Ok, it seems I don’t understand what locked in means then. What does it actually mean?

it means that the cost of moving from X is too high (be it in terms of time, cost or lack of suitable alternatives).

In the case of iCloud, for most people, it's probably a combination of convenience (no other tool is so well integrated with the OS) and cost (you can sorta replicate the combo of photos + files + vpn + fake emails, but it'll be more expensive and complex to maintain)

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by torarnv »

jonny_eh wrote: post #69
torarnv wrote: post #9

I've flown twice with my new AirPods Pro 3, and both times I had this exact experience; high pitched and loud feedback. They were properly cleaned, and had a "good seal" according to the settings wizard. Glad to see I'm not the only one at least, and hopefully this will be possible to fix as a software update, rather than having to replace the AirPods.

In which ear(s)?

In my case, both.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by redwall_hp »

temp0826 wrote: post #143
gwbas1c wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's an IEM?

"In-ear monitor", fancy buzzword for earbud afaict (I am definitely not a part of the audiophile scene and am not sure if there is actually a difference there, except maybe they insert very deep in the ear canal and have excellent isolation).

They're musicians' tools. Playing live music is absolutely destructive to your hearing, and ear protection is required. IEMs are a combination of protective equipment (many are designed the same way as concert earplugs) and earphone, so you can hear a clear signal from the mixing board at a safe volume, while shutting out the house speakers' insane noise levels.

Before IEMs were common, the norm was (hopefully) ear plugs and having monitoring speakers pointed at the musicians from the floor.

IEMs can be made in the concert earplug style, which is usually a center pair with 3-4 layers of rubber domes like typical earbuds. Or you can pay more and have custom molds made of your ears, so ones can be made to perfectly fit.

"Monitor" also has certain implications in audio. Usually something designed for monitoring will have a flat frequency response, while most consumer gear has aggressive EQ curves that do things like boosting bass. (Most people will think monitors "sound bad," while the lack of sound tampering is essential for performance and mixing.)

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by marricks »

el_benhameen wrote: post #153
marricks wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> incorrectly identifying vibrations from heel strikes as loud noise You should be thankful you get a free reminder to stop heel striking /uj figured a little running BS hear could be fun

Ha, I figured someone would give me shit for that. I blame my comically oversized feet and comically undersized hamstrings.

Heel striking is fine, most pros do it, I do too. It is great joke fodder, though!

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by lilyball »

thenobsta wrote: post #132

:( I recently lost my APP1 and was going to buy new airpods this week. I guess I'm going to look elsewhere until Apple improves their quality. I'm one of the few that are bothered by ANC, so I don't use it. But I also don't want to buy/support a subpar product release.

If you don't use ANC, then why is an ANC issue that only appears on flights a reason for you to not buy a product? If someone said they have weird ears and the AirPods Pro 3 simply doesn't fit their ears, would that be a reason for you to not buy it even though it fits yours?

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by herval »

scottbez1 wrote: post #66
herval wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have 1tb of data on icloud, including all my photos. Moving to a different platform is literally not an option (I was a happy Dropbox paid user until they decided to shut down the photos app, and Google Photos is a huge no no for multiple reason). The only alternative I can think of is self-hosting, which on itself is a nightmare, or a home NAS (not an option for me specifically). The lock-in is real.

Dropbox recently broke (accidentally or intentionally) hosted images/thumbnails from their Paper docs product (which they're quietly but noncommittally killing off) and that was a good wakeup for me to stop trusting hosted storage. And I'm saying this as a former Dropbox engineer of ~6 years who has plenty of free Dropbox storage for life. The brain drain and profitability crunch is real. Recently bought a 14TB HDD a…

Dropbox is just hard to trust. I used to pay for it, until they suddenly decided to shut down the photos app. Then the password app, recently. I don’t expect Apple to shut down Photos any time soon, so I find it easier to trust them with my data

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by abakker »

seemaze wrote: post #43

I frequently use my AirPods Pro when working in my shop. Previously the APP2 did a great job of reducing loud tool noise and I could mostly still listen to music or podcasts at reasonable levels. With the APP3, they are largely the same except with the louder tools (circular saw, cordless grinder) they produce a horrific feedback instead of canceling the noise. So much so that I switched back to my APP2 (which do not…

I'll say, I recommend my Honeywell sync earmuffs for the workshop. They block more noise, have a physical volume knob and accessible buttons, and best of all, the microphone is also noise cancelling directly, meaning you can usually have a conversation with someone while using a power tool or mowing the lawn without much issue. APP2 or 3 for me has never been able to displace these.
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