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Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by OGWhales »

ofcrpls wrote: post #115
Fwirt wrote: post #95

Something interesting occurs to me. Many of the anecdotes about the squealing on flights says the noise goes away when yawning. Yawning lifts the soft palate and equalizes ambient pressure behind the eardrum in the sinuses. Air pressure is lower in a pressurized airplane cabin than on the ground and is usually more dynamic as well. I wonder if an air pressure gradient forms in the ear canal when in the air that exace…

I discovered another way to remove this problem - Initiate a screen recording and it's gone. I was doing this to report a TestFlight app bug on a flight I was experiencing and wow did the ANC improve so much.

That's pretty peculiar... the ANC worked still it just got rid of this issue? I don't have any guesses why that would be.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by lvl155 »

cortesoft wrote: post #44
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.

Why is moving to a different platform literally not an option? 1TB of data is tiny. You don't even need a NAS, 1TB is a trivial amount of data. If you don't want to self host (which has actually become quite simple with immich), you could switch providers (even if you want to avoid google).

Name me one service outside of Google and Apple that’s seamlessly tied to your devices. Once you buy into the system you’re basically stuck. Apple is quickly becoming Oracle.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by OGWhales »

temp0826 wrote: post #124

I became fed up with my airpods (and bluetooth earbuds in general) and switched to some great (albeit definitely not new and definitely not high end) IEMs and couldn't be happier. I was worried about losing the noise canceling but it turns out to not matter in the slightest with IEMs with proper tips on them, the isolation is unbelievable. Not dealing with battery life and charging issues anymore is worth it alone. T…

Yup, it's pretty impressive how good IEMs can be at isolating you from sounds with good fitting tips. I am fond of the SpinFit W1 tips, they were much better than whatever stock tips came with mine and they seal really well.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by jonny_eh »

stronglikedan wrote: post #128
jonny_eh wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems pretty odd that all the reports are about the left ear.

with buds, whichever connects first (usually right) is the master, and the other bud connects to that one as the slave, instead of connecting directly to the source device. probably has something to do with that

Which would hint at a software issue. When it comes to ANC, both should behave identically

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by mrkstu »

herval wrote: post #154
cortesoft wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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)

Yeah, VMWare post-acquisition is trying to help what the limits of lock-in are...

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by xsmasher »

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

YOU WERE A HEEL STRIKER TOO BEFORE I FOUND YOU! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNZ_6rQvaq0

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by steve_adams_86 »

afandian wrote: post #162
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…

Are you sure that the perceived reduction in noise corresponds to a reduction in damaging sound pressure levels? I know about destructive interference in theory, but was always curious about the perceptual vs real SPL. Whenever I’ve tried ANC (Bose) it’s always hurt my ears, even when quiet.

My personal rule is that the sound level should be comfortable without ANC. So, if the sound is physically dampened sufficiently by the earbuds or headphones even when ANC is disabled, I'm happy.

ANC is more for comfort than safety from what I understand.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by NaomiLehman »

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…

hearing aids, in general, have the some problems and they operate on similar principles - sound is isolated physically, and the outside world is transmitted digitally to the ear/ANC when needed.

Re: The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem

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Post by Fwirt »

OGWhales wrote: post #169
Fwirt wrote: post #77

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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…

> 100% agree with the required update to 26, I was hugely bummed when I discovered I had to update my devices to pair them. Interesting, I had no issue pairing despite not being on iOS 26. The only things I noticed was that they didn't show up in the Find My app (which is pretty bad) and that I didn't get the shortcut to the airpods settings on the main setting page and had to go through the bluetooth menu instead, o…

When I tried to pair mine out of the box it initiated an "Update to iOS 26!" workflow and wouldn't let me pair until I did. Also, after I updated my iPhone and paired them to my iPad Pro, still on iPadOS 18, they just showed up as generic bluetooth headphones with none of the ANC or Hearing Assist features available.
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