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Post by m3kw9 »

eertami wrote: post #113

$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…

Because the best headphones are the ones you use the most. You won’t need a portable amp to make the sound better. This is the same analogy on how the best camera is the one you have on you, and the iPhone camera does not suck.

I have a set of grados and I use them so little because of inconvenience. Instead is the AirPod pros that’s with me and use 95% of the time

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Post by edude03 »

jpablo wrote: post #366
eertami wrote: post #113

$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…

My main gripe with paying $550 for headphones is, they still revert to 90s landline quality when using the microphone?

yeah, why is that?

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Post by csomar »

edhelas wrote: post #381
csomar wrote: post #371

My AirPods died recently. At $159 and 2 years of aggressive usage (probably 3-4 hours every average day), I think they paid nicely for their price. That should average for around $0.06/hour. If these have the same lifespan, they should average to $0.2/hour. A bit steep for me to "just buy it" or not consider other brands. But I'll wait for the reviews, it might be a good deal. Interestingly, I can't find any informat…

Bought some Shure SE215 for 100€ 7 (!) years ago, still working like the same day, perfect audio. But it's not the "Apple© Experience"

These should compare to the AirPods and also they are not wireless. In that regard, if I compare them to the AirPods, then Apple pricing is competitive.

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Post by MrBuddyCasino »

yza wrote: post #360

Am I the only one who is not a fan of their design? I get that there might be a slight reference to the legendary Koss SP-3 from 1958, but come on - they don't have to look THAT antique. https://coolmaterial.com/roundup/history-of-headphones/

I think they look a bit too sterile for something that people "wear". Very corporate, not very soulful. Especially the big blank aluminum surface. The head band also looks rather plasticky. The british stuff, eg from B&W, has more elegance. Combine with nordic minimalism and maybe some natural materials like leather and it would be more appealing. But I'm sure they are technically superior.

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Post by mnw21cam »

eigenvalue wrote: post #283
eertami wrote: post #113

$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…

Besides assuming that Apple can’t match those other (very small, likely undercapitalized) audio companies in terms of sounds quality— something I sort of doubt considering that Apple probably spent more in R&D on these than those companies have had in total cumulative revenues combined— it also assumes that it’s all about the sound quality. As someone who just ordered these, I wear noise canceling headphones (current…

I personally would be very interested in hearing your opinion on how good the noise cancellation is with these headphones, compared to Bose QC (which I am wearing right now). When you have them, could you comment?

I have never owned anything from Apple. However, that new CPU suddenly sounds interesting, and it may be that these headphone are suddenly interesting too, although they are double the price of the Bose ones.

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Post by king_magic »

ziml77 wrote: post #338
king_magic wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I paid $349 (I think) for my Bose quiet comfort headphones, and they are good - but there are flaws that I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing corrected for a higher price. To each their own I suppose.

I think most people here have their doubts that they will actually be an upgrade over the QC35 or the WH1000XM4. They'll undoubtedly have a better pairing experience and the head tracked spatial audio is unique among over-ears, but there's a chance of losing in sound quality, noise cancellation ability (active & passive), comfort, and battery life. Also based on phrasing at the bottom of the page it's possible that t…

Ironically one of the flaws with my QC35s is that I don't find them as comfortable as many others do, haha

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Post by bdcravens »

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in tech who doesn't like over the ear headphones. I've always preferred earbuds, and fortunately, both iterations of Airpods fit my ears great. I also have never worked in an environment where I need to shut the world out just to get things done.

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Post by nallic »

khalilravanna wrote: post #142
eertami wrote: post #113

$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…

Assuming these compare in fidelity of sound, I think it’s a no brainer for a lot of people. Likely works seamlessly with apple products similar to other airpods and, unlike those other cans, doesn’t require a proper sound system or external amp to drive them. That being said, the fact that they stipulate they only work with apple products is a bit insane to me. I’ll stick with my wireless Sennheisers that I have to c…

The Airpod Pros works with other devices - but they seem to have a lot of issues though. Loosing sync between each unit and loosing sound and needing reconnect all the time.

That's my personal experience when using them with Windows 10 and Android devices. No issues when using them with Apple devices.

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