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I never had a wired in-ear earphone that lasted more than 2 years. My guess is 90% didn’t pass the one year mark. I use it while commuting, going to the supermarket, cleaning the house, etc. Any recommendation of a wired in-ear earphone that could last a decade?
Sennheiser HD 650 has user replaceable cord. The Sennheisers I have has lasted two decades.
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Too bad the reviews I've read about the QC45 have not been too flattering.
Any chance you have a summary on the key criticism?
My USB keyboard and USB mouse are always available. So I don't need to think about that extra problem at all.
I am surprised the vast majority of the 280 comments seems to be about bluetooth connection, fitting, sound quality and not a mention about TCO ( Total Cost of Ownership ). May be I am cheap, but I cant get myself to buy another Wireless Earphone again with non -replaceable battery. They are basically consumables. And Apple expect you to buy a new pair every 1-2 years. And even if you dont use it much the battery wil…
I do all of my work calls using them, I use them if I have to make a phone call, I use them for listening to music while working, I use them (the right side only for safety) while riding my bike, I listen to podcasts while doing chores, I connect them to my PC for playing video games, and I use them to listen to a sleep podcast when I go to sleep.
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Any chance you have a summary on the key criticism?
I've seen user reviews complain about build quality, UX (like buttons being harder to find by feel and harder to press), buggy app, and active noise cancellation issues compared to the QC35s (static, loud bangs). Apparently they might also work worse in windy conditions than the previous ones.
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If I'm understanding you correctly, you're saying you don't like how big and bulky it is? It's worth noting what you've linked is more for industrial use. You might see something like that in a server rack for example, but Brits don't have them in their homes. In British homes/offices you'll see something like this[0], this[1], or this[2]. [0] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R2ZMJNY [1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08…
The 6-long one [0] is just as long as the industrial version. It's just plastic and lacks mounting ears.
What do 6-outlet strips look like where you're from? I'd never considered British ones to be a problem because you throw them behind the setee or under a desk, and probably because it's all I've ever experienced. Also, in practice you usually only want smaller strips with 2-4 outlets, where the size matters even less.
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Audio dropping out because the wireless signal is not strong enough or interference is not something that can be fixed in implementation it is a fundamental limitation of the technology. When it happens it makes wireless headphones useless at their one function playing audio.
Yes, a persistent problem with said issue WOULD definitely be grounds for abandoning Bluetooth headphones. However. What I'm saying is that this is not a problem for me with the Apple headphones I use (Airpods Pro and Max), which is what I'm using for most of my listening (owing to convenience, I've almost completely stopped using wired headphones). I do occasionally experience dropouts with the AfterShox I use for s…
Anyway air drop won't work, move a foot away from your imac and your ear pods will drop their connection. Wifi has way more to do with the space than it does the hardware, think about it the only way apple could improve their signal above the competition is just to boost the signal strength and they can't do that because its agains't government regulation.
If you bought three brands of lotto ticket each with the same payout spec but on paid out while the others did not would you think that the winning brand of lotto ticket had better odds? or would you think that you just got lucky that time?
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> Always have trouble with voice quality on calls too. The Headset profile's audio codecs are hot garbage. Any time your device uses the microphone it switches to this and audio quality turns to mud. Until they come up with a high definition profile for mic and audio, wired headsets will always have a place.
I have to quicky switch to my earpiece from my wireless earphones whenever I receive a call just to avoid the low quality headset mode. It's so so bad. Not all wireless headsets are the same, however.
Unless Apple or Samsung is using a proprietary protocol between their headsets and handsets, they pretty much are. You'll even notice the degradation of quality if you use your Mic on a Mac or PC.
I've never seen a Bluetooth device that simultaneously supports two active profiles so you could stream audio over A2DP and capture mic over the headset profile. Even if such a beast existed, I doubt devices would know how to handle it.