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Post by anaxag0ras »

trts wrote: post #430
robertwt7 wrote: post #319

Airpods is one of the invention that you don’t know you need it but when you buy it, you know it’s good and it just works seamlessly It mentioned in the page that it’ll support high fidelity audio? Does this mean that they came up with new encoding for wireless transmission? Possibly something better than AAC?

My Airpods pro are the only consumer good I've purchased that on a dollar per utility basis, outranks the previous #1, my bicycle. Before, it seemed silly to have $200 headphones that could fall out of your ears and disappear. The pros fixed that, and also to some degree liberated me from my phone. It's easy now to leave my phone across the house and take calls or ask Siri to play a specific podcast, song, or album.…

My only concern is the battery degradation and longevity. Spending $200 on a disposable earbuds seems too much.

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Post by snowwolf »

cafed00d wrote: post #152
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…

All of this has a super simple explanation: the shitty products always have org structures that treat software dev as shitty cost centers. It took a long time to realize that the most compelling devices have good, well maintained software. I don’t mean to say that software devs are geniuses or that these orgs have to hire the best of the best. No, they just need to create an org that prioritizes software dev. Low att…

> It took a long time to realize that the most compelling devices have good, well maintained software.

I continue to hold the view that Tesla's success is because they are really a software company, not a car company.

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Post by DavideNL »

ch_ase wrote: post #364
DavideNL wrote: post #172

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Interesting, which tips do you use if i may ask?

I’ve used Comply foam tips and can run and workout without issue. You can squish them down and then they expand to fill your ear. Better sound isolation too.

Thank you for your reply!

I've just purchased them, very curious to find out whether it will improve... (the default tips don't work for me either while moving.)

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Post by duncans »

deanmoriarty wrote: post #329
celestialcheese wrote: post #324

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I use them everyday while working, for multiple hours per day and can expense them. They work better than other bluetooth headsets I've tried, and the noise cancelling is excellent in loud environments. I'm willing to pay a premium for the convenience and seamless pairing to other Apple products I already have (Apple TV, macbook, iphone).

To be clear, I would pay even $350 for them, if only I could remove the $5 battery and replace it cleanly. Or even bring it to an Apple Store and get a new battery for $30. It just feels such a robbery otherwise.

New batteries are $49 https://support.apple.com/airpods/repair

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Post by deanmoriarty »

duncans wrote: post #505
deanmoriarty wrote: post #329

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be clear, I would pay even $350 for them, if only I could remove the $5 battery and replace it cleanly. Or even bring it to an Apple Store and get a new battery for $30. It just feels such a robbery otherwise.

New batteries are $49 https://support.apple.com/airpods/repair

Per earbud! If it was per the entire set it would obviously solve all the problems I have with this product.

No, I won't use podswap.

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Post by Handytinge »

pwpw wrote: post #253

I want to get them but reliability is a big concern. Everyone in my family has had problems with our first gen pros. Mine started developing crackling issues. During the pandemic I remember hearing that it was a known problem and could be fixed at the Apple store, but all of the stores were closed. I put off bringing them in until later. I finally got around to it this past week as the issue has grown a lot worse rec…

The issue here is the consumer laws in your country.

If my 3 year old AirPods developer a manufacturer issue, Apple would be required by law to replace, repair or refund, free of charge.

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Post by nunez »

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…

a lot of the seamlessness comes from (a) airpods being designed to work with iOS and, for the last few years, the H1/H2 chips. BT by itself is really troublesome and (b) apple being able to spend a lot of time and money on design. for most, headphones are extremely low margin; before the airpods, heaphones over $200 were also really low volume.

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Post by nunez »

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…

This is already in iOS 16! Connect your AirPods Pro, then go to settings and tap on the AirPods.
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