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It's hard to say. I have a pair and I really do love them. I've heard a number of people on podcasts I listen to call them their favorite product Apple has released in years. It could be real.
Yeah I definitely won't discount that, it just seemed interesting that they said basically the same thing a minute apart.
To any of they naysayers, I'd say survey the competition for AirPods. They are far beyond anything else available in terms of ergonomics and battery life for wireless earbuds. Audio quality is less of an issue in the first place if you're talking about Bluetooth anyways. Audiophiles should stick with wired.
If you want a "true wireless" headphone (and, from personal experience with these, I find it quite compelling), you're not going to pay much less than Apple's price. I think the cheapest I've seen is $150, and that's lacking the Apple polish.
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Hundreds of millions of people use the free headphones that come with their devices. The people who spend $200 on headphones usually have some higher requirements for audio quality.
I don't think so. Beats has about 70%+ share of the headphone market, cost over $200, and are hated by people that care about 'sound quality'.
The problem is that Beats is charging $300 for a $150 set of headphones, not that beats is charging $300 for a $15 set of headphones. They're way better than anything you're going to get for free with your phone.
I don't doubt the ergonomics are amazing, but it's somewhat surprising to me that people are happy with such mediocre audio performance.
Especially since you can buy a set of wired earpods that actually sound really good for $5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbCWaY2KXo
I bought a pair for myself and my girlfriend. I think they sound better than my Grados on certain material, and almost as good as my Portapros. (I suspect my pair of Grados SR60e is below average, because my dad's pair of the same model sounds better.)
Another pair of headphones that punches way above its price point: http://a.co/cRC61XE (Though, be prepared to eventually replace the plug or buy a new pair, but it will be awhile before that happens.)
Apple needs to step up its audio game.
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100's of millions of people use Apple's wired earbuds. These sound somewhat better. Not surprising that for most uses of mobile audio, they are better than good enough.
Hundreds of millions of people use the free headphones that come with their devices. The people who spend $200 on headphones usually have some higher requirements for audio quality.
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Yeah I definitely won't discount that, it just seemed interesting that they said basically the same thing a minute apart.
With a 98% satisfaction rating, I would think that most people who own them are going to say approximately the same things.
Do the comments on this seem a bit weird? See: http://i.imgur.com/AZe6fCF.png
It's hard to say. I have a pair and I really do love them. I've heard a number of people on podcasts I listen to call them their favorite product Apple has released in years. It could be real.
And suddenly Apple's usual marketing strategy makes a whole lot more sense. Price it high enough that nobody who has to care about money would buy it, and make it crappy enough that nobody who cares about quality would buy it. And, apparently, it seems the people who aren't filtered by that will say anything is the second coming of christ as long as it comes in a shiny enough box.
Anyway, I know shitting on Apple is the cool thing to do on tech forums, so great job going for the easy upvote with such a cynical comment - I'm sure you'll reap that sweet karma.
But, you're overlooking what makes AirPods such a satisfying product to use: they are incredibly convenient. They're small enough to carry in your watch pocket, and using them is as simple as popping them out of the case and into your ears. Nothing on the market so thoroughly considers the experience of using headphones, and that obviously counts for something.
And suddenly Apple's usual marketing strategy makes a whole lot more sense. Price it high enough that nobody who has to care about money would buy it, and make it crappy enough that nobody who cares about quality would buy it. And, apparently, it seems the people who aren't filtered by that will say anything is the second coming of christ as long as it comes in a shiny enough box.
This is a remarkably bizarre thing to say in response to a 98% customer satisfaction rating.
I can't get the damn things to stay in my ears if I'm doing any physical activity beyond brisk walking. Working out in them is out of the question, so I'm still using my regular bluetooth headphones, and I looked quite comical running to catch the train with both hands over my ears so they wouldn't fall out. I'm surprised only 1 out of every 50 people who bought Airpods are experiencing similar dissatisfaction.
Perhaps the market is self-selecting and thus only those with the proper ear shape actually opt for them?