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AirPods Shipments Expected to Double to 60 Million This Year on Strength of AirPods Pro
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OK in my 6 decades of life I've had a multitude of headphones and EarPods of some sort or another. I've used some of the big name noise cancelling ones and now the Apple version.
1. They sound really good and unless you are some sort of aficionado they will cover it.
2. The noise cancelling function in amazing and at least equal to the top brand of headphones.
3. They are expensive, but it's Apple and we pay more for the brand.
I like em!
1. They sound really good and unless you are some sort of aficionado they will cover it.
2. The noise cancelling function in amazing and at least equal to the top brand of headphones.
3. They are expensive, but it's Apple and we pay more for the brand.
I like em!
Not if the market share for the airpod lineup is on the rise.
I read the first line of your post in a Yoda voice. I was wondering if they fit his ears well.
Ah, yes, audio quality and price are the only two factors anyone should ever consider when looking to buy headphones.
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I have one friend (that I know of) that used and enjoyed AirPods with his Android phone and only stopped because he lost them. They’re great even outside the Apple ecosystem.
My understanding is there’s some app on Android that brings equivalents for a lot of the iOS features to Android.
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You realize that Apple bought Beats and has a unified acoustics team working on both Apple- and Beats-branded hardware…right?
While I haven’t tried the latter, my understanding is that AirPods Pro and Powerbeats Pro have very comparable sound quality and are what most would call “good.” The non-Pro AirPods are a lot of great things — I loved mine before upgrading to AirPods Pro — but to imply that they’re great-sounding earbuds is asinine. They’re very adequate.
The Music app has an EQ, however I don't use Apple's Music app. I am not sure if you misinterpreted what I mentioned, I was suggest that Apple incorporate an EQ for AirPods within iOS that way it is system wide and not depending on separate apps.
Apple will replace the battery for you. And it might be free with AppleCare. No need to buy new AirPods when the battery is gone.
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“No battery replacement” unless you go to the nearest Apple store and let them replace your batteries.
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The noise cancellation is amazing. I literally cannot hear people talking to me when it's on, even with no music playing. I cannot wait to try these on a plane.
I'm sure that's coming with an upgrade to get customers to buy a newer phone. That said, yeah, I wish it did have it now. The balance is really quite good, as it is on the HomePod. But in some cases, it needs to be adjusted for the music mix itself.
What are some common apps that support EQ adjustments? None of the Apple Apps I'm assuming.
No requirement for a new iPhone as it is an iOS feature, maybe it should be part of CoreAudio not sure. It is my understanding that Apple Music app has EQ (user adjustable). My Panasonic lightening wired earplugs has its own app, it really is a shame that this feature is not built into the OS. Should also be for macOS.
Tim Cook mentioned in an earlier interview that he foresees consumers owning multiple pairs of AirPods with differing levels of functionality.
This might be a demographic that isn’t being captured accurately as well, if we assume that every consumer on average buys just one set of AirPods every 2.5 years.
You have got to be kidding me. Wired headphones are a complete waste of time.
I have both the 75t and the Airpods Pro and the passive noise cancellation in the 75t's is just as good if not better than ANC on the APP. The battery lasts longer on the 75t, they look sleeker, they come in black, they work with voice assistants, you can control the volume with the buttons on them, and they can be connected to two devices at once. They also sound better than the APP in my opinion.
Don’t fall for BS marketing hype. The Jabra 75t has absolutely zero noise cancellation—active or passive.
Blocking sound that enters your ear reduces the level of some frequencies, but that’s not “noise cancellation” anymore than a 20 cent pair of foam earplugs provides “noise cancellation”. The correct terminology is ambient sound attenuation (or sound isolating).
If you think plugging your ear canals provides anywhere near the same high quality noise reduction as active noise cancellation, you obviously haven’t been on a subway or airplane.
And to be at all effective, sound isolating earphones need to have an excellent, near perfect fit, which tends to be fatiguing over time. In addition, many people don’t like the feeling of having their ears completely plugged up, causing their own voice to resonate loudly in their head. It’s a very poor substitute for the active noise cancellation available in many higher-end products such as Sony, Bose and AirPods Pro.
I really wanted to love the AirPods Pro as I've had the original AirPods since their release. Unfortunately, I have exceptionally small ears and even the smaller earpieces are uncomfortable for me. The audio quality and noise cancellation are top-notch, so I was sad to discover that they were so uncomfortable for me to wear. So while I do still recommend them, I'd just encourage buyers to try them on first if that's possible, or take advantage of the 14-day return window.
I have very small ear canals. Small enough that I have never not needed the smallest available tips on every bud, and even then, most don’t fit me.
So I automatically put the smallest on my AirPods Pro, didn’t even do the “fit test.”
Silly me.
After a day or so of so-so fit and sound, I finally did the fit test, and went with its recommendation of medium, rolling my eyes the whole time.
Apple was right, though! They fit and sound much better. I think because these don’t have the stalk going into my ear under the tip, it changes things significantly. Whatever the reason, they “just work.”
AirPods Sport? AirPods Active? AirPods Move?Thoughts on the naming of such a product? Air Pads, Air Covers, Air Pods OE (over ear.)