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[Peepo]

No noise isolation, no volume controls, fall out during exercise. Plenty of better options for less.

I thought the same way until I bought a pair. I have the beats X but I use my AirPods all the time. I find the thumping noise very irritating while walking with noise isolated sets - every step is thump thump. Phone calls are better on AirPods because it is difficult to talk on isolated buds. I still use my beats x for listening in bed at night. I also own the solo 3 which I use around house.

Volume control is surprisingly not and issue for me. Before I got I the AirPods I thought it would be a deal breaker but is not. I always have my phone in my pocket or nearby and it is easy to adjust volume.

 

[Rocko99991]

I thought the same way until I bought a pair. I have the beats X but I use my AirPods all the time. I find the thumping noise very irritating while walking with noise isolated sets - every step is thump thump. Phone calls are better on AirPods because it is difficult to talk on isolated buds. I still use my beats x for listening in bed at night. I also own the solo 3 which I use around house.

Volume control is surprisingly not and issue for me. Before I got I the AirPods I thought it would be a deal breaker but is not. I always have my phone in my pocket or nearby and it is easy to adjust volume.

I have the Jaybird X3 and there is no thumping cable sound. Talking on the phone with isolating IEM's is difficult though, you can't judge how loud you are talking. I guess if I needed a non-isolating wireless pair it may be more appealing but then I would get the Bose Soundsports.

 

[ssspinball]

People that haven't used AirPods shouldn't comment on this thread. There is only "before trying them" and "after trying them". Those opinions are likely to be quite different.

 

[JoeShades]

I just got them at the verizon store. I like them, they fit almost as well as the earpods, they are a bit bigger. The sound quality is no different than the earpods which I think are fine. The volume does seem a bit low

 

[Jacoblee23]

I have beats solo 3’s and these. I haven’t used my solo 3’s since getting my AirPods. I love the AirPods and the charging case is too cool. Just throw the charging case in your pocket when not using them and pull them out ready to go.

 

[Aniseedvan]

I thought the same way until I bought a pair. I have the beats X but I use my AirPods all the time. I find the thumping noise very irritating while walking with noise isolated sets - every step is thump thump. Phone calls are better on AirPods because it is difficult to talk on isolated buds. I still use my beats x for listening in bed at night. I also own the solo 3 which I use around house.

Volume control is surprisingly not and issue for me. Before I got I the AirPods I thought it would be a deal breaker but is not. I always have my phone in my pocket or nearby and it is easy to adjust volume.

Interesting, I've been using my X for SKype calls on my ipad for work (trying to cut down on the cr*p I carry from office to office) and people have been complaining the speech is quiet. I genuinely still don't know if it's me over-compensating for the isolation or they are quiet. I'm the first with beats X headphones but they are still close enough to other headphones to not look different. I'm really conscious of buying the AirPods until I see someone else at work with them. Yes I'm a wuss...