APP3 – Can hear myself

[carlsson]

Installed my APP3 yesterday and I'm not really satisfied. I hear myself when I'm on a call. Not like an echo, but more like when you have transparency mode on. Even though it's not.

Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

 

[carlsson]

Elaboration:

I'm so incredibly pedantic about this kind of thing, so I don't know if there's actually something wrong or not. Returning the AirPods and getting a 'We can't find anything wrong' would be so typical. But at the same time:

• I hear myself as if my voice is coming through a radio signal. Faint, but it's still there. Talking on the phone is very strange experience, to put it simply.
• Tons of situations make it feel like I'm chewing on aluminum foil. For example: Grinding my teeth together, drying myself with a towel over my head, taking off/putting on a hat, eating.

...and maybe this is the kind of thing that is accepted…? 🤔 OTOH, my APP2 didn't have this kind of issues.

 

[MarineBand5524]

Have you looked and checked in the settings when they are connected making sure that noise cancelling is in fact on?

 

[mfram]

You're supposed to be able to hear yourself a little bit during a voice call. It's a feature called "sidetone". Without that feedback, the call won't "sound right". It would seem like you're talking into a dead hole.
In your case, it seems like that feedback isn't working right. I don't have the APP3 so I can't comment on those. But I agree that my APP2 don't have distortion in the sidetone audio.

 

[carlsson]

Update: I was drilling the other day and the noise cancelling definitely doesn’t work. In fact, the drilling sound became even louder! Not a pleasant experience at all. 😵
I’m returning these now.

 

[camflan]

I have returned 2 pairs of APP3s. I found them to be a worse experience than the 2s in every way. White noise when no audio playing, transparency was worse, they would constantly turn the volume down while I was listening to them, connectivity issues, etc

I’ve been through many sets of AirPods and never encountered these issues before. Wish I hadn’t have missed all the deals on APP2s. My dog ate one of my old ones which is why I upgraded at all

 

[camflan]

You're supposed to be able to hear yourself a little bit during a voice call. It's a feature called "sidetone". Without that feedback, the call won't "sound right". It would seem like you're talking into a dead hole.
In your case, it seems like that feedback isn't working right. I don't have the APP3 so I can't comment on those. But I agree that my APP2 don't have distortion in the sidetone audio.

My APP2 in transparency had perfect side tone for calls. The APP3s sounded like my ears were clogged for my own voice. Maddening