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Apple's AirPods Achieve 98% Satisfaction Rate in User Study
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Same here, I hadn't felt that kind of excitement since probably the iPhone, Apple watch did nothing for me for example.
Sheeple was just recently added to Merriam-Webster dictionary the other day. I wonder why? Hmmmm...
Recognition by Merriam-Webster that catering to juvenile vocabularies is good for business?
I would have figured that this would just be a reflection of the people that bought them already being okay with the Earpods. I wouldn't go anywhere near as the Earpods wouldn't stay in my ears for love or money, and that ain't just on the cable.
They look silly.
And they are absolutely amazing. They also have the nice feature of not being able to be seen by the person wearing them.
I have both the AirPods and the in-ear BeatsX, and while both are great, the AirPods are outstanding, and a fantastic example of "it just works."
I have several wired sets, some of which are much more expensive and have incredible sound quality, but... those darn wires...
Once you go wireless, good luck going back.
Sean
And they are absolutely amazing. They also have the nice feature of not being able to be seen by the person wearing them.
I have both the AirPods and the in-ear BeatsX, and while both are great, the AirPods are outstanding, and a fantastic example of "it just works."
I have several wired sets, some of which are much more expensive and have incredible sound quality, but... those darn wires...
Once you go wireless, good luck going back.
Sean
People rate Beats by Dre 5/5 because they either don't care about sound quality, listen to 64kbit Spotify streams or value design over functionality. Not a single, serious HiFi magazine rated these things above average, if not worse.
I think your tinfoil hat is on a tad too tight.
Do they even exists ? I have not yet seen any in Tokyo and I take the train every day. I would expect to see at least some.
Whenever I want to buy they still say six weeks ? Really ? Got me some beat x instead; just picked from shelf in the color I want; pay and leave.
Whenever I want to buy they still say six weeks ? Really ? Got me some beat x instead; just picked from shelf in the color I want; pay and leave.
To keep them from falling out of my ears. It would have to be very thin so it fits inside the case.
I got mine Xmas week and only issue was a disconnect with both in my ears on a call. The last iOS update no issues with calls now. Great product
If Apple include these with future iPhones and customers see how amazing they are then there'll be less of a fuss about the whole headphone jack deal. Honestly, in 10 years do people really think we're still going to be using wired headphones? We'll be looking back and laughing how we had to put up with them. The move to wireless had to start at some point and I'm glad Apple sees this and are the ones pushing it forward quicker than anyone else who just want to please the moaners with the "don't worry, we have the headphone jack!" shizz. Apple will be proved right as usual and it definitely would've happened "if Steve were alive".
Loving mine still. 
Tried my wired Sony headphones last weekend and while the sound quality was noticeably better, I find I can no longer tolerate the feel of wires, much less let myself be tethered to a device by wires. Switched back to my Airpods within minutes.
How quickly I have allowed myself to be spoiled by the portability and ease of use of the Airpods.
Tried my wired Sony headphones last weekend and while the sound quality was noticeably better, I find I can no longer tolerate the feel of wires, much less let myself be tethered to a device by wires. Switched back to my Airpods within minutes.
How quickly I have allowed myself to be spoiled by the portability and ease of use of the Airpods.
I don't doubt how they sound....for the type of headphone they are.
But are you trying to tell me that 98% of the populace have ears that actually let these things fit, and actually stay in? Thats the part I can't believe. My regular EarPods sound pretty good for a provided accessory, but unless I'm sitting still, at least one of them wants to fall out.
But are you trying to tell me that 98% of the populace have ears that actually let these things fit, and actually stay in? Thats the part I can't believe. My regular EarPods sound pretty good for a provided accessory, but unless I'm sitting still, at least one of them wants to fall out.
I like the idea of them, but they still don't really fit my ears well and the sound is pretty sub par. Shorten the stems, make them sound better, and add some kind of rubber tip to stay in my ear and I'll buy a pair! Maybe gen 2.
I'll give you an honest review.
First, I like them. A lot. There's something great about pulling out the zippo lighter sized case and flipping it open and having your headphones ready. There's no wires to untangle or plug in. The pairing is most of the time very zippy. I've had some issues when switching to the phone for a phone call where it wouldn't connect when I wanted them to. But I also switch them between my computer and phone pretty often.
One of my pet peeves is that when I switch it over to macOS Sierra, the microphone is enabled on the AirPods which significantly diminishes audio quality. I'm not sure if this is a bug in macOS or the AirPods, but it definitely needs to be fixed. Even if it's something like, don't switch to the AirPods as a microphone source unless you queue Siri or something to that effect.
The other issue is that if I start iOS Simulator, the AirPods get into an annoying loop and iTunes or other audio playback gets stuck. I think this is a glitch in the development environment as I've had sound artifact problems before, but not this bad. The solution is to go into the Sound settings and switch to another output and back again to AirPods a few times, or shut down iTunes and start it back up. Blegh.
They fit great. The only time they fall out is if I take my shirt off with them in which is not often. They are like regular EarPods which are not a great fit for my ear. I wish Apple offered custom molding or some way to change the size of the tip to fit more ears. Battery life is amazing. I've never worried about running out of juice. If you are on the phone a lot, you can just put one in while the other remains charged and then flip them to double the life of the set. I still don't know how you'd go through the AirPod and case battery in one day.
So yes, I think I would say I'm nearly 100% happy with them. If you're using them on just your iPhone you will have a wonderful time.
Nearly perfect? I think so. I think Apple could do a little bit more to make them perfect. Easier and faster volume control would be awesome. Ambient mics with automatic volume correction would be great. Things like that.
First, I like them. A lot. There's something great about pulling out the zippo lighter sized case and flipping it open and having your headphones ready. There's no wires to untangle or plug in. The pairing is most of the time very zippy. I've had some issues when switching to the phone for a phone call where it wouldn't connect when I wanted them to. But I also switch them between my computer and phone pretty often.
One of my pet peeves is that when I switch it over to macOS Sierra, the microphone is enabled on the AirPods which significantly diminishes audio quality. I'm not sure if this is a bug in macOS or the AirPods, but it definitely needs to be fixed. Even if it's something like, don't switch to the AirPods as a microphone source unless you queue Siri or something to that effect.
The other issue is that if I start iOS Simulator, the AirPods get into an annoying loop and iTunes or other audio playback gets stuck. I think this is a glitch in the development environment as I've had sound artifact problems before, but not this bad. The solution is to go into the Sound settings and switch to another output and back again to AirPods a few times, or shut down iTunes and start it back up. Blegh.
They fit great. The only time they fall out is if I take my shirt off with them in which is not often. They are like regular EarPods which are not a great fit for my ear. I wish Apple offered custom molding or some way to change the size of the tip to fit more ears. Battery life is amazing. I've never worried about running out of juice. If you are on the phone a lot, you can just put one in while the other remains charged and then flip them to double the life of the set. I still don't know how you'd go through the AirPod and case battery in one day.
So yes, I think I would say I'm nearly 100% happy with them. If you're using them on just your iPhone you will have a wonderful time.
Nearly perfect? I think so. I think Apple could do a little bit more to make them perfect. Easier and faster volume control would be awesome. Ambient mics with automatic volume correction would be great. Things like that.
No. They're saying 98% of the people that buy them love them.
I imagine most of the people buying them have used the EarPods in the past, and these fit almost identically, hence they know they'll fit ahead of time.
Or we will looking back wondering how stupid we were not realize we were giving ourselves brain tumors blasting EMFs into our brains from inside our ears. Do some research.