Sorry man, I don't have motivation to fight hardcore forum battles.
I'll try to keep it short.
I don't care about wireless headphones like Sony MDR-1000X and alike, because, just like their wired counterparts, they can't be used during vigorous training, when you move a lot and sweat a lot. And when I'm not training, I don't mind having a wire.
I had two pairs of "sport" bluetooth earbuds. First one had left and right pieces connected by a wire, second one had left and right pieces attached by a short wire to a neck thingy. You know the kind.
I hated them. Both of them did not gave me the level of comfort I was hoping for, both of them stopped working after a few months of training due to mechanical stress and sweat.
I kept an eye on "truly wireless" headphones from Bragi and some obscure startups, but, aside from being truly wireless, they truly sucked. Pairing problems, connectivity/stability issues, audio delay when watching a movie and more.
Reviewers were like "yeah, they are barely usable, but what did you expect, it's still a bleeding edge technology...".
Enter the Airpods, first truly wireless earbuds which doesn't suck. I don't give a **** if it's W1, or magic, what matters is that they just work. No delays, no pairing hell, no desync, no audio drops. It put huge pressure on competitors to fix their ****.
I tried Airpods, but I liked Jabra's "airpods" more. They have more features. I bought them just for training, but I ended up using them for everything, because they just work.
I can use only one if I want to. When I put a second one in my ear, it somehow knows what is going on, and starts playing instantly. If I remove it, it switches to mono. Magic! Rock solid connection. Great range. Zero delay. Good sound quality. Waterproof. HR monitor that puts Apple Watch to shame. 4 microphones with audio passthrough. Great fit: they stay in my ears no matter what I do, and I forget I'm wearing them. Awesome case. Adequate battery life.
There was nothing like this on the market before Airpods. Thanks Apple!
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I think you’re confusing want and practical necessity. I’m all in on Bluetooth headphones, but I also want to listen to podcasts and music from my phone when I drive, and my 2011 Ford has Bluetooth for call audio only. Media audio relies on the aux jack and unfortunately I’m not rich or stupid enough to ditch an otherwise perfectly functional car just because my phone vendor decided to have a courageous moment.
You can use dirt cheap bluetooth to FM converter that also doubles up as a USB charger.
https://www.lifewire.com/best-iphone-fm-transmitters-for-car-1999388