Did Linus miss the mark with his AirPods Pro 3 initial impressions?

[HDFan]

I watched Linus' ShortCircuit initial impressions on the AirPods Pro 3. Given that I love mine his rants seemed way off the mark but I wasn't sure if it was just due to a personal bias on my part. However there have been two subsequent videos that seem to support my impression of his comments. One by a music composer who has created music for over 150 film and TV projects. Another was done by an audiophile. Both said he was way off the mark for almost everything he said but did make a few good points.

I should say that I was never able to use the provided Airpods 2 ear tips. The largest was too small. Bought larger ones but I was never able to complete the ear tests due to complaints about one or more not having a proper fit. This problem went away with the 3's.

The composer when sending his completed score to future customers is going to send a set of Airpod Pro 3's as well. They can't compete with full headphones when composing but they provide an excellent common platform to discuss his work with his customers. He also discusses why the frequency response charts which have been showing up do not tell the real story since they AirPods adjust themselves to the listeners ears, which is impossible to test. There is also an interesting discussion about the "smiley" and "frowning" equalizations which change as the volume on the Airpods is increased.

Here is Linus. Way too much acting for my taste.

The composer:

And the audiophile who referred to Linus' comments as "unhinged"

 

[QuarterSwede]

Linus is insufferable.

 

[Just_Kevin]

Is he always like that? I couldn’t get through two minutes of his temper tantrum before I stopped the video and told YouTube to not suggest that channel anymore.

 

[MuGeN PoWeR]

I cant stand him!

 

[sparksd]

Who cares what these reviewers say? Go with your own experience - it's as valid as theirs but more important to you.

 

[Corpuscle]

Who cares what these reviewers say? Go with your own experience - it's as valid as theirs but more important to you.

Well said.

I put almost NO credibility in what these "influencers/reviewers" say. This Linus clown may be the worst I've ever seen. I don't care if there is some "dip" in the low mid range, or whatever. I trust my ears much more than these so-called reviewers.

 

[sparksd]

Well said.

I put almost NO credibility in what these "influencers/reviewers" say. This Linus clown may be the worst I've ever seen. I don't care if there is some "dip" in the low mid range, or whatever. I trust my ears much more than these so-called reviewers.

And so much of audio device evaluation is subjective, your best bet is to try them yourself and see if you like them. Others evaluation is really irrelevant.

 

[Kylo83]

He is completely right

 

[Kylo83]

They are worse than the 2 in every way and anc isn’t even better even when others are saying it is

 

[sparksd]

They are worse than the 2 in every way and anc isn’t even better even when others are saying it is

Quit pretending you're speaking for everybody as you most clearly are not.

 

[maflynn]

I couldn't stand his video, with his fake mock anger about the size of the case - seriously?

He's so anti-apple that his bias makes him even more annoying

 

[Night Spring]

I couldn't stand his video, with his fake mock anger about the size of the case - seriously?

He's so anti-apple that his bias makes him even more annoying

I haven't watched the video. But as far as the size of the case is concerned, it's not that different. I currently have both the APP 2 and 3, and I have to concentrate to tell the cases apart. If you showed me one without showing me the other, I couldn't say which one it was.

 

[maflynn]

it's not that different.

He was losing his mind over the size, then he back tracked a bit when he tried putting it in his pocket and it fit fine. It just seemed manufactured anger over a trivial change.

me the other, I couldn't say which one it was.

Exactly and he had both side by side and I'm like - ummm what, its barely any changes.

 

[Corpuscle]

I couldn't stand his video, with his fake mock anger about the size of the case - seriously?

He's so anti-apple that his bias makes him even more annoying

Yup. The difference in case size is negligible. Anyone who rants about case size clearly shows his hatred and desire to be mean. They are frauds. Does anyone, other than the persistent anti-Apple poster, really believe this guy?

 

[boswald]

Typical Android fanboy nitpicking Apple at every turn. We get it, you don't like them and need views. But give it a rest already. The "angry" review shtick is getting old.