New Amazon Echo Buds Take on AirPods Pro With Improved Design and Better Noise Cancellation

[Morgenland]

How could you say no to this face??

Even here, Amazon is not innovative and bold to place the mouth "right".

 

[44267547]

I was thinking the exact thing. Damn they Fugly and cheap looking.

I mean, in fairness, in general these earbuds are never really that appealing aesthetically. Nobody really seems to care that much about style for earbuds, when it’s more about the formfitting and overall functionality.

 

[wanha]

With Alexa eavesdropping on every conversation, I’m surprised it doesn’t come with the NSA seal of approval.

 

[bn-7bc]

I agree. I love my wired headphones but my iPhone 7 (and all newer) does not have a headphone jack. Therefore, I must use bluetooth headphones with my iPhone (unless I want that darn dongle). These would be a great price point for my rare use of headphones with my iPhone (vacations and plane rides only) and I don't want to bring my large (but awesome) Sony bluetooth headphones.

Plus I get 30 days to try them out unlike Apple's 14 day period.

so what is the problem with the dongle? I think bluetooth + the associated batteries adds more than $9 to a pair of headphones (the $9 is for apples lightning to 3.5mm dongle, I'm shore cheaper can be found)

 

[bn-7bc]

I despise earbuds - they’re painful for me. Should be interesting to see how these play out. The price is certainly right.

I allso can't use earbuds, not because ofpain, because they keep falling out, which is not exactly ideal

 

[bn-7bc]

I bought a pair of "hooks" on Amazon similar to these: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=airpods+pro+hooks+for+ears&crid=8RU5TZHD3B2S&sprefix=AirPods+Pro+hook,aps,404&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_4_16

thanks for the tip

 

[bn-7bc]

Right!
He who does not recognize value remains a sad person and always feels cheated.
I would imagine that this also has something to do with age, professional strength and maturity.

But of course not everyone at MacRumors will agree on that, there are a lot of ranting people here...

e.g. 'Herrpod'

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The problem with the word "value" is that it's often used as a synonym for cheap. Just look at all the "value" ranges of whatever: everything is done to remove the last cent of cost. Didm't value use to mean value for money, ie a dicent alternative to premium brands at a resnable price, or am I (as so often) way off?

 

[JSRinUK]

Earbuds never stay in my ears. I think I have funny ears.

But I took advantage of Amazon’s sale price on their Echo Buds, and they surprised me. Noise cancellation works pretty good, passthru is great (love turning it up so I can hear sounds from further away when crossing the road at the top of a hill and I can’t see the cars until they’re too close), and they stay in wayyy better than any previous earphones/buds I’ve tried.

Will I buy the new ones? No chance. I’m not spending over £100 for any earphones that aren’t Aftershokz. The originals will do me just fine for a while (unless/until the new ones drop to a crazy buy-me-now price!).

 

[maxolson]

Blah! Still too expensive.

No concept of the real-world price of production ^ These are ridiculously cheap for what they are.

 

[TimB21]

$99. Cannot resist. Must buy.

 

[rsdotscot]

Poorly designed knockoff.

 

[sfrangu]

Not knocking the buds because I haven't tried them but the case looks like what I'd get if I ordered some "genuine" AirPods Pros on Wish for $10.

Or less.