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‘Condensation Death' Is Breaking $550 AirPods Max and Driving Users Nuts (www.404media.co)
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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is an Apple miss. Their tendency for status equaling heavy materials and lack of obvious options just makes it a no-go for me. Noise cancelling, wireless, over the ear headphones exist for airplanes. Having a headset that is heavy, that doesn’t fold and can’t be turned off (only put to sleep in a dumb bra-like case) don’t meet that mark.

I’m sure they sound great and the magnetic ear cups a good idea, but this is a miss for me. The price is the final nail in the coffin. My Sony XM4s sound nearly as good, can be worn for long flights without fatigue, fold up, and because they’re light but sturdy plastic I’m not worried about them denting or anything like that if I drop them. And I didn’t have to pay over $500 for them.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tested them and they don't even sound that great. For the price, there are a lot of WAY better options out there.

But that is the case with many Apple products.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm not the most discerning listener, but I got a $60 pair of Skullcandy wireless noise cancelling earbuds and my only problem with them is that you have to hold them down to skip a track rather than just push once (that turns off noise canceling), which is bad UI, but other than that, couldn't be happier.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

If you're happy with them, then it's a good pair of headphones for you! I think the best indicator is that if you can listen to them for long sessions on end, then it's good stuff. If they pinch, itch, if the sound makes you restless or if you feel like taking them off after an album, then it's not a good match.