Originally Posted by
deniah
and now the bad:
* With the external noise passthru mode, the earphones alternate from a background hum to quiet/off. Quite distracting
* On a PC, the earphonesshow up as 2 discrete bluetooth devices -- 1 for media and 1 for communication -- just like Plantronics or other headsets. However, during a computer call (which should be highest priority), other noises such as email or IM alerts will pause the call audio for a few seconds. Very annoying. With Plantronics the alerts will either be muted or lap onto the call.
* While they snug fit helps against them accidentally falling out. It also makes removing the headphones a slight chore. You'd have to sorta twist and yank. Not so elegant when someone wants to talk to you (and you dont want to use the passthru)
* Unlike some other slimmer earbuds or IEMs which almost disappears, these I can't roll with during sleep. Obviously not a problem 95% of the time. But if you use them for air travel, you likely can't sleep on the side with them.
final update:
* Often when pausing and resuming something in quick succession, it'll get the jittery stuttering staccato playback. It wont fix itself until the device is unpaired and re-paired.
* Other times it'll go blank.
Hate to say it, but this is one of those examples where Apple just makes things work.