Airpods
Nov 20, 2024 | 3:55 am
#1
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Airpods
Right then business travellers, I’m tired of useless ear buds that don’t seem to block out ambient sound when I’m on calls/teams meeting on airport layovers, which of the AirPods are the best for this along with best fit. For me it looks like A2 are the best fit as they have the rubber “grip” type ends, the others don’t, are they best at noise isolation?
Nov 20, 2024 | 6:53 am
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Right then business travellers, I’m tired of useless ear buds that don’t seem to block out ambient sound when I’m on calls/teams meeting on airport layovers, which of the AirPods are the best for this along with best fit. For me it looks like A2 are the best fit as they have the rubber “grip” type ends, the others don’t, are they best at noise isolation?
Nov 20, 2024 | 10:45 am
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the pro line and the newer generations have better active noise cancelling capability.
in addition, you want those rubber grips to provide noise blocking via mechanical seal. the pro model (and some non-pro model too?) have the rubber.
in addition, you want those rubber grips to provide noise blocking via mechanical seal. the pro model (and some non-pro model too?) have the rubber.
Nov 20, 2024 | 11:01 am
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I had Airpods and I hated them. I traded up to Beats Fit Pro a couple of years ago and they are miles above. Apple owns Beats so the ios integration is seamless and the fit is perfect with different sized tips and a built in fit test. They are just great. Love them.
https://www.wired.com/review/beats-fit-pro/
https://www.wired.com/review/beats-fit-pro/
Nov 22, 2024 | 5:11 am
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I had Airpods and I hated them. I traded up to Beats Fit Pro a couple of years ago and they are miles above. Apple owns Beats so the ios integration is seamless and the fit is perfect with different sized tips and a built in fit test. They are just great. Love them.
https://www.wired.com/review/beats-fit-pro/
https://www.wired.com/review/beats-fit-pro/
Nov 23, 2024 | 1:44 am
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The new iOS 18.2 Developer Beta introduces the hearing aide feature for the AirPods that works pretty well. I have been testing it, and at 77 years old, the built in hearing test says I have minor hearing loss. It compensates for the higher frequencies I have lost over the years. Just a heads up in case you may have similar hearing loss.
There are several reviews on line that detail the feature so that you might factor this into your decision about EarPods.
Apparently this was released with an earlier update than 18.2. I have been on Beta versions for a few years and was not aware of this.
There are several reviews on line that detail the feature so that you might factor this into your decision about EarPods.
Apparently this was released with an earlier update than 18.2. I have been on Beta versions for a few years and was not aware of this.
Last edited by draver; Nov 23, 2024 at 2:35 am Reason: Correction on updates
Nov 23, 2024 | 6:54 am
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Nov 23, 2024 | 2:53 pm
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The new iOS 18.2 Developer Beta introduces the hearing aide feature for the AirPods that works pretty well. I have been testing it, and at 77 years old, the built in hearing test says I have minor hearing loss. It compensates for the higher frequencies I have lost over the years. Just a heads up in case you may have similar hearing loss.
There are several reviews on line that detail the feature so that you might factor this into your decision about EarPods.
Apparently this was released with an earlier update than 18.2. I have been on Beta versions for a few years and was not aware of this.
There are several reviews on line that detail the feature so that you might factor this into your decision about EarPods.
Apparently this was released with an earlier update than 18.2. I have been on Beta versions for a few years and was not aware of this.
Nov 24, 2024 | 2:55 am
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I recently picked up the latest generation (AirPods Pro 2) and the difference in how well the noise cancelling works surprised me. Almost as good on a plane as my Sony wh-1000xm5. People I've been talking to while walking around in the city have also been positively surprised (even with Apple's voice isolation mode turned off) at how well it removes that noise as well. So a strong recommendation from me.
Nov 24, 2024 | 9:08 am
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Nov 24, 2024 | 2:05 pm
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The settings allow for balance control L/R so I believe so. I have experimented with a single ear use, and it seems to work. I was concerned that if you needed them for longer than the battery runtime, it would be a problem, but with single side use, you could alternate use. That wouldn’t help your use case however.
Nov 24, 2024 | 8:45 pm
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As for the tips, I bought a set of foam masters after reading about them on reddit. They will refund, no questions asked, if not satisfied. In my case the tips I ordered weren't the right size, so they refunded them and I ordered another set.
-David
Last edited by LIH Prem; Nov 24, 2024 at 8:51 pm