2 in Wireless Earbuds
Apple - AirPods 4
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"I have the ear shape where in-ear headphones always make a loud bumping sound when I'm moving, so AirPods 4 give the benefits of noise cancelling and great sound without the in-ear effect. ... AirPods 3 always fell out my left ear but they dialed in the size perfect for the 4's, they sit perfect and I've never had it fall out or shake loose doing sprints and a full marathon."
"I think the bass on AirPods is great. ... Compared to Samsung and Sony headphones and buds, way better."
"ANC and transparency are just so good"
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"the battery life still lasts me entire 5 hour flights which is insane"
"They’re perfect and last 5hrs. 10 if you use one ear at a time."
"I usually can get 4-5hrs ... then a 30 min charge takes them back to 100% ... it ’s rare I fly longer than 5hrs without a break"
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"I have the ear shape where in-ear headphones always make a loud bumping sound when I'm moving, so AirPods 4 give the benefits of noise cancelling and great sound without the in-ear effect. ... AirPods 3 always fell out my left ear but they dialed in the size perfect for the 4's, they sit perfect and I've never had it fall out or shake loose doing sprints and a full marathon."
"I put them in my ear, put the helmet on, then do one final “push” with my finger to seat them in my ear for the ride. ... The batteries die before they work out of my ear."
"I couldn't find anything more comfortable than my regular airpods."
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"I've run in the rain with them, and run them through the wash (accidentally!) a few times, and occasionally wear them in the shower and they still work great."
"AirPods have been my most durable by a long shot. ... No airpods have quit on me in 4-5 years. ... I’ve burned out beats but never AirPods, so far anyway"
"have had them for 5 years now"
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"I have the air pods and they work seamless with both."
"They connect seamlessly with Apple products. ... As I go from room to room, Apple will ask what to connect to with one click."
"connecting them to all my Apple devices was just so seamless."
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"whenever you use them for voice comms, the reproduced audio quality goes to the crapper — limited bandwidth. ... But it does not work well in clam shell mode with MacBook Air M1. (At least with mine it did not a few eons ago.)"
"The mic on the other hand, horrible. ... Every call I make, everyone tells me I sound muffled."
"But their mic performance on the outdoors is worse than trash."
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"the noise esp for shooter/online games are terrible"
"If you are into FPS games and ms latencies, the AirPods are gonna irk you terribly."
"When using AirPods if you enable the mic, it switches the headphones to a lower audio quality (I think for bandwidth reasons?) ... Whatever the reason, the game will immediately sound like its occurring on the other end of a phone call until you disable the mic again."
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"it felt like they wanted to fall out of my ears ... it was driving my nuts"
"Personally, they fall out of my ears like crazy ... I literally said they don't fit my ears at all and fall out"
"Personally AirPods and EarPods are trash for being easy to fall out and no good seal. ... Ear/Airpods not fitting is an issue with the PRODUCT, not a choice. It’s shit design that should’ve died a decade ago"
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"AirPods are built to last a year the then they fail. ... Every year, right after the warranty expires, one ear bud fails its almost a joke to us at this point. ... we've had 8-9 pairs of air pods fail ... One of the air pods just quit working on all the sets they've had..."
"I killed 2 sets of AirPods with too much sweat."
"My Airpods only lasted 6 months before one quit working."
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"the bass sounds are nonexistent ... my 30$ EarPods have much better bass sounds ... So if you listen to a lot of bass-heavy music, stay away from these. ... I had to spend a lot of time with equalizer to make them usable."
"not sound quality ... Samsung buds pro 2 sound way better than apple's ... bowers and Wilkins pi6 and pi8 even better sound quality again than this"
"these are by far the worst when compared to price. ... They remind me of those old school wired headphones youd get at the dollarstore, thats how bad the sound quality is to me."
Abateka 1.0I using airpods gen 4 non anc. I can say its okay but im planning to buy sony linksbuds S. so i can use easily for multiple devices connected
aluminumnek 1.0I have the regular series 4. I use them everyday, though I would have liked to have gotten the pro2 on sale simply for its hearing aid feature
diaperpoop_ 1.0I just use Soundpeats GoFree2, which is an open earbud with an ear hook. I loved Airpods until the new design just keeps falling off my ears, and I can’t deal with buds due to sensitive ears. I also tried Shokz but had to return it since it didn’t sound right to me.
dmaterialized 1.0The pro 2s didn’t fit me at all but both the pro 3s and the regular 4s are very comfortable. The pro 3s are the best headphones I’ve ever owned.
Effective-Fish-5952 1.0I've used 1st gen Airpods since I got them like 5 years ago and they don't have ANC and they are the best earphones I've ever used. $89 for non-ANC Airpods 4. If these are your first Airpods I recommend just go with the $89 ones. I assume 4th gen Airpods are much better than 1st gen.
Fragrant_Aardvark 1.0Bought Airpods 4 (without noise cancelling) and msteams/webex audio is very, very low. Other windows sounds are fine. Took it to our corporate helpdesk & the guy was in disbelief he couldn't fix it, but he couldn't. * Airpods 4 (without noise cancelling) - not compatible * Airpods 4 (with noise cancelling) - ? * Airpods Pro 2 - ? I actually bought a refurb pair of Airpod 2's from Amazon & they're fine, but I hate myself for buying them (and for losing my old ones). Also hate the pros, I don't like that rubber thing in my ear. So I guess my question is do new Airpods 4 (with noise cancelling) work well with msteams? I get this is a driver issue, so it'll probably be fixed later but I don't want to assume that.
General_Task_7509 1.0I got without anc and they are great
hil364 1.0So am I Too much issues with airpods pro anc ecc,airpods 4 no anc super quality
So am I, Airpods 4 super quality,better without anc,I have had always issues with anc,+ airpods 4 are cheaper
Airpods 4 super quality,better without anc,I have had always issues with anc,+ airpods 4 are cheaper
Icy_Guide5251 1.0I just got the ones without noise cancellation and I don't understand why some people are against of if. My friend has the ones with ANC and it's just something i don't need. If you don't need it then why bother overpaying? The sound is no different, so if you've used earphones without ANC in the past and never considered it an issue then it won't be now as well. You'd have to try both
Interesting-Ad1350 1.0The AirPods 4 ANC are $118 and the ones without ANC are $99. You can not beat that, do yourself a favor and get either but I suggest the ANC for less than $20 more. The AirPods 4 are very underrated and you will not regret them. I have 6 pairs of premium earbuds including the AirPods Pro 3 but I always come back to the 4. They are that awesome
I have both cheap and expensive earbuds. Not gonna lie there are brands that have very good earbuds at a low price . TOZO for example have great quality earbuds that are usually in the $20-$30 range. I use these exclusively for work. I work outside and exposed to the elements. If something happens to them it’s no big deal. Now for the expensive, I do run everday and I need quality earbuds that will stay on so I have the Beats Fit Pro and the OG Powerbeats Pro. These aren’t going anywhere and the sound quality is great. AirPods Pro 2 if I’m goi my on a road trip. I need top quality ANC, no exceptions when I’m traveling. Also I always buy refurbished, my Volt Yellow Beats fit cost me $122 in “like new” condition and they came in the original box and were like new. My AirPods cost me $120 from the Walmart website flash sale(also refurbished) I save tons of money buying refurbished. They also come with warranty. My Bose QC headphones cost me $130 “like new” from the original price of $360. Give TOZO a shot, they will surprise you and always buy refurbished to save yourself a lot of money
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