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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by AsyncAwait on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:02PM (#14241547)
I am too, but most people probably listen to these class of headphones for ages, so they're not even aware/in need of something better. The fact is, the AirPods are like a $25 headphone packed into a $150 wireless case.
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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by pavel_lishin on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:04PM (#14241563)
I lose my headphones often enough that I balk at anything about $15. I'd probably be quite happy with the Airpods' quality...

... right until I dropped one onto the subway tracks.

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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by loxias on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:20PM (#14241757)
> balk at anything about $15.

Check out the Sennheiser HD 202! they're around 30 bucks last time I checked and great fidelity and durability for the price.

edit: ok ok sorry you're right, $15 > $30 "heck, it's even twice as much!" i guess my point is that there are things that won't break the bank that sound way better than you'd expect, that's all. :)

edit2: Oh, and i _ALSO_ frequently break or lose mine, that's why I don't like spending more than the 30 bucks. ;)

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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by pavel_lishin on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:28PM (#14241833)
"I balk at anything above $15"

"You should buy this $30 pair!"

:)

I actually own a pair of Sennheiser HD 280's for when I'm at a desk, but they're not really appropriate for a commute; for that, I just have a cheap pair of JVC earbuds with a microphone/button.

I specifically buy them cheap because my hearing's not awesome anyway, and I don't really need excellent sound quality for listening to a podcast on the train, and I tend to wash a pair with the laundry or dip them into my coffee a few times a year, anyway.

edit: yep, you're right - but there are places where I need quality, and places where I need quantity :P

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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by stcredzero on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:59PM (#14242098)
How about $5? VE Monks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbCWaY2KXo

I have a $400 pair of headphones, but I like these earbuds as well.

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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by smnscu on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @04:09AM (#14244764)
Wow, that's mind blowing. Great channel as well, thanks for the share!
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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by stcredzero on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @04:29PM (#14250275)
Always take things with headphone/earphone reviewing with a grain of salt. You may not like the same things the reviewer does. There may be differences in music, biological differences in age, or different circumstances of use.

Also note that headphones/earphones are one item that are particularly resistant to effective A/B testing. It's hard to put on a different set and not know you've put on a particular set.

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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by nikkwong on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:16PM (#14241709)
No joke. The fact neither the the old Apple headphones nor the airpods will stay in my ears while running makes both sets no more than a hardly usable alternative to actual earbuds, at least to me.
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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by mordant on Monday May 01, 2017 @08:22PM (#14243005)
You can search Amazon for these soft latex things which help keep Airpods in place.
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Re:Apple AirPods satisfaction at a remarkable 98% for customers by JustSomeNobody on Monday May 01, 2017 @05:13PM (#14241676)
Vojo rabbits. Or something similar. They really help keep the newer Apple headphones in.
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