I’m with you but got AirPods as a gift and did not return them.

Pretty much all BT solutions are a pain pairing wise and sound lag wise.

Apple’s are very well designed, a luxury object. Almost no lag with sound. Very good phone call experience. Sound is mediocre but always available.

Still, they are disposable by design and I find it repulsive that we have normalized the pollution associated with buying this product. I won’t be buying another pair and will be pressing Apple to establish a recycling program.

My etimotic headphones sound great and have a long life.