Corded headphones are making an unexpected return

Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by hmrr on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:04AM (#29226417)

I regularly zip in and out of London UK at rush hour on trains and tubes rammed with people with wireless earbuds, mostly AirPods. No problems.

As stated the only time I had a problem was standing next to an extremely large diesel backup generator which was probably RFI related.

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Re:Corded headphones are making an unexpected return by alias_neo on Monday November 15, 2021 @09:21AM (#29227690)

Anecdotally, I have a pair of Sony WF1000-XM3, bought them at full retail for ~£280, at the time they launched, my daily commute in London was unbearable. The second I hit a slightly busy station concourse it was skip-central, or the right ear would disconnect for minutes on end.

Couple of years later, Sony has updated them half a dozen or so times, and I rarely ever get skips or jumps now. I have them always set to emphasise quality over connection, and they have worked perfect. You can buy them new on the likes of Amazon for ~£120 now, which is a bargain.

Sony just(?) released the XM4 which have a slightly better form factor and better codecs, so I'm considering them next.

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