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Re:I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other lon... by Telaneo on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @05:10PM (#45268088)
> I'm not sure what ANC is or why it's worth hundreds of dollar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_noise_control

> I don't know what the h1 chip has to do with the fast switching—surely this is a bluetooth protocol detail, yea?

A detail apparently no-one else bothers to deal with. The amount of hardware out there that does bluetooth the worst way possible is horrendous, and I will gladly pay extra to not have those in my life.

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Re:I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other lon... by MangoToupe on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:50PM (#45270624)
It seems the $30 headphones by the brand I use (soundcore) do offer noise canceling in the years since I last looked. Is it as good? Probably not. But I'm not going to spend $200 for slightly better earbuds.
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Re:I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other lon... by Telaneo on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @09:00AM (#45275319)
Bad noise canceling is worthless. Good noise canciling is like magic. The airpods offer pretty good noise canceling.
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