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Yes, but they sound like 10 dollar earbuds. (VZ Monks are 5 bucks and are of similar sound quality.) I can't connect a proper headphone to them, and frankly, b
by ebiester 8y ago
Yes, but they sound like 10 dollar earbuds. (VZ Monks are 5 bucks and are of similar sound quality.)
I can't connect a proper headphone to them, and frankly, batteries go bad. When your battery dies on those, you'll be paying another 1XX dollars. And they'll still sound like a 10 dollar earbud.
Oh, I can also get beats! So then I can get something that sounds like a 30 dollar headphone (like the Monoprice retros) for a 10x premium. If I get a 200 dollar headphone (like... say... the Sennheiser/Massdrop 6xx or the Beyerdynamic DT 770/880/990) then I expect it to last for years.
Or, if we're talking IEMs, perhaps the $100 1More triple drivers...
So, my primary complaint is that convenience isn't worth 200 dollars for something that is guaranteed to fail due to the battery.
- birken 8y agoI fully admit I'm not an audiophile. I think most people are not. I do understand that for audiophiles wireless headphones may not be the best solution, but that really isn't Apple's fault. Compromises must be made. The official out-of-warranty Apple battery service on Airpods is $70, and anecdotally nobody seems to be complaining that the batteries life degrades anymore than you'd expect.
- jvzr 8y agoI've been using mine daily ever since Day 1. No exaggeration there. And I can report that my pair still has its brilliant battery life. Frankly, I rate the AirPods far on top of the list of my favorite tech products. My Apple Watch a distant second, and I love my watch.