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And it is not even “rich, high-quality sound.” For $70 you can get a pair of (wired) Etymotics earphones that seal the ear canal and have vastly better sound qu

And it is not even “rich, high-quality sound.” For $70 you can get a pair of (wired) Etymotics earphones that seal the ear canal and have vastly better sound quality. Their more expensive ones sound even better (I have had several sets) but I found the sweet spot at this price point. I use my AirPods because Apple forced me to by killing the 3.5. In my opinion Apple has been doing consumer unfriendly things for a long time. This, removing function keys, removing Touch ID, losing MagSafe, etc. It is disappointing that despite all this I feel locked into the ecosystem and unable to switch, because virtually all my friends and actually all my family use Apple products and iMessage and Facetime extensively.

baddox 8y ago
That’s very true, but my favorite thing about Airpods (and EarPods before then) is that they don’t seal the ear canal. I use mine almost exclusively while walking on urban streets or taking public transit, and I absolutely don’t want the lack of situational awareness that comes with in-ear headphones. The sound quality is good enough. When I want really good sound quality, I use my big open-ear headphones at home.