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> It’s more for listening to music If only. At this price, you have hundreds of options with much better sound quality
by williamdclt 8y ago
> It’s more for listening to music
If only. At this price, you have hundreds of options with much better sound quality
- wil421 8y agoAt this price point you are paying form factor and lightweight. Bose and Sony have much better headphones at a similar price point. Both are much bigger and may have cords but the quality is much better. They last longer too.
- Yetanfou 8y agoAt this price you're paying for recognisability and affluence signalling. Apple will be able to launch a 'limited series' of 'black airpods with gilded touch rings' - with the colour being the only differentiator from the regular product - at a 50% price increase and see considerable sales.
- seppin 8y ago> At this price you're paying for recognisability and affluence signalling. Give it a rest, Apple makes great hardware with great software. That's why people buy it, nothing to do with being cool.
- cschneid 8y agoLegit question: what headphones are you talking about? Requirement: in-ear and no wires or over ear hook thing.
- Skunkleton 8y agoHere is a sample of the headphones that I own: 1. Sennheiser HD650 w/ Schiit Magni2/Modi2 2. Sony MDR1000x 3. Airpods The Airpods sound...not great. Especially when compared to the Sennheisers. Still, I am not going to carry a large pair of headphones (or a dac/amp) everywhere I go just so I can have the very best (tm) audio experience. The reality is that most listening environments are _terrible_ and much of the quality of a given audio device is lost. Airpods check a lot of boxes that are not checked by my other headphones.