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> Sony for example was unable to parlay its Walkman dominance into similar positions with new devices. Sony WF-1000XM3 are a popular in-ear Bluetooth headphone

by Fnoord 7y ago

> Sony for example was unable to parlay its Walkman dominance into similar positions with new devices. Sony WF-1000XM3 are a popular in-ear Bluetooth headphones with noise cancelling. 80 EUR cheaper than Apple Airpods Pro.

welly 7y ago
.. Which you rarely see stuck in people's ears. You do see those little white airpods everywhere though. People have them stuck in their ears even when they're not playing any audio.
- Fnoord 7y ago
  1) Honestly, they look ugly (like toothbrushes), just like the white iPhone looked ugly. 2) There's a lot of copy cats who look akin to Apple Airpods because Apple is a premium brand.
tvararu 7y ago
I have both. If the AirPods Pro didn't make my inner ear sore after wearing for 3+ hours, I would sell my Sony's immediately. I might sell them anyway. They are inferior in everything apart from comfort.
iwalton3 7y ago
The other nice thing is that it appears it might be possible to change the batteries in the WF-1000XM3. (https://hifigo.com/blogs/tws/deep-dive-teardown-of-true-wireless-earbuds-sony-wf-1000xm3-hifigo https://hifigo.com/blogs/tws/deep-dive-teardown-of-true-wire...)
rkuykendall-com 7y ago
Stupid name and impossible to distinguish from their other wireless headphones. This is the Dell XXHBE 34-9q276d.snfd2 vs Macbook Pro all over again.
- Fnoord 7y ago
  Agreed on the name. Don't want my headphones to distinguish themselves (why would I? Certainly not as "toothbrushes").
- amatecha 7y ago
  Yesterday I was looking for the name of the old Sony mp3 player I had in the early 2000's. It took ages to track down with any certainty: "Sony NW-E105". Like, what does that even mean? I just remembered it's this circular thing and it was purple. I'll never remember that model number and I had to rely on my browser history to even paste it in this comment just now, even though I was just reading about it yesterday! Brutal.
- mhh__ 7y ago
  My guitar is an Ibanez RG2570...EZQWEUIBLAKUSJBDA-something (I can't ever remember, great guitar btw) but does that matter? It's still a brilliant piece of (hand)craftsmanship. If people want quality (or at least guarantee of quality in what they buy) they'll tend to whatever is better. N.B. "Better" can mean ease-of-use/experience too (Apple)
- benhurmarcel 7y ago
  If the name is the main criticism you can come up with, it's probably a really good product.

by Fnoord 7y ago

welly 7y ago

.. Which you rarely see stuck in people's ears. You do see those little white airpods everywhere though. People have them stuck in their ears even when they're not playing any audio.

Fnoord 7y ago
1) Honestly, they look ugly (like toothbrushes), just like the white iPhone looked ugly. 2) There's a lot of copy cats who look akin to Apple Airpods because Apple is a premium brand.

tvararu 7y ago

I have both. If the AirPods Pro didn't make my inner ear sore after wearing for 3+ hours, I would sell my Sony's immediately. I might sell them anyway. They are inferior in everything apart from comfort.

iwalton3 7y ago

The other nice thing is that it appears it might be possible to change the batteries in the WF-1000XM3. (https://hifigo.com/blogs/tws/deep-dive-teardown-of-true-wireless-earbuds-sony-wf-1000xm3-hifigo https://hifigo.com/blogs/tws/deep-dive-teardown-of-true-wire...)

rkuykendall-com 7y ago

Stupid name and impossible to distinguish from their other wireless headphones. This is the Dell XXHBE 34-9q276d.snfd2 vs Macbook Pro all over again.

Fnoord 7y ago
Agreed on the name. Don't want my headphones to distinguish themselves (why would I? Certainly not as "toothbrushes").
amatecha 7y ago
Yesterday I was looking for the name of the old Sony mp3 player I had in the early 2000's. It took ages to track down with any certainty: "Sony NW-E105". Like, what does that even mean? I just remembered it's this circular thing and it was purple. I'll never remember that model number and I had to rely on my browser history to even paste it in this comment just now, even though I was just reading about it yesterday! Brutal.
mhh__ 7y ago
My guitar is an Ibanez RG2570...EZQWEUIBLAKUSJBDA-something (I can't ever remember, great guitar btw) but does that matter? It's still a brilliant piece of (hand)craftsmanship. If people want quality (or at least guarantee of quality in what they buy) they'll tend to whatever is better. N.B. "Better" can mean ease-of-use/experience too (Apple)
benhurmarcel 7y ago
If the name is the main criticism you can come up with, it's probably a really good product.