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I was looking to buy new headphones and know from experience that I wanted bluetooth, and wired mode with a wired mic. I was surprised to not find a single head
by johnwalkr 5y ago
I was looking to buy new headphones and know from experience that I wanted bluetooth, and wired mode with a wired mic. I was surprised to not find a single headphone with all 3 of these features. Apple, Bose and Sony ANC headphones do not have a mic that works in wired mode.
I ended up getting HyperX Cloud Mix (gave up on ANC). It has a built-in mic and a nice detachable boom mic. Both mics work in wired and bluetooth mode. I'll hang on to these until bluetooth v11 or whatever actually upgrades the one feature everyone needs: good audio quality in both directions without quirks.
On a side note, Windows 11 has recently added AAC support (used by Apple) and now makes only one bluetooth device for headphones (used to make multiple confusing profiles). So it is getting better.