AirPods (and AirPods Pro [and AirPods Pro 2nd generation]) now available

Feek · 15 Aug 2019 at 11:37

That's interesting - I've had an odd one a few times where the AirPods link to the phone but after ten seconds they disconnect. The solution has either been to manually connect them to my watch and back to the phone or put them back into the case for a few seconds. It hasn't happened for a while but if it does again, I'll try the reset.

Junglist · 22 Aug 2019 at 10:38

Broke my right AirPod last night. Put it in my air too soon after having a shower and now it's hardly making any noise regardless of volume level. Left it out to try overnight but no progress since last night

Any idea when the next generation ones will be coming out? Don't know if it makes sense to wait for some new ones or finally pull the trigger on some WF-1000xm3's

ChrisD. · 22 Aug 2019 at 15:11

Leave it in a bag of rice or silica overnight and see if it helps.

Junglist · 22 Aug 2019 at 15:21

ChrisD. said:
Leave it in a bag of rice or silica overnight and see if it helps.

I'll give that a go before I make any rash decisions!

Only been 1 day and already missing listening to patreon and podcasts at my desk

GSXRMovistar · 22 Aug 2019 at 15:58

JunglistE said:
or finally pull the trigger on some WF-1000xm3's

Do this, I've been massively impressed by the Sonys.

Feek · 23 Aug 2019 at 00:27

ChrisD. said:
Leave it in a bag of rice or silica overnight and see if it helps.

Rice will do absolutely nothing but if you have some bags of silica gel them that might be worth a try.

Junglist · 23 Aug 2019 at 10:10

GSXRMovistar said:
Do this, I've been massively impressed by the Sonys.

It's to the point where I am looking at things to persuade myself not to buy them. So far my only negative is they're not water resistant so may not be any good in the rain? Everything else is a pro in their favour. I was interested in the Sennheiser Momentum but these are getting better reviews and significantly cheaper.

Feek said:
Rice will do absolutely nothing but if you have some bags of silica gel them that might be worth a try.

we bought loads of laptops recently so i think we should have some kicking about. shall i put the headphone in the actual contents of the packet?

Has anyone ever bought from John Lewis or Currys before? Wonder how their returns are? Are you even allowed to return earphones?

GSXRMovistar · 23 Aug 2019 at 10:42

JunglistE said:
It's to the point where I am looking at things to persuade myself not to buy them. So far my only negative is they're not water resistant so may not be any good in the rain? Everything else is a pro in their favour. I was interested in the Sennheiser Momentum but these are getting better reviews and significantly cheaper.

I use mine for general use, commuting and in the office as a headset. They swap between my phone and laptop with ease in the same manner as the AirPods, the noise cancelling is great on the train, the only minor downside is the size of the case; was so used to being able to have the AirPods on me regardless of what I wore.

Junglist · 23 Aug 2019 at 11:05

GSXRMovistar said:
I use mine for general use, commuting and in the office as a headset. They swap between my phone and laptop with ease in the same manner as the AirPods, the noise cancelling is great on the train, the only minor downside is the size of the case; was so used to being able to have the AirPods on me regardless of what I wore.

Yeah that case looks gargantuan! does it have the same satisfying click that the AirPods have? It's no biggie as I'd just chuck it in my bag but the Airpod case is such a perfect size. I'm actually really gutted about breaking them the more I think about it!

iMacMart · 26 Aug 2019 at 06:34

@JunglistE I returned some XM3s last week as faulty to JL Watford, they will only accept earphones if they are faulty, lady made that clear when I purchased them

Junglist · 27 Aug 2019 at 09:38

iMacMart said:
@JunglistE I returned some XM3s last week as faulty to JL Watford, they will only accept earphones if they are faulty, lady made that clear when I purchased them

Thanks for the heads up. Going to think about it for a few days I think. Really annoying only being able to use 1 earphone at the moment and I'm sure the Sony's are amazing but it's a lot to spend on earphones to only then not be happy with the sound (which is probably unlikely)

Andybtsn · 5 Sep 2019 at 15:31

The earskinz you can get for these, do they need removing before you put them back in the case? I'd like some but don't think I can be bothered with the faff of removing them and misplacing them.

Feek · 5 Sep 2019 at 18:51

Yes. It takes about three and a half seconds to put them on and two seconds to take them off.

ElliotHand · 6 Sep 2019 at 11:44

I recently lost some Bose Soundsport wireless headphones so now looking for a replacement. Anyone know how the airpods compare to them in terms of quality?

Also, they're mainly going to be used for commuting on the tube so how do they handle ambient noise? Occasionally I may also use them on bike rides, so do they stay in ear well?

Junglist · 6 Sep 2019 at 12:42

ElliotHand said:
I recently lost some Bose Soundsport wireless headphones so now looking for a replacement. Anyone know how the airpods compare to them in terms of quality?

Also, they're mainly going to be used for commuting on the tube so how do they handle ambient noise? Occasionally I may also use them on bike rides, so do they stay in ear well?

I expect the Airpods will be inferior compared to your Bose headphones. Just a hunch but can't say for sure.

They don't have any form of passive or active noise cancelling so you will hear a lot of what's going around you and if you have your music too loud, they'll probably hear you.

They stay in the ear very well. I can count on the amount of times they've fallen out on one hand. I used to use them on my bicycle with no issue and currently use them on my EUC with no issues or ever coming close to falling out.

Feek · 6 Sep 2019 at 14:51

JunglistE said:
They stay in the ear very well.

They stay in my ears perfectly well but only because I have the Earskinz on them. Without them, they feel incredibly loose and I'm always concerned they'll fall out.

Broken Hope · 6 Sep 2019 at 18:48

Having both AirPods and PowerBeats Pro, I much prefer the beats, prefer the ear hook design, better sound, they go in the ear canal, much better battery life, physical controls, the only downside is the size of the case.

Captain · 14 Sep 2019 at 16:50

Broken Hope said:
Having both AirPods and PowerBeats Pro, I much prefer the beats, prefer the ear hook design, better sound, they go in the ear canal, much better battery life, physical controls, the only downside is the size of the case.

Tempted by some powerbeats, never tried airpods though so I'm stuck as to which direction to go in.

Broken Hope · 14 Sep 2019 at 17:55

Definitely Powerbeats if you want a more secure fit, better sound quality and better battery life.

Or wait till October to see if the rumoured gen 3 AirPods with noise cancelling materialise.

With Apple’s return policy you could try both and see which you prefer?

Captain · 15 Sep 2019 at 09:42

Broken Hope said:
Definitely Powerbeats if you want a more secure fit, better sound quality and better battery life.

Or wait till October to see if the rumoured gen 3 AirPods with noise cancelling materialise.

With Apple’s return policy you could try both and see which you prefer?

I think I'll hang on and see if the Gen3 appear this side of Christmas.

Won't be used during any physical activity, more for when I'm at work/home/motorbike.