Those look better than Airpods at least.
Also, a lot of the cheap-o 50 dollar ones are hit and miss if they work for long or sound good.
Also, a lot of the cheap-o 50 dollar ones are hit and miss if they work for long or sound good.
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Sony announces new Industry Leading NC True Wireless Earbuds to take on Apple's Airpods! ($230)
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C'mon. Please don't compare active noise canceling with passive noise canceling. If they are as good as Sony WH-1000XM3 then those buds won't have any competition at all. You can't compare this. The Jabra doesn't even have the new low latency codec...
I would love to buy those but fuck that price.
Wireless buds are probably one of the most overpriced products
Wireless buds are probably one of the most overpriced products
I hear what you're saying but I've been a musician my whole life, taken audio production classes in college (including Audio Engineering I & II) where I worked in multi-million dollar studios and learned from professors who won grammy's for albums they worked on. I know what high end audio is and sounds like. These cheap ear buds I have are high quality for in-ear's, and IMPO the increase in quality you might get from these other brands can't possibly be worth it.
Yeah no.
I mean they probably are overpriced but the idea that anything above 50$ for headphones is too much or that 50$ are comparable to audiophile level headphones is lunacy.
Like for real. I like hearing my surroundings, and no "digital" ear monitor is going to be better then just not pluggin my ears.
For in-ears and the price you get them for they sound fantastic. You're not getting hundreds of dollars more of value in increase of audio quality with some of the in-ears I've seen posted ITT. If you think you are then that is lunacy.
That's not the point for those, but the awesome noise canceling which you can't compare to others.
The XM3s are amazing, so am curious to try these out and see how they compare.
Also great news
Also great news
Dr Dre has been making music all his life and his headphones are trash so allow me the grain of salt.
You should tell Apple that:
" Put them in your ears and they connect immediately, immersing you in rich, high-quality sound."
Fuck. Yes. I think I would get this. Prefer earbuds over big bulky headphones for travelling and generally being out and about. I trust Sony for sound, and these look just brilliant, a step above all other Bluetooth earbuds for sure.
Now more than ever I REALLY hope the next gen consoles simply support Bluetooth audio out so we can all hook up our expensive headphones up to them hassle free.
Now more than ever I REALLY hope the next gen consoles simply support Bluetooth audio out so we can all hook up our expensive headphones up to them hassle free.
They look really nice (I prefer the form to the Airpods' form) and if the sound quality and noise cancelling are as strong as on the WH1000XM2's I might be interested in picking a pair up.
The only aspect which concerns me is the pairing as I have had some really irritating pairing issues with the XM2s when going from one device to another, and for earphones like this that aspect would need to be nearly as seamless as the AirPods' pairing process, but overall these look really good and the price is reasonable if every aspect lives up to the same standard as the XM2 (and I have to laugh at people complaining about the price of these and the Airpods).
The only aspect which concerns me is the pairing as I have had some really irritating pairing issues with the XM2s when going from one device to another, and for earphones like this that aspect would need to be nearly as seamless as the AirPods' pairing process, but overall these look really good and the price is reasonable if every aspect lives up to the same standard as the XM2 (and I have to laugh at people complaining about the price of these and the Airpods).
"Industry leading" at making everyone but the rich feel poor and shutting out a lot of people from having anything that might look fun. Congrats Sony and Apple, true kings of industry leading
I realize these are probably not focused on the sport-side of things, but with some kind of water resistance and on-board storage they would be great. I dread the day my Dash Pro bite the dust
I'm not sure this exact model is still available but they sound great and there are plenty of others just like it (probably newer models of this version)
You're still paying waaay too much considering the ear buds I have were $50 and sound great.
Goes also by BlitzWolf FYE2, I bought a pair when I got a company iPhone, as I didn't want dongles or the base earpods.
IMO it sounded quite shitty, and was uncomfortable to me. Never even got to deplete it, as 30 mins of listening during commutes was always enough with them. Also occasionally turnder off after 3 minutes of listening, unless i re-connected them while Spotify was running. Though that could've been some iOS bug.
The airpods were a blessing after these.
I bought Jabra Elite 65t a few months back, and while the quality is nice, sound is nice, and the battery is pretty good, I get constant disconnects and signal issues. Especially if my phone is in my pocket. If I'm out walking, the sound cuts out with every step.
Super disappointed, because otherwise, they're really good.
Super disappointed, because otherwise, they're really good.
Soundpeats also has a version. Tons of chinese companies do. And they're all the same - no bass, irritating highs, muddy mids, terrible microphones, and sit way too far into my ear canal to the point where if I close my jaw completely the sound changes due to the pressure it puts on the ear bud stem. Sure they're cheap, but somehow they manage to still not be worth it.
Yikes...that price
It's all good I can deal with sub par sound from regular ear buds until I get back in my ride.
It's all good I can deal with sub par sound from regular ear buds until I get back in my ride.
Sony's earphones are always so interesting. I always wanted to try their Xperia Ear Duo but there's no way I was going to pay almost $300 for them.
Yeah, you can these under a million different brands on Amazon or pay $20 or less for them (or similar ones) on Chinese sites. Great value on paper but they don't do any of it particularly well.
These look interesting, but part of having noise cancelling headphones on to me is the added benefit that people are way less likely to try to talk to you when you have over the ear headphones on. I'd also hate for these to fall out while I'm sleeping on a plane. I think these look damn good though.
Right now I'm enjoying the Sennheiser PXC550 for travel, and using the Anker Soundcore Spirit X earbuds for working out. Using various wired pairs and speakers for at home, studio, DJ use etc.
Right now I'm enjoying the Sennheiser PXC550 for travel, and using the Anker Soundcore Spirit X earbuds for working out. Using various wired pairs and speakers for at home, studio, DJ use etc.
I'm going to go with your ears are broken if you think shitty ass Chinese $50 earphones are the pinnacle of audio quality.
Why would you expect differently here? Cheaper alternatives exist for people unable to justify the entry point of higher-end/more feature-packed earphones, and the price point for the features offered is competitive both against the competitors and Sony's own branded higher-end headphones.
Unless you're fundamentally against the existence of high end products, it is both disingenuous to claim it's 'shutting out a lot of people from having anything that might look fun' (because, as mentioned, much cheaper alternatives exist) and pretty unreasonable (given that both products are aligned with their competitors for their feature list).
I suspect (given it mentions it uses the same noise cancelling technology as the XM3 and the second point on the picture) that there will be a mode available to amplify the surrounding noise and also to disable the noise cancelling as both exist on the XM3s and the OP suggests this will be present on these, so it should be possible to hear the surroundings when you want even while wearing the earphones (and enable noise cancelling when that mode would be better).
There are lots of cheap earbuds too. Is good audio supposed to just stop existing because it might make people who can't afford it feel bad?
If you like the sound of Airpods but find them to be stupidly priced, just pay 20 bucks for EarPods instead. They sound better and you can adjust the volume without going back to your phone.