[lifewallet_dev]

> AirPods are wonderful products. But I just wish these annoying gripes would go away.

What's wonderful about all that? Our fanboyism is re-defining the word "wonderful", Annoyence 4 and 3 made me think AirPods broke and they happen so frequently, I also have the Sony wh-1000xm4 and I cannot configure the mic without degrading my audio quality. I'm back to wired, I have a Beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO, and none of these overhyped products match its quality, I can live with the cables :)

[JohnBooty]

    I'm back to wired

Same here. Absolutely don't understand the appeal of wireless headsets for people who are sitting at a desk.

I've snapped up a bunch of used Bose QC25s from eBay, their last model that used a removable standard AAA battery.

Great sound, solid noise canceling, the wired mic is fine, they work even if the battery is drained, sound is better than Bluetooth. I keep a little AAA battery charger on my desk so it takes 10 seconds to swap out a depleted AAA for a new one; IMO far less hassle than remembering to charge headphones with non-replaceable internal batteries.

I expect the QC25s to last more or less indefinitely, aside from occasional replacement of the (insanely comfortable) earpads.

[loginatnine]

Yea I went wired at the beginning of the pandemic, QC-35 wired with a wired antlion mic, works like a charm. 3 main reasons I went with this setup : 1- Reduce the audio lag (bluetooth comes with a noticeable lag in video conferencing) 2- Not having to worry about battery life (going wired vastly improved the QC-35 battery life) 3- Keep the stellar comfort (at least for me) of the QC-35.

I personally don't understand why people endure the sucky audio quality of bluetooth handset profile. Couple this with a very ordinary battery life for airpods (I don't care if it charges in 10 minutes, when it's out and you need it you're stuck), I don't understand why this product is so popular.

[JohnBooty]

Another nice thing about Bose is that they're "somewhat" repairable.

They're not really designed to be, but because they sell in such huge quantities, there's kind of an "ecosystem" of replacement parts and YouTube repair videos etc. Replacement of the internal battery on the QC35 doesn't seem too terribly onerous. The earpads are shared with the QC25 too, which is nice.

I'm not nearly as eco-conscious as I should be, but it's nice to keep things out of the landfill.

[ActorNightly]

Yep, back to wired for me as well.

Run the wire under the shirt. Need to switch from phone to laptop for a meeting? Unplug/replug. If I need to remove headphones to talk to someone, i just let them hang down. Never worry about charging them, loosing them, easily replaceable due to price (and with good sound quality as well).