>there are still people who resist wireless headphones I

Because change is hard and /g/ has an undying hateboner for Apple.

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>Why do audiophiles not like wireless audio

Yeah, these would be a great way to zone out in class, since I'm immature and only care about instant gratification. One Airpod™ in one ear while streaming Apple Music™ tunes. Thanks, Apple!

I could easily buy some $15 bluetooth headphones, but why should I? My wired headphones work fine, and there's no hassle with pairing, another pair of batteries that I have to charge, loss of signal, etc.

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>not carrying around a dedicated DAC
>not using Windows phone for its superior audio decoding algorithm
>not using FLAC natively on your mobile OS
>having to use iTunes to manage my library.

ohhhh boy

it's another bullshit device to charge that's easier to damage and lose for fuck all gain

removing functionality and gimping devices for the reckless pursuit of some shallow and quite frankly ugly sense of aesthetics is the opposite of progress

>>56488585
>Vinyl was killed by the CD for a reason
Yeah and now it's making a comeback cause people are realizing it's god tier for some genres, just like shitty wireless headphones aren't going to beat out a setup with a multibit DAC and tube amp.

>>56488759
>Yeah and now it's making a comeback cause people are realizing it's god tier for some genres

No, it's making a comeback because a generation of millennials raised on KaZaA and iTunes is nostalgic for an experience with physical media that they never had.

Vinyl always loses to CD in fidelity.

>>56488737
You sound like my grandfather. Jesus Christ this board is full of grumpy old fucks

>>56488585
>there are still people who believe wireless doesn't sound worse than similarly priced wired headphones

>>56488903

Sheeple
Playing chess with a pigeon
Etc.

>>56488585
Only luddites would not want this.

These things are amazing

>>56488804
>Vinyl always loses to CD in fidelity.
Yup, it's in the mastering and everyone fucks it up favor of volume.

>>56488903
Most audiophile companiesjust haven't gotten on board yet. Good ~$75-100 pairs of wireless ear buds sound just as good as wired $50 pairs

>>56488585
>I thought /g/ was full of audiophiles?
Um... bluetooth uses lossy compression. Not very good lossy compression either.

>>56488978
Vinyl as a medium cannot reproduce as wide of a frequency range as CD.

Also the analog playback process with a stylus moving over grooves and tonearm vibrating inevitably leads to further distortion of sound.

It's just not very good compared to digital.

>>56488585
They are heavier and easier to lose. AND with worse audio quality to boot. It will only be the future when it will be able to play lossless audio and when it will get its power from your phone, inductively or whatever.

>>56489006
>Most audiophile companiesjust haven't gotten on board yet.
I wonder if it is because they actually try to make good performing products?

>>56489006

100 is already double of 50 anon.

>>56489034
>when it will be able to play lossless audio
Expect to see a proprietary cd-quality lossless codec similar to Sony's in the next year or so.

>>56489034
>easier to lose
how many times do I have to read this on this board? Are any of you over 15? I get that people lose things, but if you're going to drop top dollar on some wireless earbuds how about taking care of them and not losing them? Sorry but it's such a dumb complaint that I'd expect to hear from my mom, not every poster on /g/

>>56489006
>Good ~$75-100 pairs of wireless ear buds sound just as good as wired $50 pairs
Such as? I've yet to find a pair of wireless buds, headphones, etc. that sound as good as the Piston 3 which you can get for less than $20 let alone the MA750.

>>56488585

yeah, cause that ishit will have the same sound fidelity as a pair of good sennheisers.

you dumb shit.

>>56489062
>I get that people lose things, but if you're going to drop top dollar on some wireless earbuds how about taking care of them and not losing them?
Are you a paid apple shill trying to obfuscate a poor product by blaming the user? "You're holding it wrong" ring any bells?

>>56488585
The same reason people in the business of running data centers and servers run Ethernet and Fiber Optic. Cables are faster and more stable.

>Apple seems to be the only technology company still on their game.

Apple chose bluetooth for their wireless earbuds. Welcome to the 90's, so innovative.

>>56489055
Apple has had a lossless format for several years. It's even open source and likely supported by AirPods, since it's listed in the iPhone 7 tech specs for audio playback.

>>56489055
It could be done even today using an adapter similar to those in wireless mice. Why nobody did this yet completely baffles me.
>>56489062
>jog in a park
>it falls off
>spend an hour searching grass for it
I had this happen even to my IEM tips, wireless headphones are way easier to lose.

>>56489006

There is no such thing as a good pair of wireless ear buds. They are all shitty quality.

>>56489092
The op pic aren't even made by apple and the topic is wireless headphones, not apple. You can't fall back on that lame defense for everything dum-dum

>>56489062
>drop top dollar on some wireless earbuds
If you're over 15 with a working brain you wouldn't do this.

>>56489101

Not only that, it's not even Bluetooth 5.0! LOL

>>56489124
Enjoy living in the past grandpa, we'll see you later

>>56488585
You really believe that audio transmitted wirelessly would sound better than ones through wire?

>>56489112
>Apple has had a lossless format for several years.
When did ALAC become a wireless audio codec?

>>56488585
Because signals pass better through solids than through gass. Fuck of with your gimmick shit

>>56489117
>The op pic aren't even made by apple and the topic is wireless headphones, not apple.
Why does the OP's pic have to be made by Apple for you to be a paid Apple shill trying to refute an issue with tired, old Apple tactics?

>>56488585
>moving from analog to digital for headphones

haha. Enjoy your DRM.

>This Apple Music/iTunes Media can only be played with APPROVED BEATS BY DR DRE STEVE JOBS EDITION WHITE ROSE GOLD AIRPODS

DCHP ALL OVER AGAIN

WHEN WILL YOU FAGS LEARN

>>56489149

Yeah I mean look at all that audio bluetooth equipment that bands setup when they do concerts right?

LOL!

>>56489151
Since AirPods use a custom form of Bluetooth, it's not a stretch to assume they've included ALAC support.

>>56489149
It COULD sound better theoretically, but it doesn't because of Bluetooth.
>>56489175
It's a hell of a stretch unless they significantly bumped the data rate, that would no longer be called Bluetooth.

>>56489175
Do you understand how AptX is different from ALAC or FLAC?

>>56489196
Apple often pairs Bluetooth with Wi-Fi for features like Continuity, AirPlay, and AirDrop. They could do the same here.

So what if i want to use some actually decent and higher end headphones while not losing bitrate over wireless? Steve didn't die for this.

I am what you could consider an apple fanboy, and I hate the design of the new pods. Get rid of the headphone jack, that's fine. There are plenty of Bluetooth headphones out there and the technology has grown so much. If anything, I'm extremely disappointed that Apple simply took such a bad design and decided it's what people want. They could have found ways to push Bluetooth even further. Develop it so that it's no longer a joke in the audiophile world. But no. We get these little white earrings that many people will lose. It's a bad design, and apple could have done better. I used to think that Tim Cook was just in a bit of a slump and that his direction just needed some time to work. Now I'm more than convinced that unless something really amazing doesn't happen with Apple sometime in the next few years, the company will be in trouble.

>>56489112
>Apple has had a lossless format for several years. It's even open source and likely supported by AirPods
Nope. Bluetooth mandates one of two, lossy built-in codecs. It doesn't have the bandwidth for ALAC, nor do bluetooth chipsets have the CPU power.

I'll just wait till the iPhone 8 when they get rid of that cumbersome screen that's taking up so much space, don't worry, there will be an adapter for you dinosaurs #courage

>>56489175
lol, so now you have see what types of files your fucking headphones support.

>>56488585
Why is Apple making wireless earbuds of all things? Earbuds are a terrible choice. They're only useful for mobile use and in just about every mobile environment you have background noise. Earbuds don't provide any noise isolation. The only environment that earbuds won't be affected by noise is in every situation where fullsized headphones make more sense.

Who is making these idiotic decisions at Apple?

I don't understand the hate against wireless headphones. I have a pair of plantronics backbeat fit and it's fucking revolutionary.

I wear them everywhere because I fucking love audiobooks. These things have been through mud, rain, under hundreds of floors and through hundreds of roof spaces with me and I haven't even come close to losing them because I'm not a mongoloid.

Sure they probably don't sound as good as a proper setup, but hey guess what faggots? You aren't taking your fucking tube and DAC setup around with you.

All you have to do is plug them in at night and any decent pair of headphones will go pretty much the whole day.

Although fuck apples bullshit, at least have them joined together, the battery life on those are going to suck balls.

>>56489769
>Although fuck apples bullshit, at least have them joined together, the battery life on those are going to suck balls.
Last five hours and charge while in the case which holds 24 hours of charge
sorry, that doesn't suck balls in the slightest. It's actually quite good.

>>56489769
>I fucking love audiobooks.
You have very, very low standards.

>Sure they probably don't sound as good as a proper setup
Or even a cheap setup like rockboxed Sansa Clip & Piston 3. Hell, you can get just as good a sound and a lot more battery with a $20 bluetooth adapter and a decent IEM than these earbuds.

>>56489783
>5 hours
>Implying

Top fucking kek, that will be at lowest volume right next to the phone. Also charging cases, wow it's fucking nothing, just a different shaped battery pack.

>>56489802
>Also charging cases, wow it's fucking nothing, just a different shaped battery pack.
Actually it is something. More proprietary ports if that cannot be replaced with a generic powerbank, it's shit.

apple customers are so used to eating shit, they dont know what fresh air smells like.

how do you retards continually pay for this crap?

>$100 stylus

this is the sheep you are.

>>56489802
Even if it's more like 3 or 4 hours that's plenty before you case them and let them charge in your pocket. And it's an unobtrusive charging case that gives people additional loss prevention, but you're one of those people that will literally bitch about everything a company does aren't you?

>>56488585
niggers should i buy the w800bt from onkyo?
also [spoiler]THE GAME[/spoiler]

>>56489823
3 to 4 hours is a fucking joke faggot. 6 hours is a MINIMUM acceptable level. Also have fun losing your proprietary case and needing to take a second mortgage out to buy a new one rather than a 20 dollar power bank.

Can't believe people defend apples garbage products.

Are there people out there who have a fetish for bluetooth pairing? like instead of fucking the family dog or getting fisted they just really really like error messages and digging through menus every time they want to listen to music? Do they crave lost connections every time they go to a crowded space and constantly tending to a battery?

If everything was bluetooth and you invented a pair of wired headphones that could plug into any device, you'd sell millions overnight.

Why they don't put a fucking cord between left and right?
>Less chances to lost the fucking headphones.
>1 fucking battery, 1 fucking receiver, 1 fucking dac.
Why apple is so retarded?

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This is worth the price alone

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>>56489851
If you listen for five hours and can't take a 15 minute break you have fucking issues and a shit life, kid. Also "have fun losing x" is such a retarded argument. Act like an adult and take care of your shit.

So some cutie asks what you're listening to and its the same fag indie shit she loves! "Have you heard the latest fagindie album?" She holds up her phone so you can plug your headphones in.

You explain that you need to pair them with bluetooth

You get maced.

$
1
6
0

>>56489910

Or you hold up your headphones to plug it in her phone and she has an iphone 7. Then maces you for being autistic

>>56489900
Not the same anon but I regularly commute to Washington DC from my northwest state. Including time lost in the terminal five hours (morel likely three) I'll be recharging the earbuds right about the time the colic baby seated behind me starts crying because he needs a change.

Not that it would make much of a difference anyways because the earbuds wouldn't block out the crying in the first place. Who the fuck thought it was a good idea to make wired earbuds as the launch product?

Can't wait for the sheeple to bitch that the Bluetooth isn't connecting in a crowded Starbucks

>>56489958
or that some 1337 h3x3r connected into their airpods and put on gay porn

>>56489958
>You're holding it wrong.

>>56489864
>Less chances to lost the fucking headphones.
You assume Apple doesn't want to enable every opportunity for sheeple to pay another $160 for a replacement of one lost earbud.

>>56489943
then they're clearly not for you so don't buy them. Problem solved, doesn't make them a bad product, most people don't have a five hour commute

>>56489965
>Hipster faglord leaves an earbuds next to his coffee while going to the toilet
>Press pair mode on earbuds while you walk past
>Pair to your elite hacking phone
>Initiate hentaitentaclerapenoises.mp4

Top kek I can't wait to do this.

>>56490017
How much do you get paid to blame the victim of stupid Apple design decisions?

>>56489112
Bluetooth has not enough bandwidth for lossles audio unless you use more power for the transmitter, which results in a drastic reduce in usage time.

the second best thing about owning a samsung is it shows people im not retarded.

>>56490031
>victim
>i have an obscene five hour commute
>why doesn't apple cater to my incredibly unique situation!

You guys are bordering on retardation

>>56490056
>i have an obscene five hour commute
I doubt I'm alone in commuting in a noisy environment where OPEN earbuds are a retarded design decision.

>>56490054
Samsung is the same retarded tier, except the older models with unlocked bootloader.

>>56488585
>5 hours of battery

That's why

>>56490066
then again: they're not for you. this isn't anyone's problem, especially not apple's

>>56490101
Seriously, how much are you paid to shill for Apple? You keep blaming the victim of what is clearly a retarded design decision.

>>56490114
Not paid, kid, just pointing out /g/'s idiotic arguments over anything Apple does. Makes the board look like shit because you all argue like retards.

They should just put a cord on the wireless headphones so you dont lose them....

>>56488585
/g/ does overall not want a technology change for the worse.

Bluetooth is already supported on all fucking phones, and that part is fine.

But guess what, people didn't want to switch to Bluetooth shit for so many reasons (cost, battery life and battery recharging on both IEM and phones, IEM weight, IEM / headphone choices, ...) and the majority wants to use cables.

>>56490137
>idiotic arguments over anything Apple does
Let's make this plain. You honestly do not think having open earbuds was not a poor design decision? I mean where did they test the product out? In Starbucks? Did they even run the idea or prototypes past any focus groups? You honestly think it is an "idiotic argument" to point out how choosing an open earbud design over closed IEMs is not just wrong but fucking retarded for a mobile audio product?

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>>56488585
>new wave of exploding airpod batteries strikes New York City
>Mrs Anonemaus describes the scene "I was talking with Georges, my husband, when his head exploded! Oh my God!
>Black Lives Matter will demonstrate today all over the country to protest against the death of Shayvon, Soapon, Twizzlon, Trayqwon and Siphon, all innocent young black males killed by what is according to them a ploy to kill black people. Shaneequizlon explains : "dey be doin dat because dey now dat niggas listen to music yknowatimean? dats why they did all this to kill us black people because dey rayciss".

samsung beat apple to the punch with earbuds like these

but THEY STILL HAVE THE FUCKING JACK ON THE PHONE

>>56488585
>I thought /g/ was full of audiophiles?
Exactly.

And I don't think the audio decoding in those tiny ass headphones is any good. That's why audiophiles use quality DACs and amps that drive their passive headphones.

Next time try to understand the argument you're bringing up.

>>56489885
Damn that's actually an amazing feature.
Does Android have anything that can compare?

>tiny ass earbuds

>good sound quality

pick one and only one

>bluetooth drains your phone faster

>have to charge the headphones

>all instead of using a cable

retarded

>>56488585
It is unbelievable that we are currently living in the present time, and yet this is still somehow an issue. How hard is it for these people to get along with modernity, really? Honestly, I feel that this is an absolute outrage! We are not living in the past any more! Some people think that they can still cling on to the primitive ideas and arguments that were popular last century, despite the fact that we are now living in the present, and you cannot deny that! I mean, COME ON! It is the current year right now, for crying out loud! The concepts of today's civilized society, as opposed to the primitive ideas of cave-dwellers, are simply beyond some people! Good grief!

It simply does not matter how much you whine and cry, or how hard you try to deny it: The present is now, and we are living in it. Welcome to reality. The middle ages are over, people! You can believe otherwise if you want to, but the truth is plain for all to see. It is the current year right now, and that is all the proof I will ever need.

>>56490340
Some phones are always listening so you don't even have to press anything.

>>56490340
Voice activated features isn't new. Hell, I had voice calling with a Plantronics headset back in 2008.

>>56490359
Earbuds that you can just double tap to make voice commands is quite innovative I'd say.

>>56488678
This whole keynote was literally marketed towards that demographic of groid

>>56490378
>Earbuds that you can just double tap to make voice commands is quite innovative I'd say.
Double tapping instead of single tapping is innovation!

>wanting shit emitting wireless signals that close to your brain

FUCK /G/

>>56490378
Yeah it's better than not tapping at all...? Right?

>>56490400
In terms of convenience for somebody who uses voice commands, it certainly is.

Double tapping your earbuds > pulling out your phone, unlocking your phone, doing X manually / hitting a button for your phone to read your voice command.

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>>56490340
I wanted that feature Now™ 4 years ago senpai

Seriously ride the apple future wave :----DDD

>>56488585
It's for normies.

>>56490419
>Double tapping your earbuds > pulling out your phone
Are you fucking retarded or not actually reading what is being written.

Double tapping your earbuds > single tapping your earbuds?

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>>56489885
>having to talk to Siri just to turn up the volume/change song

>not having a touchpad that you can slide your finger up and down on for controls instead


Holy shit Apple engineers, it's like you're not even trying anymore

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>>56490245
Holy shit they look even more retarded from the side.

>>56489113
Yeah as if you work out.

Because my wired headphones last longer than your wireless

>>56488585
Does it have a microphone in it?

One day wireless stops sucking but not today. Hopefully this will give companies initiative to develop better standards and better headphones so we will get the better version. Because what they did now, it's something everybody has had for the last 8 years at least, but without over-ear fixation so they'll fly the fuck out of your ears all the time.

>>56490441
Let me do the Apple engineers' job for them

Example

touching the pad on the earphones and swiping up makes the volume go up

swiping down lowers volume

Left and right swipes play last/next song

Double tap triggers siri

Triple tap starts/stops music

YOU HAD ONE JOB APPLE ENGINEERS

ONE
FUCKING
JOB

>>56489006
And last 4 hours till you need to charge again

>>56490438
Well yes. Double tapping is superior to single tapping if it's touch activated and not from a button. Single tapping would lead to you accidentally activating voice commands too often.

Also show me a pair of ear buds that let you single/double tap them to activate voice commands that compete with Apple's Airpods, thanks.

>>56490478
>Double tapping is superior to single tapping
Move a lot of goalposts in your shilling? The point was "innovation" and now you are arguing it is "superior?" A rather poor argument as you are arguing about not the difference in tapping but the use of a button or not.

>Single tapping would lead to you accidentally activating voice commands too often.
Why? When else are you going to touch your earbuds except for interaction?

>>56490378
Not really.

>>56490496
>When else might you brush your earbuds with touch sensitive pads on them?

Oh gee let me think
>Putting on/taking off a hat
>Putting on/taking off a hood
>Adjusting your collar
>Adjusting glasses

Literally all the fucking time.

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>>56490553
>Putting on/taking off a hat
How the fuck do you put on a hat that brings your hands anywhere near your ears? Do you wear hats that only have brims on the sides?

>Putting on/taking off a hood
Again, how the fuck do you put on a hoodie when your hands get close to your ears? Do you have zero physical coordination that you cannot pull up a hood without touching your ears?

>Adjusting your collar
How big are the collars that you pop? Pic related.

>Adjusting glasses
When you don't grab the stems, well forward of your ears?

In every instance you've made a hamfisted accidental contact and this assumes the touchpoint is not something protected from accidental contact.

>Literally all the fucking time.
You should have stayed longer in physical rehab if you are going to touch them all the fucking time.

>>56490553
>pretending to be retarded

>>56490378

douchebag bluetooth calling has been a thing for how many years now?

you know, the guy that looks like he is talking to himself, but isnt

>>56490620
Don't you know that it is always innovation when Apple does it even though it is something that's been around forever?

>>56490601
Check out this big dick alpha master of bodily coordination. Cool story bro.

>>56490601
>Why don't you adjust your clothing and accessories like I do!!!????!!!!

>>56490644

well thats what happens when you are dealing with a cult.

these are the same people who would spend $5000 on a mac computer that gets outperformed by a $1000 pc.

>>56490654
>Check out this big dick alpha master of bodily coordination.
You don't have to be a master to not threaten to accidentally pull out an earring or touch earbuds.

how is everyone missing the big problem

>$160 for low fidelity headphones

>that you need to charge

why

oh right, they own beats.

But muh electromagnetic radiation nigga

>>56490659
It isn't any claim of superiority so much as pointing out how every argument he presents is circumstantial at best, ie. desperately grasping at straws. People normally avoid brushing their ears when doing every act he claimed will likely lead to accidental contact.

>>56490601
Sorry I'm not thinking straight, I think it must be this vaccine shot I got making me autistic.

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>5 HOURS BATTERY LIFE
>can't recharge them while you're listening
>can't recharge them from the phone
applefags will defend this

>>56490740

not even apple fags want this though faggot, stop memeing

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>Bluetooth headphones
>imblying I want to develop brain cancer

jej

>>56488585
And CD was killed by lossy formats. So what's your point exactly?

>>56488585
shit bait Op try harder next time

>tfw millions of small children will get those earbuds stuck in their throat and choke to death

>>56490931
The courage to get cancer

Apple didn't innovate at all.

We've had Bluetooth for over a decade, this isn't new. They didn't just reveal new technology, any 50$ phone has Bluetooth, they just took away to use cables. Their innovation was simply letting you do less things for no reason whatsoever.