I personally would counsel against Aftershokz. While I found them fine for
speech, including TTS, they were terrible with music demonstrating real
problems with the stereo image.
Ian Macrae
ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx
On 11 Mar 2019, at 09:49, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <igucukoglu@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
HI ian.
If your air pods are still under warranty, I would get this looked into
promptly as each pod contains a non-replaceable battery which in your case
may be faulty. Replacement Air Pods are sold but at £65 a pop. As for
alternatives, there are some excellent wireless earbuds and earphones out
there; I personally am a fan of the Plantronics Backbeat Fit range which are
wireless sport headphones, extremely comfortable and open ear design so no
noise cancellation or suppression, critical if you’re out and about. Bose,
Sennheiser also do models if you’re a fussy audiophile and have the cash to
spend or there’s the Aftershokz which are bone conducting so work through the
cheek bones to deliver sound to the inner ear.
Hope this helps, Ibrahim.
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<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> On Behalf Of Iain
Lackie
Sent: 10 March 2019 13:50
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: In Ear Bluetooth headphones
I am a great fan of AirPods. They are especially good for in bed use!
However, I am having a problem with mine in that the left Pod seems to be
discharging much faster than the right. This morning when listening, my left
Pod went down to 3% while the right was showing 71%. Has anyone else had this
problem?
Iain
On 10 Mar 2019, at 1:38 pm, Ian Macrae (Redacted sender "ian.macrae1" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
Hi Clive, as I only own and use Apple devices I haven’t tried the airPods
with anything else. The one advantage with them is that they have absolutely
no wires at all. People have suggested that this makes them easier to lose
but that has not been my experience as they stow very well in the charging
case. In more general terms, perhaps a search on Amazon would be a good
starting point?
Ian Macrae
ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx <mailto:ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
On 10 Mar 2019, at 13:03, Clive Lever <clive.lever1955@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:clive.lever1955@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Thanks Ian,
Do those Apple Airpods assume or require the use of proprietary Apple
devices? In other words, if I pair it to my windows PC, will they work? The
requirement for a robust pair is that if the wires are too thin, I only have
to forget to pick them up once, and one of the cats will sever the wires, and
I’ll be off to buy another pair.
Thanks,
Clive
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: In Ear Bluetooth headphones
Hi Clive, I don’t have much experience across this range but I really like my
Apple airPods which I use for reading books with TTS and for listening to
music. I also used a pair of LG HBS 900 in-ear ones which pull out of a neck
band and retract back into it again when not in use but I found that
eventually the pulling out action put strain on the wire and eventually the
connection broke. It’s a shame because these served me very well until then.
Ian Macrae
ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx <mailto:ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
On 10 Mar 2019, at 10:36, Clive Lever <clive.lever1955@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:clive.lever1955@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi All,
Does anyone have any recommendations for a fairly robust model of in-ear
Bluetooth headphones, with accessible and usable controls. I have a set of
AKG over-ear Bluetooth headphones, but would like an in-ear se to take away
on so that I can put them on in bed and listen before going to sleep.
Thanks,
Clive
