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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2022 7:13:41 GMT
Any recommendations for some cheapish over ear headphones for my little boy to take on holiday £40-£50ish. Don't really need to be wireless but if they are they'll need a 3.5mm jack.
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Post by Fake_Blood on May 15, 2022 7:31:46 GMT
If the device switching is important get the Beats Fit Pro. They’re the best in ears I’ve ever used. I only use my xm3 over ears now if I need aptx for some reason. I ended up with the in ear XM4’s, the switching between devices has been okay. Sound and anc are better than the airpods pro, but I’m not liking the memory foam ear tips. The small ones don’t block my ear canal completely, and the medium ones start hurting after a while. I’ve seen there’s a bunch of chinese silicone tips on amazon but not sure which ones to get. |
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Post by Dougs on May 15, 2022 7:41:07 GMT
Have a look at the Comply tips. That's what I went with for my xm3s
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Post by Tomo on May 15, 2022 7:55:17 GMT
If the device switching is important get the Beats Fit Pro. They’re the best in ears I’ve ever used. I only use my xm3 over ears now if I need aptx for some reason. I ended up with the in ear XM4’s, the switching between devices has been okay. Sound and anc are better than the airpods pro, but I’m not liking the memory foam ear tips. The small ones don’t block my ear canal completely, and the medium ones start hurting after a while. I’ve seen there’s a bunch of chinese silicone tips on amazon but not sure which ones to get. Same here. They are great headphones aside from the crucial aspect of comfort... I need to try out some other tips. |
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Post by Fake_Blood on May 15, 2022 8:15:38 GMT
Have a look at the Comply tips. That's what I went with for my xm3s Those are also memory foam tips, are they softer than the original ones then? |
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Post by Dougs on May 15, 2022 8:16:43 GMT
Yeah, I find them really comfortable. Bit of minefield though innit.
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Post by Fake_Blood on May 15, 2022 8:22:38 GMT
What bugs me is that on amazon they make you select a size, I’d rather have a set of S/M/L to find the best fit. Probably just going to go with mediums then.
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Post by 😎 on May 15, 2022 13:51:02 GMT
My in ear xm3s gave me pressure headaches after a few minutes of use, no matter what tips I used. A shame as they were great aside from that.
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Post by Tomo on May 15, 2022 15:32:25 GMT
20 quid for the Comply tips is ouch.
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Post by Tomo on May 15, 2022 17:07:07 GMT
20 quid for the Comply tips is ouch. Just looked them up again. 20 quid for _one size_. Absolutely fuck that noise. |
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Post by brokenkey on May 15, 2022 18:41:57 GMT
www.aliexpress.com/item/33002317648.htmlI've bought these before, I have the small and large sizes in blue spare if oneone needs them, but for the costs of postage it would be cheapter to order them yourself.
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Post by Dougs on May 15, 2022 18:44:25 GMT
20 quid for the Comply tips is ouch. Just looked them up again. 20 quid for _one size_. Absolutely fuck that noise. Not cheap, I agree, and the sizing is a complete guess. But they are decent, even if they fail after about 6 months. |
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Post by Lukus on May 15, 2022 20:57:51 GMT
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Post by Dougs on May 16, 2022 5:55:57 GMT
Top link, ta. Will give them a go when my last set of comply tips give out. |
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Post by dfunked on Jun 29, 2022 21:56:25 GMT
The battery in my (just) two year old pair of XM3 seems to have shat itself recently. Went from a solid 30 hours per charge which it's maintained for ages down to to 4-5 hours pretty rapidly over the past few months. Absolutely love them, but don't really want to shell out for the XM5 if they'll only last a couple of years too.
10% low battery warning now means "you've got 15 minutes, mate" instead of "no worries, you've got literally hours!"
Now I'm wondering if I should go into Karen mode with Argos.
I know my rites!!! Sails of good acts!!!
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Post by ekz on Jun 29, 2022 22:56:31 GMT
Does anyone have any recommendations on what to replace my Power Beats 3 with? They're used primarily for me to listen to videos etc at night while I (try) to sleep so battery life of at least 12 hours is a must. I'm lazy and wouldn't replace them at all if they weren't literally falling to bits.
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Post by Dougs on Jun 30, 2022 5:27:37 GMT
The battery in my (just) two year old pair of XM3 seems to have shat itself recently. Went from a solid 30 hours per charge which it's maintained for ages down to to 4-5 hours pretty rapidly over the past few months. Absolutely love them, but don't really want to shell out for the XM5 if they'll only last a couple of years too. 10% low battery warning now means "you've got 15 minutes, mate" instead of "no worries, you've got literally hours!" Now I'm wondering if I should go into Karen mode with Argos. I know my rites!!! Sails of good acts!!! Always a potential issue I think. Although I thought the battery life was only ever about 6 hours of constant use? Or do you mean before the case needs charging? Mine shit the bed sometimes, refusing to charge, so the contacts need cleaning etc. Got some of the tips above coming today too. |
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Post by dfunked on Jun 30, 2022 7:01:53 GMT
Sorry, I mean the WH-1000XM3 over ear ones, not the WF earbuds. Sony have a terrible naming scheme! Going to try a factory reset and using a different charger to see if that helps, as I might've inadvertently changed a few settings and was getting the decent battery life on pretty much default settings.
In fairness when I got them my priority was noise cancelling but that's not really needed after we moved, so I might shop around for something that pairs with multiple devices without being a massive pain in the arse.
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Post by Dougs on Jun 30, 2022 7:10:44 GMT
Ah! That makes more sense!
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Post by dmukgr on Jun 30, 2022 7:56:34 GMT
So this morning I’m walking to work with my buds in and suddenly the sound goes really quiet and as I’m on the high street I mostly hear the traffic.
I think no worries I’ll whack the volume up and sort it when I turn into a side street park in a few minutes. Whacking the volume up works a bit but still sounds shit.
Turns out the Bluetooth connection had dropped so for five minutes I’m blasting my shite out of the speaker like a teenager. No wonder I was getting funny looks- for once my paranoia was justified.
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Post by darkling on Jun 30, 2022 8:19:13 GMT
You rebel.
I always worry something like that'll happen to me, probably when I'm listening to some particularly embarrassing music.
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Post by Lukus on Jun 30, 2022 8:23:09 GMT
So this morning I’m walking to work with my buds in and suddenly the sound goes really quiet and as I’m on the high street I mostly hear the traffic. I think no worries I’ll whack the volume up and sort it when I turn into a side street park in a few minutes. Whacking the volume up works a bit but still sounds shit. Turns out the Bluetooth connection had dropped so for five minutes I’m blasting my shite out of the speaker like a teenager. No wonder I was getting funny looks- for once my paranoia was justified. I did a similar thing in a petrol station a couple of months ago. I'd had my phone linked up to my car stereo but took it with me when I went to pay. Then as I was walking up to the till I noticed they were playing what sounded like Slayer on the store radio. When I commented to the shop worker that it was an unusual choice I got confused looks. It was only when I walked back to my car I realised it was my phone in my pocket on shuffle 😬 |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 8:25:52 GMT
I did exactly the same thing. I was sat in the opticians and thought 'wow, specsavers have upped their muzak game' then realised the last two or three songs had come out of my pocket.
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Post by Dougs on Jun 30, 2022 8:46:04 GMT
Yep, forever turning music or podcasts on in my pocket. And also calling my wife, and I'm not sure how. Think it's because her number is in my emergency info.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 8:48:50 GMT
One of my friends is named an alliterative A[xxxx] A[xxxxxxx] so is the first name in pretty much any phonebook and the recipient of many, many bum/boob/pocket dials.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Jul 1, 2022 19:13:09 GMT
The battery in my (just) two year old pair of XM3 seems to have shat itself recently. Went from a solid 30 hours per charge which it's maintained for ages down to to 4-5 hours pretty rapidly over the past few months. Absolutely love them, but don't really want to shell out for the XM5 if they'll only last a couple of years too. 10% low battery warning now means "you've got 15 minutes, mate" instead of "no worries, you've got literally hours!" Now I'm wondering if I should go into Karen mode with Argos. I know my rites!!! Sails of good acts!!! I'd go all Karen, mine are about the same age (March 2020) and they still seem to last as long as they ever did. That said if/when they do die I'd replace them tomorrow, love 'em. |
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Post by dfunked on Jul 1, 2022 21:13:23 GMT
Thankfully seems a bit better after a factory reset (and different charger for good measure)
Watched a couple of full episodes of something last night and still allegedly at full battery now.
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Post by Dougs on Jul 1, 2022 22:20:51 GMT
Hopefully saved a few hundred quid saved!
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Post by richardiox on Jul 2, 2022 0:39:01 GMT
So this morning I’m walking to work with my buds in and suddenly the sound goes really quiet and as I’m on the high street I mostly hear the traffic. I think no worries I’ll whack the volume up and sort it when I turn into a side street park in a few minutes. Whacking the volume up works a bit but still sounds shit. Turns out the Bluetooth connection had dropped so for five minutes I’m blasting my shite out of the speaker like a teenager. No wonder I was getting funny looks- for once my paranoia was justified. Fucking awesome love self cringe shit like that. About 6 years ago I was at a house viewing with my wife. We park outside, say hi to the estate agent who introduces us to the owners and the resultant small talk. Similar to us they were mid 30s suburban liberal elite types. The house was all done out for a viewing so everything was immaculate - strategically placed lamps, scented candles, background music on etc Whilst asking 'what's the parking like mate?" I noticed the music in the front room was actually Slayer, thought it was a bit weird/brave but pretty cool. Just as we were going up the stairs after at least 5 minutes being shown around downstairs I clocked it was my fucking phone and couldn't turn it off fast enough. Nobody said anything that whole initial time, including my wife. I must have looked like such a massive twat. It's like it never happened, but I know it did. It was just that weird thing where as soon as my brain went "oh cool that guy's got Slayer on " it was inconceivable it could actually be me. Literally poking around a stranger's kitchen chatting to an estate agent with Reign in Blood playing out my pocket full volume the whole time with a totally straight face. Absolute madness. Edit - heh, just saw the Lukus post above. Hilarious that we both had idiots made out of us by Slayer. |
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Post by kal on Jul 2, 2022 8:07:58 GMT
I had an incident many years back when I was watching Curb Your Enthusiam on my Archos (remember those?) on a train journey, and somehow I’d got the sound coming out headphones and speakers at the same time. A lady had to tap me on the shoulder and tell me. It was an episode that made particularly liberal use of the c word.
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