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POLL: Are you a fan of AirPods? Tell us why in your replies.

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It seems like AirPods are a bit like Marmite - you either love them or hate them. While they hurt my ears after I wear them for too long and the sound quality doesn't compare to my over ear Sennheiser I still love my AirPods for days where I'm doing lots of calls on the move or working out at the gym. They are incredibly intuitive and love the tap functionality. What's your view?
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They're soooo convenient! Definitely not going to win any awards for sound quality, but if I'm going from A to B, doing laundry or anything like that, throwing my Airpods in my ears to listen to my music wire-free is fantastic!
Agree - the freedom of movement they give is a revelation! they are my first ever wireless headphones.
I love my AirPods. First of all, they do not hurt my ears when I wear them for a long time. They fit perfectly and stay there even when I train, which was my main concern, I thought I'd lose them and I never have. The sound is good for earpods.
they fall often and riding Nyc train while listening to podcasts is a joke. I often now just wear one at a time because of battery and fear of losing them. Wished that if no sound was playing and 1 of them falls out, an alert sound would still play.
they should offer them in different sizes!
They heard you with the AirPods Pro.
I love my AirPods. I have tried other wireless earbuds but they all block out sound and I want to be aware of my surroundings. That's the #1 feature for me.
I relate to that, its nice to still be aware of my surroundings.
The only reason I don't love them is that they always fall out of my ears! Although this is definitely a "me" problem. Sigh...
They should make them in different sizes, like how other earphones come with different size rubber outer pieces.
The old, wired Apple pods kept falling out of my ears. I couldn't take more than a couple of steps before they'd pop out. For some reason Airpods stay in my (unusually large?) earholes - even on a long run. I wasn't expecting to love this product so much, and definitely wouldn't have bought a pair at first, but I was given some as a gift from Apple and now I can't go without them. I find it strange that many people think they look weird... I mean, they look exactly the same as the old wired pods, just without the cables. I don't understand why the cabled version looks fine to people, but the wireless don't. And I couldn't care less.
Airpods aren't for everywhere though - for example when flying I use my beloved Bose QC35 💜
Everyone seems to agree those Bose are the best for drowning out plane sounds. I use my Sennheiser Urbnites on the plane and for long journeys - they aren't noise cancelling but they provide an immersive listening experience which I love.
haha that's a good point that folks complain about the aesthetics when they look just like the old ones. I was reluctant to invest at first, too but now i'm so glad I did. I actually find them most helpful when on the move or working out at the gym.
The sound quality is sub-par because they don't fit snuggly. I much prefer the Jabra Elite 65t's
haven't heard of those, will check them out.
Doesn't seem to fit my ears, poor sound quality and no noise cancellation :(
i think the lack of noise cancellation is by design but I hear you!
I think their killer feature is the automatic pairing. They did an amazing job leveraging hardware and software to replicate any experience of the alternative (putting wired headphones in - you just put them in).
yes! I agree with that point, popping them in and hearing duh-ding instantly... I can't even get my Bluetooth speakers to connect to my devices that fast when I manually pair them!
Bose's QC35 are a godsend! Specially love them on a plane.
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