New AirPods Pro
Jul. 12th, 2025 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerThe other day I decided to treat myself to a new pair of AirPods. A few weeks back I'd lost the second-hand set I'd used for a year or so. I was pretty pissed about that; I hate losing things. But at the same time a wireless headset is not a thing I consider vital and urgent, so I put off replacing it for a few weeks. With Amazon's Prime Day Short Work Week 😅 this week I decided to go shopping.
AirPods weren't on a special sale, but they were at least discounted. I decided to spent up a bit for the AirPods Pro. The difference is these have noise cancellation. The not-Pro models don't. I figure I'll see how well noise cancellation works when I'm listening to music/movies on an airplane, or taking a phone call in the car, which are the main places I use a wireless headset.
Also, while the Pro model with noise cancellation was $70 more expensive than the not-Pro, it was kind of like free money to me as I spent the remainder of an Amazon Gift Card I've had sitting in my account for a while. It's actually money I got in the form of Visa Gift Cards years ago. Like, some of this money has been sitting around between my desk drawer and my Amazon account for at least 5 years. I'm glad to convert it, finally, into Having Nice Things.
The AirPods arrived late this morning. I'd ordered them late Thursday evening. Yay, delivery in 36 hours. Though it's not like 9 hours. Anyway, as I unboxed the AirPods after lunch today I was amused at how much stuff is in the box. I mean, the box itself is very compact. But when you open it up and unpack everything it's so much stuff.... And most of that stuff is trash.
So, how do these AirPods Pro sound? I don't know yet! I haven't tried them. Unlike some people I don't walk around (or sit around) with earphones stuffed in my ears all day every day. A lot of my use for earphones is when I'm working remotely and then...
...my usual headset for managing video calls while sitting at my desk is this pair of lightweight wired headphones. I like these for working remotely from a desk for two reasons. One, the ear hooks take a lot of pressure off the earphones needing to be jammed in my ears to stay attached. And two, as wired headphones they never run out of charge. The minus, though, is that I'm tethered to my computer. Using wired headphones means I can't go take a dump in the bathroom (on mute!) while still on a call. 🤣 But now I'll be able to once again. 💩
AirPods weren't on a special sale, but they were at least discounted. I decided to spent up a bit for the AirPods Pro. The difference is these have noise cancellation. The not-Pro models don't. I figure I'll see how well noise cancellation works when I'm listening to music/movies on an airplane, or taking a phone call in the car, which are the main places I use a wireless headset.
Also, while the Pro model with noise cancellation was $70 more expensive than the not-Pro, it was kind of like free money to me as I spent the remainder of an Amazon Gift Card I've had sitting in my account for a while. It's actually money I got in the form of Visa Gift Cards years ago. Like, some of this money has been sitting around between my desk drawer and my Amazon account for at least 5 years. I'm glad to convert it, finally, into Having Nice Things.
The AirPods arrived late this morning. I'd ordered them late Thursday evening. Yay, delivery in 36 hours. Though it's not like 9 hours. Anyway, as I unboxed the AirPods after lunch today I was amused at how much stuff is in the box. I mean, the box itself is very compact. But when you open it up and unpack everything it's so much stuff.... And most of that stuff is trash.
So, how do these AirPods Pro sound? I don't know yet! I haven't tried them. Unlike some people I don't walk around (or sit around) with earphones stuffed in my ears all day every day. A lot of my use for earphones is when I'm working remotely and then...
...my usual headset for managing video calls while sitting at my desk is this pair of lightweight wired headphones. I like these for working remotely from a desk for two reasons. One, the ear hooks take a lot of pressure off the earphones needing to be jammed in my ears to stay attached. And two, as wired headphones they never run out of charge. The minus, though, is that I'm tethered to my computer. Using wired headphones means I can't go take a dump in the bathroom (on mute!) while still on a call. 🤣 But now I'll be able to once again. 💩
