Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Newsgroups: uk.comp.sys.mac,misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: Reliable bluetooth headphones/earpods? Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 17:51:03 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:51:03 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b634725a5483ddce92b67cd331d52ac8"; logging-data="468875"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+S4NB0OKYZ+ek6KuRUd9pHhV4FVsdR0bM=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:YpC2vcVkNemMvDYnavWgI3t6Ckc= sha1:ZlEKulKoFDsMziLHVI/qLKRUJRw= Bytes: 2287 Tyrone wrote: > On Jul 7, 2024 at 7:33:22 AM EDT, "Chris" wrote: > >> I've been fighting for most of the morning to keep my earpods connected to >> my phone for more than 5 minutes - not an exaggeration - and am now >> contemplating new ones. >> >> Anyone have recommendations of reliable BT - and I mean rock solid >> reliability - headphones/earpods? I mostly use them with my iphone while >> commuting, travelling and gardening for mostly music, but also on >> teams/zoom calls on my mac. I need them to be small and portable. > > I've never had problems with Sony. I have several over-ear headphones (from > cheap to expensive) and in-ear buds. All work just fine and sound great. > > None have ever failed. Not to say that Sony headphones are indestructible. > Just reporting my experience. Thanks. Others elsewhere have also mentioned Sony. Added to the shortlist. > The main problem with over-ear headphones is > that the foam pads eventually fall apart. Some can be replaced, some can't. Yep. Have some AKGs that I love but one ear has fallen apart. I bought a pair of Austrian Audio to replace them which are very good, but a bit on the bright side.