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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Reliable bluetooth headphones/earpods?
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 17:47:37 -0000 (UTC)
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Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 11:33:22 -0000 (UTC), Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
> 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'm not massively interested in fancy features like noise cancelling, pass
>> through or detecting that I've removed it from my ear. 
>> 
>> I don't want to spend more that £150 on something that is effectively
>> disposable as these moulded devices are. 
>> 
>> I'm on my third set of Melomania 1s which sound great, but the hardware
>> hasn't been the best. 1st set failed after a couple of years, 2nd set were
>> faulty within a few months (replaced under warranty) and now these ones. 
>> 
>> I'm not the biggest fan of BT - no control over connections - so for
>> ultimate stability do I need to resort to wired headphones instead? But
>> then I have the dilemma of what connection type to use?
>> 
>> Thanks for any help. 
>> 
>> p.s. I'm not interested in troubleshooting my immediate problem. 
> 
> Interesting that you ask that because I've also decided I need
> something like that for use when I'm commuting.
> 
> I've had a pair of Bose QC45 noise-canceling headphone for a while,
> but I don't like using them outside as I prefer to be aware of what's
> going on around me. 

Same here. 

> The Bose only get used when I'm on a aircraft or a
> long train journey.
> 
> I think I've settled on a pair of Shokz OpenFit Air and have read good
> reviews about them. In the UK they seem to go for £119 wherever you
> buy them. I'm just waiting for Amazon Prime day to come along to see
> if the price drops then.

I'm seeing then more and more these days. I friend raves about them, but I
found them a bit "weird" when I tried them briefly. Might have another
look. 

> Chris
>