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the whole bluetooth-only earbuds for phones thing really was a con... (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 day ago by cyber_godqueen@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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yeah sure not having a wire is nice, but two generations of earbuds from my phones own manufacturer and both pairs i get regularly dogshit audio quality, and half the time one of the buds doesn't even work or produces barely any audio. There is no way to remedy this even after resetting the buds and the bluetooth connection. and you have to shell out 3x as much money for these things. also it's yet another device whose charge you have to keep track of

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[–] ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Controversial opinion but I think if you can afford them wireless bone conduction headphones are neat. I wear them while walking or riding a bike and still have situational awareness. I can play computer game with them while my partner watches TV. I often forget I’m wear them because they not in my ears, just over them.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago

After earbuds started offering transparency mode I don’t really see a use for bone conducting headphones.

Possibly in scenarios like riding a bike where wind noise could be a problem. But audio pass through on ear buds will work for 99% of people.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't it feel weird??

[–] ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net 1 points 22 hours ago

Not really, less than ear buds

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Bought a pair for my mom because her exercise of choice is swimming and they work great underwater (the submergible ones). She's very happy with them