Yes I think I would have to call you old fashioned here. I’ve had my Apple Air Pods for years and have never had one fall out of my ear except when stupidly trying to put on / remove a shirt while wearing them. No issue running or anything like that. The Air Pod case does have a silly issue that if you drop it they will fly approximately 300 feet in opposite directions, but I don’t think that’s relevant to your point. All other things considered charging them is definitely an inconvenience but I am responsible enough to do so as needed. In my opinion there are many other conveniences gained. I think the wireless earbud form factor is here to stay.
quadsteel|1 year ago
And I guess it depends on your usage; people who use their headphones for 10 minutes a day probably don't care much about any of this. My earbuds stay plugged like half the day, every day. 7$ wired ones will get you abysmal audio quality, and even if you chip in for better, wires still break trivially - you won't even have to try. I've changed more of those in my life than shirts - meanwhile the wireless buds have lasted 4 years.
Now I'm looking to buy new ones, maybe try to get into that multipoint pairing action, that could be useful. I often find myself in situations were it'd be useful to receive audio from more than one source.
vaidhy|1 year ago