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How did Airpods go from being weird looking to major fashion/status symbol?
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i think they look goofy, but then again I'm too old to give two shits about it. Their convenience really can't be beat, and they're just as much one of the best headsets I have for work as it is something I can pop in when I'm washing my dishes, mowing the lawn or doing some exercise. They're about on par w price of higher end Bluetooth headsets so I always thought it was funny seeing people flip their shit about the price.
My favorite Apple product since the 2012 MacBook Pro. I never actually thought they looked weird, especially since they're just EarPods without the wire game changing for people who workout( use earhooks they won't fall out)
Airs are the best youll get out of convenience and wirelessness until we can stream audio to our chips in our brains
By now they're almost as ubiquitous as the regular wired headphones were in the past, at least here in NYC. AirPods cross income levels - you see them in working class and wealthy neighborhoods. I haven't thought about them as something weird or new in years.
https://www.slant.co/versus/21858/22074/~apple-airpods_vs_soundpeats-q29-true-wireless-earbuds
hmm. Seems to have audio problems and sometimes wonky connectivity.
But, hey, you can't beat $30.
Phones and expensive electronics are status symbols for people with very bad fiscal responsibility. If you're financing a $1000 iPhoneX and wearing air pods in public, most people are just laughing at your expense. Nobody thinks you're a baller, except other broke people.
I don't know about status symbol, but they are a fashion statement. But then again, this is not new (Beats, Bose, the original Apple earphones etc.)
Some of these posts are hilarious; Just as bad as people that wear them just to show off.
Anyway, I think the change in perception is from more people getting to see how AirPods are. I hated the wired EarPods that came bundled with iPhones. The wire caused them to fall out my ears. I got Klipsch wired earbuds alongside the iPhone 5, and used them for years.
I got JBL Bluetooth earbuds alongside my iPhone 8 Plus, but they started to rip shortly after I got the iPhone X. I decided to try out AirPods after a friend told me how much he liked them. I'm now a pretty big fan of them too.
The sound quality is better than EarPods in my opinion, though not on par with headphones that are of the same price — especially if you listen to a ton of music really heavy bass (I don't as I'm more into more laid back music). The convenience makes up for it though. They connect in an instant, have pretty cool pause and skip track functions, and work very well alongside the charging case making me not have to worry about battery life at all. I like them a lot.
Anyway, I think the change in perception is from more people getting to see how AirPods are. I hated the wired EarPods that came bundled with iPhones. The wire caused them to fall out my ears. I got Klipsch wired earbuds alongside the iPhone 5, and used them for years.
I got JBL Bluetooth earbuds alongside my iPhone 8 Plus, but they started to rip shortly after I got the iPhone X. I decided to try out AirPods after a friend told me how much he liked them. I'm now a pretty big fan of them too.
The sound quality is better than EarPods in my opinion, though not on par with headphones that are of the same price — especially if you listen to a ton of music really heavy bass (I don't as I'm more into more laid back music). The convenience makes up for it though. They connect in an instant, have pretty cool pause and skip track functions, and work very well alongside the charging case making me not have to worry about battery life at all. I like them a lot.
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Yes they are headphones....
But stuff like that is seen as a status symbol.
Same as driving a ferrari. It is a car.... but also a status symbol.
They still ugly and overpriced. They became a status thing the moment they were announced because they are yet another expensive apple product.
Status symbol? I pity the fools considering them as a status symbol, to be fair I pity everyone buying things just to have as a status symbol as one of the reasons.
But I don't considering them ugly, they look like the regular ones without the wires. I just know that I always hated the shitty quality of the wired ones you get with the iphone. Broken after a couple of months and fucking impossible to keep in ears without falling off. In general I just prefer wired ones(not apples).
But I don't considering them ugly, they look like the regular ones without the wires. I just know that I always hated the shitty quality of the wired ones you get with the iphone. Broken after a couple of months and fucking impossible to keep in ears without falling off. In general I just prefer wired ones(not apples).
Because low self esteem people think they are part of an important group of people when they use them.
I prefer my Audio Technica headphones.
I prefer my Audio Technica headphones.
For the price, they are definitely lacking in the audio department. It really isn't that hard to make good sounding wireless earbuds. Lots of companies do it for under 30 dollars yet apple seems to struggle mightily to do it on their 150-200 dollar headphones. But as long as people talk themselves into the obscene price with excuses like, "I'm paying for convenience, not audio quality", they can get away with it. Even their "audiophile" Beats earbuds that cost 200 dollars sound ridiculously awful.
I just wanted some very tiny headphones that sound fine. I'm an ugly fucker with cheap clothes, so if I wanted to look more fashionable I'd get a decent haircut and some nicer clothes instead of some tiny bits of white plastic that no one (except a few weirdly judgemental people in this topic) would even notice.
When I want better sound quality I wear bigger headphones. When I'm on public transport with no coat or bag, which is most of the time, I don't want to carry bigger headphones.
When I bought them there were no other decent, totally wireless options. Maybe next time I'll buy something different, but that won't be until the batteries die on my Airpods.
When I want better sound quality I wear bigger headphones. When I'm on public transport with no coat or bag, which is most of the time, I don't want to carry bigger headphones.
When I bought them there were no other decent, totally wireless options. Maybe next time I'll buy something different, but that won't be until the batteries die on my Airpods.
Yep. Every single bluetooth headphone or earbuds I own connect immediately upon being turned on or pulled from their charging case.
yup. I dont think I have seen an apple product that isnt overpriced to the nth degree
I see multiple people wearing them daily.
I don't feel awkward wearing them in the slightest, nor do I feel like I'm making in particular fashion statement wearing them. They're just very convenient and useful earbuds
Eh, I think your buddy may be into himself and and his new toy a bit too much. Nobody is checking him out more because he has fucking airpods in his ears. Are you in highschool?
I'd rather buy over-ear bluetooth headphones, because they have more value as a "listening experience" rather than simple usability and looking "cool" and "modern" lol. I think AirPods look silly... and they certainly don't sound that great for the amount they cost. In terms of ease of access? Sure, it's pretty much a game changer for Apple. But not for me, not in the slightest, and I don't consider myself an "audiophile" whatsoever.
Where do you live?
Anyway in London for most people they aren't a "thing" really. People just have them because they're popular and they're pretty damn good.
I asked a friend who was going to HK to get them for me a bit cheaper so I paid say £130 for them, which in the past 3 years is midrange (had Beats, Sony noise cancelling ones and 2 pairs of random Chinese BT ones from Amazon). They are solid, I do like the ease of using them with all my Apple products seamlessly.
But I am looking at the 1000MX3 as my main drivers, as I walk home a lot the lack of noise cancelling is a bit rubbish. But I have zero regrets buying them, I am thinking of the Beats one too, just need to check some reviews
Anyway, I'd not really consider buy any product as a social "one upper". Especially not Apple products. I just like them more than your average tech brand
A lot of people do. It's kind of a meme to wear them or you become a meme when you do I should say.
Omaha, and my current job is on the affluent side of town. This city is actually an early adopter of lots of technology. Even our libraries were switched over to USB-C for connecting your phone within months of it's release.
We're just a smidge under the million mark for population so it's not a small city, either.
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They were never that weird looking. It's just that people on the internet who like moaning about everything need something to be whining about Apple for for a while and they were a decent candidate.
A bit like the notch.
A bit like the notch.
They work extremely well for leisure and business, my big bosses own them...and they don't look weird imo.
I had a pair, but they aren't great with Android (personal phone), so noise cancelling Bose headphones for me.
I had a pair, but they aren't great with Android (personal phone), so noise cancelling Bose headphones for me.
I've never seen Airpods and thought "status". They do look clean and discrete though.
Yeah, this. Or they're the kind of person who thinks all Apple products are automatically the best because it's Apple.
Yeah, this. Or they're the kind of person who thinks all Apple products are automatically the best because it's Apple.
All I know is that those owning them seem to think that it's fine to keep them in when talking to someone. It's the new wearing sunglasses inside.
I'm not wearing over the ear headphones while walking around.
Agreed. On airplanes and at home movies, I use my $300 Sony headsets. In public walking around, I use my airpods.
Also, you have to understand that some of us android and Apple owners who has airpods brought it when the truly wireless was brand new and at the time, apple was the most well rounded wireless on the market. But now, since tech has caught up and Apple 2nd iteration of the airpods seems to be the same damn Earbud, I might look at other options when my airbuds decide to quit on me.
I own a pair because I like the convenience of not having wires and the play/pause when putting them on and off is quite appreciated.
I didn't know some weird people would ever think I'd look like a douchebag, but if that's what it takes, sure. I find it pretty funny that someone looking at me would have such feelings out of just wearing wireless earphones.
They are perfect for me for walking around the city. When going to any shop I just take one of and everything stops, letting me talk with whoever I might need to talk to. Pop them back inside the case and they recharge and are ready to go again. At home and work I use different headphones, but for when going out somewhere, they are nice.
I didn't know some weird people would ever think I'd look like a douchebag, but if that's what it takes, sure. I find it pretty funny that someone looking at me would have such feelings out of just wearing wireless earphones.
They are perfect for me for walking around the city. When going to any shop I just take one of and everything stops, letting me talk with whoever I might need to talk to. Pop them back inside the case and they recharge and are ready to go again. At home and work I use different headphones, but for when going out somewhere, they are nice.
I think they look like butt. My wife bought me some Aftershokz induction headphones for Christmas. They look kinda silly too, and the sound isnt great, but the convenience of not having anything in my ears is probably the greatest thing ever. I don't really get the arguments about airpods having good function even. It's just a "I have enough money to waste it on ugly things" statement to me.