diff --git a/.astro/types.d.ts b/.astro/types.d.ts index 6fad720..242ff22 100644 --- a/.astro/types.d.ts +++ b/.astro/types.d.ts @@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ declare module 'astro:content' { collection: "blog"; data: InferEntrySchema<"blog"> } & { render(): Render[".md"] }; +"2024/notes-on-these-airpods.md": { + id: "2024/notes-on-these-airpods.md"; + slug: "2024/notes-on-these-airpods"; + body: string; + collection: "blog"; + data: InferEntrySchema<"blog"> +} & { render(): Render[".md"] }; "2024/playing-on-easy-mode.md": { id: "2024/playing-on-easy-mode.md"; slug: "2024/playing-on-easy-mode"; diff --git a/src/content/blog/2024/notes-on-these-airpods.md b/src/content/blog/2024/notes-on-these-airpods.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a78952b --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/blog/2024/notes-on-these-airpods.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: 'Notes on the AirPods 4' +pubDate: '9/23/24, 9:10 PM' +tags: ['Tech'] +--- + +My big purchase from the iPhone event a couple weeks ago was the AirPods 4 With Active Noise Cancellation[^1]. + +I've only had them a few days at this point, and writing product reviews isn't my strong suite, so I've collected up some notes on my experience with the new AirPods' audio modes: + +## Noise Cancellation + +I've never owned a set of headphones with noise cancellation so I don't really have anything to compare these to, but I feel like it works pretty well considering there are no rubber tips (and thus no seal to fully block out external noise). + +I've tried them when working at my desk and it does a real good job of blocking out most ambient noise, and I feel less distracted. I've also tried them working in a crowded cafe, and while I could still hear the chatter of the people around me, it was muffled enough to minimize any distraction. + +Speaking on the phone or in meetings is still a bit strange and I feel like I have to shout. Might default to turning off noise cancellation in these situations if I don't adapt. + +## Passthrough + +I found the passthrough on the AirPods 4 to be a little unsettling since I was hearing ambient noise naturally as well as through the headphones. This made ambience a bit more grating. Not sure if I'll use passthrough mode, and just stick to either "active noise cancellation" or "off". + +## Misc Notes + +They don't feel quite as secure in my ear as the AirPods 3, but still way better than the AirPods 1 and 2. + +The AirPods 3 had an issue with stuttering music when I was using my MacBook in clamshell mode but that seems to not be an issue so far with these. + +[^1]: Listeners of the Accidental Tech Podcast know the product better as These AirPods.