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  • Review: Apple's new AirPods are a first-class update to an already superb product

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    How can they "sound" better if nothing has changed internally? Same drivers, same configuration or the sound chambers. Same shell casing? I call B.S. on this and feel the author wanted them to sound better, thus they do. They sound adequate but not for critical music listening. For the average consumer who really has no clue about high-end sound quality, these are okay, I have a pair of the original AirPods 1, and I use them when I don't really worry to much about music. I use them mainly for podcasts and the vocal sounds are okay. I would recommend them, but still the claim that they sound better is bogus.
    chemengin

  • Apple Music rival Tidal enables 'master'-level audio quality on iPhone & iPad

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    davidmalcolm said:
    I feel like the overlap of the ven diagram that shows fans of Jayz and Beyoncé with the amount of people who are dumb enough to believe they can hear the difference between a 256 kbps AAC file and these master versions is pretty small.

    Heck most people don’t even own equipment good enough to hear what’s available in those files. I had no idea my music could sound as full as it does until I got my HomePod, and I have a nice pair of Sony’s higher end headphones. 

    If you really want an amazing listening experience, get Apple Music, and a couple HomePods and call it a day. 
    Swing and a miss. HomePods are great for people that have no clue about hi-fidelity and wants something that sounds better than computer speakers. The iPod does sound better than most other similar speaker systems but they are not hi-fi devices. You want hi-gfi sound, you have to buy hi-fi gear. As an example, I have a pair of B&W 804’s, PVD-1, sub-woofer, B&W PM-1’s for surround, B&W center channel, and a Denon AVR 3400 to drive it all. This is true hi-fi quality. The HomePod is a consumer product. 
    boodle

  • Sonos looking to battle Apple & Beats in high-end headphone market

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    AppleInsider said:
    Sonos is reportedly poised to challenge Apple and other high-end headphone makers, entering that market by 2020 with some unique features in tow.

    Sonos AirPlay 2 reveal


    The company is in early development of a wireless over-the-ear set expected to ship for $300 or more, Bloomberg sources said. As with its most recent room speakers, the product will allegedly support multiple music services and voice assistants.

    The sources didn't identify those assistants, but some Sonos products already support Amazon Alexa, as well as limited Siri control by way of AirPlay 2. Google Assistant compatibility is due sometime this year.

    Offering native multi-assistant support would give Sonos a clear advantage over Apple's Beats products, which can only interact with assistants on a connected iOS or Android device. AirPods do have Siri integration, but don't go any further.

    Apple has been rumored as working on self-branded over-the-ear headphones with high-end features like noise cancellation. At one stage it was thought that they could ship by the end of 2018, but the project may have been delayed by multiple redesigns, joining other vaporware accessories like a wireless AirPods charging case and the AirPower charging mat.
    Apple and Beats don’t belong in the same sentence as high-end. Anyone that thinks Apple or Beats headphones are high-end have no clue about high fidelity sound. 
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