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$128 when you consider the $20 Amazon Gift Card which, let's admit, is basically cash for most of us.
Features
Digital noise canceling: Industry leading anc lends a personalized, virtually soundproof experience. Phone call: A built-in mic enables you to take hands-free calls
24bit Audio signal processing delivers dramatically improved sound quality
Battery life up to 24 hours with carrying case (with 10min quick charge for 90min of play time)
Easy and clear hands free calling; Leave your phone where it is, just speak with a double tap to the earbud
Truly wireless design with uninterrupted L/R simultaneous Bluetooth transmission
Alexa enabled for voice access to music, information, and more. Activate with a simple touch
Smart listening by adaptive sound control automatically switches to ambient sound mode based on your activity
Quick attention mode and wearing detection make conversations effortless
Sony, headphones connect app for Android/iOS to use smart listening technology to control your ambient sound settings
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091N25...58HJZ9Y4S3
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I have the Jabra Elite 65Ts and think they are amazing. Are these that much better in sound quality? (excluding the noise cancellation feature, of course)
Also, with the new XM4s out now, do you expect these to drop in price even further? or is this about as good as we're gonna get in price? (both the brand new and renewed ones)
As far as the earbuds go though they were great. Worked well, got them to drown out office noise at work from people making calls all day. Never had an issue with sweat or water damaging them. Always sounded great. Call quality was good and as well and no one really had any issues hearing me during business calls. The only negative I had was keeping them in my ears when doing things like mowing the lawn, or yawning, looking too far to the right or left etc. They were very comfortable but would occasionally pop out if I didn't keep my face steady. It wasn't a big deal for me but was a tiny annoyance. Not enough to return or not love them though. The new models however do a MUCH better job with both ambient sound and noise cancelling and stay in my ears well. I can hop around, run, turn, smile, cough etc and they won't fall out. I actually kept the old silicon ear buds in the earlier model because I liked them better than the memory foam so it's definitely the round style over the paddle style and not just due to a different ear bud.
Anyway. In 2 years I'm going to upgrade them again with best buys $250 in store credit when battery life starts to fail again so rather than save the $50 dollars on Amazon, you'd be better off just paying for them somewhere that has a warranty. I def recommend the Sony ear buds though (either one) if your on the fence.
Sony just released an update not too long ago that fixed Bluetooth disconnect issues. You have to go through Sony's headphone app to upgrade firmware.
As far as the earbuds go though they were great. Worked well, got them to drown out office noise at work from people making calls all day. Never had an issue with sweat or water damaging them. Always sounded great. Call quality was good and as well and no one really had any issues hearing me during business calls. The only negative I had was keeping them in my ears when doing things like mowing the lawn, or yawning, looking too far to the right or left etc. They were very comfortable but would occasionally pop out if I didn't keep my face steady. It wasn't a big deal for me but was a tiny annoyance. Not enough to return or not love them though. The new models however do a MUCH better job with both ambient sound and noise cancelling and stay in my ears well. I can hop around, run, turn, smile, cough etc and they won't fall out. I actually kept the old silicon ear buds in the earlier model because I liked them better than the memory foam so it's definitely the round style over the paddle style and not just due to a different ear bud.
Anyway. In 2 years I'm going to upgrade them again with best buys $250 in store credit when battery life starts to fail again so rather than save the $50 dollars on Amazon, you'd be better off just paying for them somewhere that has a warranty. I def recommend the Sony ear buds though (either one) if your on the fence.
Yes, but I paid $60 for the warranty pre-covid as the headphones were between $200-$250. I ended up paying $260 total the first time ($199 for xm3 + 60) and last week I got a $240 in store credit for the xm4. The new ones cost 280 + 70 for the warranty so the xm4 ended up costing me $127 total after taxes with another 2 year warranty. Pricier up front obviously at $260 but I'll be able to get upgrades every 2 years for around $100 which saves me money in the long term (assuming best buy stays in business) and it's nice not worrying about one falling and breaking or taking a dunk, or battery dying.
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Also, I normally don't pay for things when they come out and wait for a sale but I really liked the xm3 and was excited for these. If something better comes along and has a sale, I could potentially upgrade to something else for just the cost of the warranty. Depends on how close to that 2 year window I am and new prices. I save the date in my phone and usually hit the store a week or two before it's up. They didn't give me a hard time at all for returning due to bad battery life. Didn't check it or anything. Just kept original packaging and made sure the buds were in there.
As far as the earbuds go though they were great. Worked well, got them to drown out office noise at work from people making calls all day. Never had an issue with sweat or water damaging them. Always sounded great. Call quality was good and as well and no one really had any issues hearing me during business calls. The only negative I had was keeping them in my ears when doing things like mowing the lawn, or yawning, looking too far to the right or left etc. They were very comfortable but would occasionally pop out if I didn't keep my face steady. It wasn't a big deal for me but was a tiny annoyance. Not enough to return or not love them though. The new models however do a MUCH better job with both ambient sound and noise cancelling and stay in my ears well. I can hop around, run, turn, smile, cough etc and they won't fall out. I actually kept the old silicon ear buds in the earlier model because I liked them better than the memory foam so it's definitely the round style over the paddle style and not just due to a different ear bud.
Anyway. In 2 years I'm going to upgrade them again with best buys $250 in store credit when battery life starts to fail again so rather than save the $50 dollars on Amazon, you'd be better off just paying for them somewhere that has a warranty. I def recommend the Sony ear buds though (either one) if your on the fence.
2-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection is available at $37. I'm thinking about using your strategy but my concern is they eventually say normal expected battery degradation won't be covered or something. thanks for sharing your process
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony...Id=63598
2-Year Accidental Geek Squad Protection is available at $37. I'm thinking about using your strategy but my concern is they eventually say normal expected battery degradation won't be covered or something. thanks for sharing your process
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony...Id=63598
Battery is covered under warranty but even if someone gave you a hard time, then your returning it for random throughout the day Bluetooth disconnects, or intermittent static etc. It's not something geek squad can disassemble and try to fix. I don't consider it being dishonest when your legit trying to use the warranty on a device that doesn't work as well as it did when you first bought it. That's why you paid for a warranty.
These earbuds don't have LDAC.
Damn, forgot only xm4 has it.
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I personally work out with them all the time and I see no issues. I'm not violently throwing my head around but I am doing a lot of movement because I do calisthenics. I honestly don't understand everybody that says they fall out, they fit perfectly imo and they're just using the wrong sized ear end tips