I swapped my AirPods Pro for this audiophile alternative — here's what happened

Dominimmiv

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The word "audiophile" doesn't belong in the same sentence as "Air Pods 2" or any other headphones capable of only lossy AAC and SBC. Perhaps LDAC or AptX HD. Oops, iPhones not capable of those.
 
Feb 7, 2024
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Agree completely, serious Audiophiles need to ditch the iPhone (unless they support Hi-Res Audio streaming formats)
Using Lossless content and AptX (or LDAC) is a superior to any Airbuds2 or 3?? Good ANC helps to bring out musical dynamic range also. One exception is the use of external DAC /dongle on an iPhone and a wired connection is a great set-up, but very few do this setup in reality
 
Feb 9, 2024
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Hey Lee,

You actually can switch between the Transparency Mode and ANC not from the side touch pad control but the physical button on top by simply pushing the button on either side once, aka "short tap". I use it all the time and it works very easily. 👌