I mean, idk why I didn’t think of it, but I had a wireless headphone and I used it continueously for like 3-5 hours and battery barely drained.

But headphones are not very portable, I mean there is no wire to mess with, but still, its not exactly easy to carry if you are, for example, commuting. So I also got some wireless earbuds, but these only last like 1 hour maybe 2 with continuous use. Kinda annoying since with headphones, you can (some, at least) plug in the battery and charge it while using it, and its essentially temporarily a wired headphone (at least until you get enough charge to disconnect it again), but earbuds can’t do that.

This is kinda of a mildly infuriating post, but I don’t really want the negative energy, like its not the technology’s fault, I just forgot that you can’t really fit a big battery inside a tiny earbud lol. (I forgot physics existed)

So yea, every hour or so, I have to put it back in the charging case. Annoying…

I think I now understand why people really wanted the headphone jack back (I mean I still don’t like wires dangling around, but yea I get it, you don’t have to worry about the battery running out, its tradeoffs vs different tradeoffs).

  • 2fm@lemmy.world
    4·
    5 days ago

    Mind if I ask which you’re using? Looking to retire my second had samsung buds, struggling to get 1 hour out of the left ear lately. Wouldn’t mind looking into these bone conducting types.

    • oeightsix@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Shokz is pretty much the only brand worth your time in bone conduction.

      Their flagship model OpenRun Pro 2 is very good kit.

      They’re very different to true wireless buds though, check out a demo unit if you can, especially to get the right size and see if the temple pressure works for you.

    • Landless2029@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 days ago

      I dont mind. Addressing the other guy here.

      Shokz is pretty much the only brand worth your time in bone conduction.

      Their flagship model OpenRun Pro 2 is very good kit.

      They’re very different to true wireless buds though, check out a demo unit if you can, especially to get the right size and see if the temple pressure works for you.

      I tried shokz

      $180 for the top end one that includes the USB WiFi transceiver. I prefer USB dongle ones because Bluetooth does a stupid audio compression with calls.

      No issue with audio or build quality but the USB dongle required a headset power cycle or replugging the dongle if I went out of range and returned. (Like leaving the house or just going too far.) Returned it due to that. I can’t tolerate that glitch for that price point. It was a daily annoyance.

      I turned around and purchased four sets of no name bone conducting headsets for less than the Shokz. All of them worked as intended. I wasn’t kind to them at all. Doing chores, exercise, sleep with them on and even shower with them on.

      I broke one of them wiping them off and anothers battery died. Two survived.

      Picun T1 are fantastic. Durable, water resistant and fantastic bass for the price. Best bass of the 5 sets I tried.

      Temu link

      No longer on amazon. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Picun/page/B8F94348-9888-4CD7-BB86-3F4866C99718

      Were talking $20 vs $180~ for Shokz.

      These are totally worth the price point.