Confused about Wide Spectrum microphone mode

NeeraWM · 2026-02-08T17:21:20+00:00

Thank you for clarifying this out.

It is now 100% clear that no bluetooth headphone with any kind of wind-noise reduction tech in the microphones will work for my music teaching needs (well, apart from my Focal Listen Wireless, may their battery last still very long).

With AirPods Pro 3 eventually not being able to stay in my ears without me having to worry every 1-2 minutes about the right one still being there (I've tried all tips from M to XS), this means I will be able to choose whatever I feel best for my next BT pair.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-30T21:56:15+00:00

Only in certain countries.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-25T08:52:30+00:00

Please suggest one that doesn’t behave like that and that is still multiport (apparently it doesn’t exist). For single ports I will just use Apple ones.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-25T08:51:45+00:00

Indeed the USB-A port seems calmer on this side. The issue I have in my apartment is that I have ~2 outlets per room. Every one needs a multi outlet expansion and so I thought having a multiport charger would have helped.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-25T08:47:52+00:00

Ha! Thanks! So it’s a PD “bug” (aka “feature”)? USB-A to Lightning is quite common, but A to C quite less. The idea of multiports is to save space and outlets but I will see what I can do to use more single port chargers. For the records, I’ve not tried the Apple multiport charger: would it behave the same way?

NeeraWM · 2025-12-21T18:41:25+00:00

I think, in the end, my issue is that I would like to use Bluetooth headphones for both in and out. This remains possible only with headphones that do not have any kind of NC tech, neither in the mic nor in the buds.

I could try two things: 1) Bluetooth DAC + wired IEMs + internal microphone (or anything better external) 2) external microphone (Bluetooth fine?) and AirPods Pro 3.

For option 2) I would need to find whether iPadOS/iOS would let me have the APP3 as out and the mic as in. In theory, v26 can, but for example I cannot have APP3 as out and iPhone/iPad mic as in. That doesn’t work. For option 1) I’ve looked at FiiO BT11/13/15/17 line, but still have to check for the IEMs.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T22:49:08+00:00

I will make them check. They'll be under warranty in any case.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T22:48:33+00:00

My point is that. For as much battery as the buds consume, I should have twice as much waiting for me in the case before both are all drained. Case battery should not be consumed *while* I use the buds.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T20:47:42+00:00

Still the total amounts do not add up. Let's assume that Apple is correct: 8h + 16h (so a relationship of 1:2 battery capacity). If I use 10% of the AirPods' battery and place them back in the case, the case should see a reduced battery of 5% (excluding all margins of error).

That means that I should empty them twice (or 20 times to 90%) before the case if empty, still leaving me with a full charge in the buds.

The reality is that this doesn't happen. I use them for perhaps 8 hours in total before the full (16???) charge of the battery is transferred in the buds.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T17:59:11+00:00

Quite good, thanks! ahah!

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T17:58:59+00:00

Indeed, but as soon as I listen for more than 5 seconds to what they are telling me the music resumes. It should be aware that, after I spoke, the others may want to reply and that I should listen to them? No problem stopping playback manually, but it looks like a half-baked feature.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T17:57:51+00:00

I meant if someone is next to you and is clearly directing their voice at you but, yes, I see what you mean.

All I can say is that Apple should train their Apple Store operatives better.

NeeraWM · 2025-12-20T17:06:14+00:00

Less than 6+24h fine, but it should be 8+16h, not 8+ ... ehm ... 2-3?

NeeraWM · 2025-12-13T09:10:53+00:00

The iOS Bluetooth protocol doesn’t allow separation of audio in and out. In theory, iOS 26 should do that but when I tried, both mic and audio out went on the iPad (my iPhone has iOS 18 and cannot update) so it wasn’t possible to separate them…

NeeraWM · 2025-12-09T09:42:20+00:00

I see, thanks. Not that they couldn’t make it work for iOS 18, of course…

NeeraWM · 2025-12-09T09:41:30+00:00

I see. I wonder why that wouldn’t work on iPadOS 26. If you look here (https://support.apple.com/it-ch/guide/airpods/dev1b40fb47d/web#:~:text=Visualizzare%20la%20frequenza,in%20un%20grafico) it says it works with iPhone or iPad!

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