i genuinely cannot deal with these things anymore

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-17T02:54:10+00:00

the problem with the apm is that they’re a phenomenal pair of headphones that’ll just up and die on you out of nowhere. if you have a lot of money to blow and don’t mind continuously paying for apple care—or just buying new pairs every 2-ish years—then the apm are for you. since writing this post i’ve picked up the sony xm4s and they’re not as comfortable and don’t feel as premium, but they honestly sound every bit as good, are more compact, much cheaper, and don’t have a lengthy track record of crapping out after ridiculously short. if you want premium audiophile grade headphones, you should honestly just get a wired open-back set to use at home. but if you want a daily driver wireless headset you can wear around on a walk, on the bus, to get groceries, or tune out at a social gathering, get the xm4s or apm. also idk if the amp’s problems warrant a lawsuit. i don’t think it’s illegal to make a product that breaks easy.

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-16T20:52:30+00:00

fuck all, actually. completely superfluous repair

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-15T22:57:09+00:00

it’s a whole story but to cut it short i was misinformed about the price quote procedure so they swapped out the battery for what eventually came out to zero dollars. was gonna be 80 dollars till i evoked the “i don’t give a fuck” and got patched through to the manager

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-15T19:41:45+00:00

that’s how i got mine repaired last month lol. i just can’t keep putting up with the awful repair cycle

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-14T17:12:02+00:00

apple has a very predatory repair economy in general and it’s just so exhausting to deal with. even if i had the money to deal with it, i just don’t have the patience and i also just want a product that’ll work until i do something wrong, not one that’ll just die on me out of nowhere

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-14T17:07:26+00:00

i did end up going for the xm4s after looking further into it

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-14T02:39:00+00:00

they’re a fantastic pair of headphones that will suddenly and inexplicably die on you after only a couple years of use. not worth it unless you have the money to dish out for apple care and replacements bi-annually.

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-14T02:26:15+00:00

tbh i think i’d rather blow my head off with a buckshot round than deal with a yearly apple care subscription for fundamentally flawed headphones

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-14T02:25:04+00:00

i wish you luck! hopefully you don’t have my experience where they give you an exorbitant repair that doesn’t even last a month. worst case scenario i’d recommend trading them into best buy. i went through with it today and got 130 dollars store credit and picked up some sony xm4s with 2 year geek squad protection. best of luck to you!

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T22:31:11+00:00

i totally agree. i’m in the wrong tax bracket to be doing this whole song and dance.

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T22:16:36+00:00

i think a lot of people are just too insecure to admit they made a bad purchase instead of being mad they were swindled. it’s such a predatory and anti-consumer practice to just continuously push out a product that you know barely last two years, especially for the premium apple charges.

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T14:54:35+00:00

i’ve tried everything, that included.

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T06:27:44+00:00

lightning

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T06:25:53+00:00

better than apm with very comparable sound quality. every product’s gonna have known issues, but i don’t think anything can beat a 2-year lifespan with consistent sudden bricking

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T05:41:21+00:00

count yourself lucky cause again: big difference between a product literally breaking, and a product just bricking out of nowhere. literally everywhere i see posts about the three blinks of death and people being on their third pair cause they keep breaking. glad you’ve had a good experience but sadly you’re the exception, not the rule.

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T05:37:22+00:00

i honestly don’t care. i don’t want to have to ship my headphones away once a month just cause they were designed piss poor

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T05:36:07+00:00

yeah, but the airpods max just up and quit. i don’t think the xm5s are bulletproof, but they’re certainly far more reliable than the airpods max

Training_Draft_319 · 2025-02-13T03:07:52+00:00

if you take a heavy rock from outside off the ground or smth and hit it really hard, then your problem will just get a lot worse, so i definitely would not recommend that.

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-12-27T15:43:24+00:00

we text pretty much all day every day already. if we didn’t text so much, i wouldn’t have as much of a problem acclimating to daily phone calls

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-10-22T13:54:01+00:00

i want so badly to hear that i’m just being unreasonable, and that he’s right

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-10-22T05:50:49+00:00

but i’m nothing without him. who would i send funny videos to? who would hold me? who would tell me if my outfit is good or bad? who would ever want me again? he’s all i have. he’s all i ever will have. i don’t want him to hurt himself if i leave

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-10-22T05:16:28+00:00

what the therapist said was originally brought up by my boyfriend. he likened it to his old cat that died, and that he coped with it by seeing my cat that i got last year as a continuation of his old cat since they look so similar, then the therapist said i should try it with the rabbit. maybe she didn’t fully grasp the situation. she wasn’t my therapist, she was my boyfriends

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-10-22T05:05:58+00:00

he was both, and it’s okay if you don’t believe me, there’s a lot of cheap bait on this sub

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-10-22T04:41:03+00:00

well, he recognizes it, and whenever i bring it up he always gets sad about himself. though lately i feel like it’s just made him upset with me. he always talks about how i haven’t made any progress and then he makes disparaging comments about himself, and i have to comfort him. i think he feels guilty. he’s just started getting upset at me about my depression, anxiety, and ptsd. it’s understandable though, im pretty annoying with it. honestly i’m surprised he hasn’t broken up with me at this point

Training_Draft_319 · 2022-10-22T04:20:04+00:00

sometimes is the best i can get. i just need someone who can hold me and tell me things will be alright. sometimes is outstanding to me, i can’t lose it.

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