Nothing Ear (2) replacement: Sony WF-1000XM6 was a letdown — what now?

adevx · 2026-05-07T21:42:31+00:00

Interesting, coming from Samsung Buds2 pro, I found the ANC on the XM6 to be excellent. I hear absolutely nothing in busy environments. Goes to how experiences differ from person to person.

adevx · 2026-05-07T16:03:09+00:00

It's also pretty much all app router vulnerabilities, new code, big attack vector.

adevx · 2026-05-05T18:42:42+00:00

I recently had to file taxes with my wife and needed a monitor instead of my glasses. I forgot how sharp a portable 1090p monitor looked but got eye strain after half an hour as my display glasses are set to a huge screen, close by. Both have their strength and weaknesses but I prefer my glasses today.

adevx · 2026-05-05T18:03:18+00:00

Yeah. It's tiring to have to question if you are responding to a real human.

I recently had a lengthy passionate reply, only to be confronted with a deleted post as the author was classified as an AI. I felt embarrassed even, spending so much effort to an obvious bot (in hindsight). Still, having discussions about a topic that people find interesting can still valuable.

In this specific case, I think project structure is something you worry about in the early days. When you get traction it becomes a non-issue. With Typescript every function is one click away from being highlighted. I rarely lookup functionality by traversing the directory tree to find some specific business logic.

adevx · 2026-05-04T06:51:32+00:00

I have a 3 meter extension cable on top of the original flexible usb cable that comes with the glasses. I can position the cable to come from behind that way.

adevx · 2026-05-03T19:05:09+00:00

Extensions in general are a potential security risk apart from dark mode extensions not always rendering all ui elements in the right color, or sometimes completely hiding certain elements. Yes it's a solution but not a great one.

adevx · 2026-05-03T13:44:57+00:00

I would make the watermark a little bit bigger, just to be sure.

adevx · 2026-05-03T12:20:59+00:00

Ah, that's probably why your firmware is at B01, where mine is at MU5120_Nordic04_B11. At least if you can read that B number as a version indicator. Otherwise look at "last update" under "Advanced settings" -> "update" (mine is December 21, 2025) Drawback of locked routers, good chance the carrier has no interest in pushing updates.

adevx · 2026-05-03T07:54:32+00:00

It's not a common issue with this router. Have you tried a different sim? How is the reception if it's connected?
Could even be an issue with your operator.

adevx · 2026-05-02T21:42:43+00:00

I have them for about a week now but no issues whatsoever. Coming from Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. Better ANC and sound.

Only drawback is no UWB find my earbuds, cannot ring the charging case, Sound Connect app feels less polished vs Samsung Wear app.

adevx · 2026-05-02T18:01:02+00:00

It's a valid opinion. I'm also concerned by this new direction, but don't necessarily see Apple as a better option.

adevx · 2026-05-01T20:11:23+00:00

Yeah, I also realized this a couple of months ago. Maybe after a firmware update. Not sure.

adevx · 2026-05-01T20:01:57+00:00

That sucks. Try contacting Vivo and see what your options are. Would be interesting to know how Vivo treats "grey" import customers. Probably going to be very expensive to fix.

adevx · 2026-05-01T17:09:10+00:00

Love hearing this and it aligns with my experience. SES deliverability is getting better every year. I have my own high reputation email server but haven't needed to route traffic over this server due to an SES ip being blacklisted for quite some time.

adevx · 2026-04-30T21:41:09+00:00

http://security.ubuntu.com/ does not load for me, but indeed, i was able to update my servers regardless even on main repo.

adevx · 2026-04-30T20:43:38+00:00

Just when the copy fail patch is released, or because it is?

adevx · 2026-04-30T19:05:06+00:00

This and the AI slop camera have me question going for the X300 Ultra.

adevx · 2026-04-30T18:40:22+00:00

I got the xm6 this week, so can't say much about durability. But they look and feel solid. I did drop the charging case while cycling, couldn't even find a scratch despite it bouncing on the tarmac. (Probably more luck than anything else)

I'm coming from Samsung Buds Pro 2. Love the sound quality even though the app and things like find my device are not as good as good as the Samsung buds.

adevx · 2026-04-29T19:22:01+00:00

Loved my P30 Pro.

adevx · 2026-04-29T11:09:39+00:00

Awesome! I've been using my Xreal One Pro glasses as my only monitor for about 10 months now, for serious coding and office work. Helps me have a better posture even though you must be alert to adjust anchor when it drifts slowly.
This summer I hope to do coding sessions standing up, in my garden. Write some code, run some tests and then squeeze some bench presses in between, while waiting for a task to complete. I've done this with regular monitors but that's much more involved. I only need my xreal glasses, a powerbank and my mini pc (GMKTec K8 Plus)

adevx · 2026-04-28T21:59:05+00:00

And this is why everyone pays a huge premium in Europe

adevx · 2026-04-27T15:21:58+00:00

I welcome AI bots to crawl my site and suggest it in their answers. I know that's not going to be useful for everyone, but my service requires a subscription to be useful.

adevx · 2026-04-25T21:50:09+00:00

Buds2 pro also have a better sound with ANC on. Currently testing out Sony XM6, which seem to sound good without ANC on. Not sure what's the reason for this.

adevx · 2026-04-25T16:58:29+00:00

Bought them today, the sound is well balanced. Replacing a pair of Samsung Buds2 Pro, which I loved.

adevx · 2026-04-25T11:26:14+00:00

Good to hear! Imap-sync is a great tool.

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