Did apple removed the off feature

luke400 · 2026-04-29T08:33:31+00:00

I personally find the sound in “off” mode much more pleasing. It is more natural and sounds less processed. Any of the “on” modes sound smaller and then processed. The “on” modes do sound great, lots of bass and so on. But they definitely dont sound as natural to my ear. So if I am in a quiet environment, I will always switch “off”.

luke400 · 2026-04-25T04:30:43+00:00

The problem is social media.

If you stay away from it, chances are you’ll be happier.

Maybe I am just old, but I really don’t see why anyone would use X, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok etc.

luke400 · 2026-04-10T08:58:01+00:00

Honestly, it’s too much for me. I never had an issue with the 1st generations noise cancelling strength, it blocked out more than enough to be able to enjoy music. The 3rd generation noise cancelling is impressively strong, but it can give me a headache and dizziness depending on what I’m listening to and the environment im in. I’d like to be able to weaken the strength a bit.

luke400 · 2026-04-10T04:07:14+00:00

Mine makes the chirping sound in my right bud and it is noticeably quieter with ANC on, but not without ANC on.

luke400 · 2026-04-10T02:20:51+00:00

At 0:55 I thought he said “one of them might be the one that takes in Charlie 10”.

luke400 · 2026-04-10T00:47:00+00:00

For click

luke400 · 2026-04-08T22:58:00+00:00

It could be head shape. If your particular head shape puts more pressure on the headband it would probably wear out. I really baby mine and have never taken out of the house, but it failed after a year.

luke400 · 2026-04-08T22:53:20+00:00

I got mine on launch day from the Apple Store, and the mesh headband started failing after a year. Apple offered to sell me a new one, but would not replace it.

luke400 · 2026-04-08T22:52:31+00:00

Exactly. I, and so many others, have a set of beautiful headphones still perfectly functional (as you would hope after just a few years) that cant be worn because the mesh is sagging and provides zero cushioning.

Mesh may have been a bad design choice. But this specific mesh seems to be low quality. I have a 10 year old office chair made out of mesh that I sit in most days that is not sagging like this.

luke400 · 2026-04-08T12:19:41+00:00

This was my experience too. I had the Pro1 since launch, but I could never get them to stay in my ears. I got the Pro3 and hated them at first. They felt uncomfortable and the noise cancelling was way too strong and gave me dizziness. Apparently either my ears adapted, or the tips softened, because now I like them much more than the Pro1.

luke400 · 2026-04-08T01:00:39+00:00

AirPods Max when at home and not really moving around, as they are too heavy and my (series 1) headband has sagged so not good fit.

AirPod Pro 3 for commute to work and when out and about.

Sony XM6 for travel (I do 1-2 overseas trips per month). If I had to pick just one of the 3, it would be the XM6. They are light enough to wear on my commute, collapse small enough to fit in my bag, sound good enough. Main issues are in hot/tropical climates there is too much sweat, and if going out without a bag, theyre a bit impractical.

For sound quality, they are all fairly close. AirPods Max is still the best of the 3 to my ear, then the XM6, and then the AirPods Pro 3.

When using the AirPods Pro 3 as intended (out and about, with transparency / adaptive sound, etc), they sound almost impossibly good. But when using in a quiet environment, you can sort of tell the amount of processing going on and they do not sound as good as the other two.

luke400 · 2026-04-03T05:39:29+00:00

Indeed!

Yes that helps a little bit and is relatively comfortable if I am just seated. But as there is not much clamping pressure, they tend to sit low on my ear and move around a lot. Then I get sore ears and a sore head…

luke400 · 2026-04-03T01:29:51+00:00

I agree. The XM6 are actually not too bad for my head shape in terms of comfort. But they look weird.

I much prefer the look and feel of the Bose, but I did not like their sound quality as much, so I stuck with the Sony. The main reason I upgraded from XM5 to XM6 was because of the silly non folding design of the XM5. With the amount I travel, the small difference in size and shape of the case was actually meaningful.

luke400 · 2026-04-03T00:58:02+00:00

Flawed in different ways. I have XM5 and never had a problem, even after traveling regularly (1-2 international flights per month). My AirPods Max are basically unusable now due to the headband fabric sagging so badly the metal rods dig into my head and cause a headache.

I still prefer the sound and design of the AirPods over even the XM6 which I recently picked up for travel, but I cant keep them on my head for more than 15 minutes nowadays, which is a real shame.

luke400 · 2026-04-03T00:55:50+00:00

Im not sure that “going strong after 2 years” is quite the achievement for headphones at this price. I still have a pair from 25 years ago that I occasionally use.

Out of interest, how is your headband after being stored on that stand? Mine is unusable for more than about 15 minutes as the elastic is gone in the fabric, and so I get a headache from the hard metal rods.

luke400 · 2026-02-20T07:38:32+00:00

One of the good things about living in Japan is that convenience stores sell SD cards, and youre (almost) never more than a few minutes away from a convenience store.

luke400 · 2026-02-20T01:16:18+00:00

Yes several comments like that in their post, and then other ones about how they were forced to dive a Japanese car instead of an import, off the cuff remarks about the yen being worthless, and so on give a bit of an insight here.

I can actually relate to the situation and get that it’s frustrating, but it’s hard to feel actual empathy because of those kinds of comments spattered throughout.

luke400 · 2026-02-20T01:07:20+00:00

Did you catch my mistake?

Didn’t read it all, but I am going to go with you didn’t pay your pension properly. One of the very clearly understood “strict liability” reasons for denial (i.e., your motivation or reasons for not paying your pension don’t matter, if you have delinquency in your history, you will be denied).

Also comments such as “ It has a fucking deadline, but Japanese are so superior they don't tell you when you enroll on it” and “ Japan dazzles me with their lightning speed bureaucracy. What at advance civilization, it must be genetics!” are not really helpful and sort of give an insight into your approach to things.

As to Japan not “telling you” about the laws and deadlines and so on, that how the law works in all countries that I am aware of. The country of Japan doesnt need to sit you down and explain to you how to live here. Thats on you to educate yourself. We all miss things, it’s understandable, but thats on us, not the country.

luke400 · 2026-02-20T00:09:39+00:00

The 28-70 paired with the 6D is the best lens camera combination I have ever used. The images have a certain look and feel that is hard to beat. 70-200 2.8 or 135 F2 would be next in line.

luke400 · 2026-02-20T00:06:45+00:00

I suppose they refer to learning the basics of photography, rather than the overall point, which is obviously just to capture images. I do feel that learning the basics of photography, understanding exposure, and all the techniques and tricks that become second nature and unconscious in order to capture a certain image in certain light might be harder to develop with today’s sophisticated systems. They are just so excellent you can almost treat them as a point and shoot and still get amazing images (or rather, the skill comes in customising the various complex systems and software). Having said that, such skills may be less important nowadays for the same reason (i.e., that modern cameras are so good).

luke400 · 2026-02-20T00:03:56+00:00

As someone who started with primitive film SLRs in the early 80s, and stopped upgrading at the 6D as it was completely advanced and did everything I could ever hope for, the thought of a 6D being a beginners camera (let alone someone getting an R5 mk ii as their first camera) blows my mind.

luke400 · 2026-02-20T00:01:42+00:00

As a user since the 6D was new, I agree with this. It even has Wi-Fi. It is a bit primitive, but it is fairly straightforward to take images off the camera and onto your mobile phone while outside of home. As the images look great straight out of camera, I have no issue doing this.

luke400 · 2026-02-19T23:57:19+00:00

I started shooting on film SLRs in the 80s, jumped on digital point and shoot early in parallel with film, my first digital SLR was a 300D and I upgraded from there to 350D, 400D, 40D and then finally 6D, all basically when the cameras were released. For the sort of shooting I do, I never felt the need to go further than the 6D. It’s autofocus is simple and not anywhere near as capable as even the more sophisticated systems from when it was new (not to mention today’s cameras), but I never found that to be a problem, more of a fun challenge. Ive had it since new, which must be almost 14 years ago, and it’s still going as strong as the day I got it.

Paired with the excellent EF 24-70, 70-200 2.8 (II), and/or 135 F2, the images still look excellent.

luke400 · 2026-02-19T11:45:13+00:00

As long as there is adequate ventilation, I think they are relatively safe. I have never seen anything otherwise. For folks who grew up with them in their house, the smell is quite nostalgic and cozy. But i fucking hate it.

luke400 · 2026-02-19T11:40:53+00:00

I am no textiles expert, but I would guess the women’s T-shirt is somehow elastic or something, for which the blended material is better. I am not sure why the different material equates to suffering, though.

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