Audio quality is very subjective, and depends on a lot of factors having nothing to do with the product. I notice that as I age and am experiencing some hearing loss, that I am not as good a judge of audio quality as I used to be. It is common to lose high frequencies in our hearing as we age, so that might be why everything starts to sound too basey.
Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Arnold Schmidt To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 1:12 PM Subject: Re: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here One more question you asked: As for how they sound, that is so subjective. Compared to the Airpods, they aren't quite as bright, don't have quite as much bass, but they are acceptable to me, especially as for how much I paid for them. I tend to like a brighter sound, a lot of these headphones, in my opinion, have too much bass and not enough treble, they are acceptable to me. They don't sound quite as good as the old beats x headphones did, but then the beats x cost almost twice as much and the battery life was miserable, less than half of what the beats flex is. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 On Jun 21, 2021, at 3:59 PM, Arnold Schmidt <als5...@gmail.com> wrote: As for battery life, it is advertised to be 12 hours. I have never run them completely down, but there have been a few times that I have run them for maybe 6 or 7 hours, and they were around 50 percent. Of course, it drops more quickly after 50 percent than before. As for an on off switch, it does have one, it is on the other side from the what will call the mode button, volume control and microphone. These headphones are unique, in that when one attaches the buds together with the magnet, it puts them into, as it were, a sleep mode. I have never just left them in this sleep mode to see how much it would drain the battery, as compared to turning them off, but I will bet it wouldn't drain it a lot over time. I do just turn them off when I am not going to use them for a while. Finally, and this is important to know, the charging cable that comes with them is a u s b c to u s b c cable. So, unless you have one of these chargers, you need either to buy a u s b c charger, or a usb to u s b c cable to charge them. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 On Jun 21, 2021, at 9:38 AM, Fanus Buys <buys.fa...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Arnold I forgot to ask how do you find the battery life i.e. how many hours can one listen before its necessary to charge? Also, it sounded from David's podcast that there is no on/off switch but that one must stick the two ear pieces together via the magnets to put it to sleep, or did I mis understand? And lastly, does the sound quality compare well to the first generation airpods? Sorry for all these questions? Regards Fanus Regards Fanus From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt Sent: Monday, June 21, 2021 12:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here I have had the Beats Flex headphones almost since when they came out last year, and they do have the modern chip to take advantage of the spacial audio. For what I paid for them, I am happy with these headphones. I would say that they do not sound quite as good as the second generation airpods, but then I could buy three pair of these headphones for what a pair of the airpods sell for, so I hope the airpods sound better. If something were to happen to the Beats Flex headphones, I would buy another pair of them. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone S E 2 On Jun 21, 2021, at 5:30 AM, Fanus Buys <buys.fa...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello Sieghard and list I am in the market for new headphones because my airpods lost battery life within two years, so I want to go back to wired headphones. My question is therefore as to how do I know if the Beats Flex which I can purchase here in SA has the H1 or W1 chip? I do not really trust salesman because I am not sure if they really know the specs. Regards Fanus From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2021 4:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here Not just any song ever created will suddenly andmagically play in Dolby Atmos format, songs have to be recorded this way just as movies have to be produced using Dolby Atmos. Since Apple used a 1971 song from Marvin Gaye as an example it would appear that songs can be remastered with Dolby Atmos technology, but that of course will take time and I would not expect that every song in Apple's 75 Million song library will be remastered. And here a more detailed explanation from an article I found online: Apple is bringing Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos to Apple Music. Dolby Atmos is a revolutionary, immersive audio experience that enables artists to mix music so the sound comes from all around and from above. By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in speakers in the latest versions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple Music will be adding new Dolby Atmos tracks constantly and will be curating a special set of Dolby Atmos playlists to help listeners find the music they love. In addition, albums that are available in Dolby Atmos will have a badge on the detail page for easy discovery. At launch, subscribers can enjoy thousands of songs in Spatial Audio from some of the world’s biggest artists and music across all genres, including hip-hop, country, Latin, pop, and classical. Apple Music is working with artists and labels to add new releases and the best catalog tracks, as more artists begin to create music specifically for the Spatial Audio experience. Together, Apple Music and Dolby are making it easy for musicians, producers, and mix engineers to create songs in Dolby Atmos. Initiatives include doubling the number of Dolby-enabled studios in major markets, offering educational programs, and providing resources to independent artists. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Noe Villeda Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 4:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here I also like the new dolby audio. What I don’t get, and maybe I’m missing something. When I listen to a song that I’ve previously downloaded, shouldn’t it also play using the new dolby surround sound? I’ve set it to dolby on automatically in settings, but I noticed a difference at first, but now, music sounds the same whether I turn dolby on or off, just to experiment. I am using he Beats Solo headphones. I’d appreciate any advice. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 7:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here Hi, also liked what I heard of the Dolby Atmos demos, even though I was using regular Apple earbuds. Also, the lossless format is available, too, which sounds much better. Tom Get Outlook for iOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2021 9:30:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here iOS 14.6, I have not installed any iOS 15 beta From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Simon A Fogarty Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2021 9:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here Hi Sieghard Running which IOS version on your phone? Cheers, Simon F From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, 18 June 2021 3:41 pm To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Music Spacial Audio is here Hello, I am not entirely sure if this is rolling out to certain countries only and if everybody is getting this at the same time, but I received a notification from the Music app this morning that Apple's spacial audio was now available. I was informed that with certain headsets from Apple the feature would be automatically turned on, but you can also go into Settings > Music and under the Audio heading look for the Dolby Atmos entry and change it from Automatic to Always On. Once I did this I plugged in my somewhat high-end V-Mota wired headset and listened to some of the demos Apple has available in the Music app under the Browse tab. One of them was demonstrating the difference between Mono, Stereo and Dolby Atmos (also called spacial audio) for the Marvin Gaye song What's Going On. I must admit it did sound pretty impressive and even when I just did this without a headset and with my iPhone lying in landscape mode on my chest just near my chin you can hear the difference. Of course only some music has been recorded or remastered with Dolby Atmos and I guess we'll see if it will really revolutionize music as the guy in the demo claims it will.Apparently Enjoy, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. 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