Richard, glad you got your max working correctly. For $550, they shouldn't have any problems.
On 3/27/21, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: > I just did another test. > I called my wife on our land-line from my iPhone while wearing the Airpods > Max. > She couldn’t tell any difference in my voice whether I had Transparency Mode > or Noise Cancelation on. > So it has no impact on how someone hears you on their end. > > HTH. > > > > Richard > > Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to > realize that you are in a hurry. > > > My web site, www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Pete > Nalda > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 1:55 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours > > I can speak to this, but with the pros. Once I turn on noise canceling to > hear the color better and all the sudden she could not hear me. So I turned > it back off to transparency mode I don’t have yeah nerve to try that with > the max to somebody yet. I think it opens the mics more to be in > transparency mode > Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates > Louie P (Pete) Nalda > Facebook.com/lpnalda > Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda > Twitter: @lpnalda > > > On Mar 27, 2021, at 3:17 PM, Andy Baracco > <w...@socal.rr.com<mailto:w...@socal.rr.com>> wrote: > > If you are on a phonecall or zoom call should you turn on transparency? > > Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pete Nalda<mailto:lpna...@gmail.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 11:26 AM > Subject: Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours > > A hard reset, holding down crown and noise button might help here too. I had > a connection problem > Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates > Louie P (Pete) Nalda > Facebook.com/lpnalda > Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda > Twitter: @lpnalda > > > On Mar 27, 2021, at 10:09 AM, Les Kriegler > <kriegle...@gmail.com<mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > I’d be interested to hear what you find out. I’ve wondered about my pair, as > it was not as seamless to connect to my iPhone as I thought it would be. > Also, I had a lot of difficulty connecting the Pods to my PC. However, > everything is working well, so I guess I will continue to monitor the > performance of the Pods. So please share what you learn from Apple. Thanks. > Best, > Les > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 11:05 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours > That’s OK Les, I’m glad that worked for you, but I’m trying to scope out if > I have a defective set. > I don’t think any mic should be live when in noise cancelation mode. > I’ll be calling apple today. > Richard > Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to > realize that you are in a hurry. > My web site, www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Les > Kriegler > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 7:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: RE: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours > Hi Richard, > I did play some music which came through the Air Pods Max and my hearing > aids. With Noise Cancellation on, I did hear on occasion certain instruments > coming through my right ear. It was quite an experience, as I got an extra > sound boost from my aids. This means that I can certainly lower the volume > on the Pods which should assist in additional battery life. I appreciate > your question, as I now know I can use both devices without difficulty. > Best, > Les > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 12:17 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours > Les, one question for you since you have them. > Do you notice when you have noise cancelation on, that the right ear still > allows sound through those microphones? Granted, it is much lower than on > transparency mode, but it seems odd to me. > I'm just wondering if this is normal. > Thanks, > Richard > "Living by answers is a form of death. It’s only questions that keep you > living." -From, The Cross of Lead by Avi, chapter 24- > "I've often been asked, 'What do you old folks do now that you're retired?' > Well ... I'm fortunate to have a chemical engineering background and one of > the things I enjoy most is converting beer, wine and vodka into urine. I do > it every day and I really enjoy it." -- Author unknown > On Mar 26, 2021, at 8:04 PM, Les Kriegler > <kriegle...@gmail.com<mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > I am very impressed with the Air Pods Max as well. I am also surprised how > sturdy and solid these are. We had unusually warm weather today. It was > close to 80 degrees here, so I went out on our porch, put them on and > listened to the Cubs baseball game for a while. Then I received a phone > call. The person on the other end told me how clear my voice was. I had no > difficulty hearing him as well. I did not purchase the cable. I do have the > pods working via Bluetooth on my PC. I have to switch the sound source to > them when I wish to use them on my PC. I was informed I could use my voice > to switch sound output, so I will check that out. I still have set up to do > for our Apple Tv’s, but that should proceed without difficulty. They are > expensive, but like you, I used a portion of our Stimulus check to get them, > except I am paying them off over six equal payments on my Apple Card, as > well as getting 3 percent of the purchase price back. Not a lot, but > everything helps! > Best, > Les > From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 8:39 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Apple Airpods Max, review after a few hours > I received the Airpods Max today and unboxed them and was surprised how very > sturdy and solid they feel. I know, I've heard about them, but holding them > in your hands for the first time, everything about them screams quality! > Now, everything I have read about the "smart case" which some people call > the "smart pouch", and I have heard some say "Smart Bra"; but I would go > with pouch. I don't know if they changed the material, but the descriptions > I had heard made me think I was going to have a mesh kind of thing that was > kind of stretchy like the afore mention article of women's clothing. > However, this one feels like polyurethane, or even silicon. My wife says it > still looks odd, and with the headphones in it, more like a purse, but it > appears to be quite sturdy. I gather it has no charge of its own, it just > tells the headphones to go into a deep sleep… > Now, as for the headphones themselves… > I am quite seriously impressed! Yes, they are heavier than the average > headphones but so well designed you don't notice that much after putting > them on. > Yes, they are warm. It will be interesting when the warm weather hits how > much I'll want to have them on. > But, if you want amazingly good sound, that kind of just works with Apple, > they are fabulous! > One thing I am very pleased about is what they call Transparency Mode. > There are 6 microphones on the outside of the headphones. While you are > listening over Bluetooth to your Apple device, if you turn on Transparency > mode, those microphones allow you to hear the outside world without > diminishing the sound quality of whatever you are listening to. Unlike > other things I have had that tried to do that, the sound is in stereo. So, > if someone speaks to you from your left side, you hear it on your left > side. > Those microphones are used to assist with the noise cancelation mode so it > can tell what the outside noise is and counteract it. So, when Noise > Cancelation is on, the world is pretty much blocked out. > I have some Sonos speakers on my desk and when my wife turned on the TV in > the living room, the sound came over my speakers. Well, I turned on Noise > Cancelation, and heard nothing of the TV while I was listening to some > music. Between songs, I could tell something was on in the far background, > but not enough to identify it or be bothered by it. > Now, about the $35 cable to allow you to plug them into a standard 3.5 MM > earphone jack like on Windows computers, Victor Readers, etc. It is over > price. But, while you do not get the fidelity you get over Bluetooth when > it is running all of it processes, they sound fine for speech when plug into > my Dell laptop. I have to turn the volume up on the computer or the > headphones since they take more power to drive them, but I could see myself > using them with the computer for Jaws. > They apparently do have to be charged to use them with the cable even. > Unlike my old Plantronics Beat Sense headphones that can be used with the > cable even if the battery is dead. > But an interesting note about the Transparency Mode when using them with the > cable. There appears to be at least one microphone on the right ear that > works all the time when the cable is plugged in. But, if you press the > button that toggles to Transparency Mode, all the microphones come on. It > is nowhere near as loud or clear as when on Bluetooth, but you can hear > what's happening around you more than with it off. > I plan to run them through their paces and see how long the battery does > last. > There are only two buttons on the right ear. They are on the top on either > side of the bar that goes over your head. > The one on the side of the bar nearest your face is a rectangular/oval > button that toggles between Noise Cancelation and Transparency Mode. > The one on the other side of the bar is the round, Digital Crown. Like a > large version of the one on the watch. That is used for volume, pausing and > playing, and holding it to ask siri. > That is all I know so far. > Later, > > Richard > Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to > realize that you are in a hurry. > My web site, www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> > -- > 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. 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