So when I first tried adaptive mode awhile ago I thought this is the dumbest thing ever. I can’t tell the difference between this and transparency mode.

Well I have been finishing my basement so often times I use airpods while working. I have custom tips that basically are earplugs so I use that when using the saw and the added benefit I get to listen to music.

Well I decided to give adaptive mode a chance again and I finally get it. It blocks all the white noise, and will dynamically lower and “loud” noise.

So you hitting a hammer? Nothing happens, the noise is filtered through unaffected. You running the table saw? You’ll almost immediately hear it lower in overall noise while keeping all other sound available to you.

I decided to go for a run with them in adaptive mode. It’s genius, all traffic white noise is lowered but you can still hear individual cars, foot steps, etc to stay alert.

I’ve completely removed transparency mode from my toggle and only use full NC and adaptive as you can hear people talking perfectly with it on.

I have no idea how it knows exactly what to pass through and what to block but it’s easily become my new favourite setting.

TLDR: It’s transparency mode that blocks white noise and extremely loud noises while allowing contextual sounds through.

  • Gloriathewitch@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    just so you know foam tips won’t give you as good of an experience you’re basically taking all their noise canceling engineering and throwing it in the trash, apple makes them so they are a tight fit to function perfectly with the buds.

  • my_name_isnt_clever@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I love it. I wish the Maxes had it too, I wear mine for 12+ hours a day due to sensory issues and having Adaptive Mode on them would be legitimately life changing for me. I like my Pros but the tiny batteries die way too fast. Hopefully when the Maxes get refreshed…eventually.

  • mredofcourse@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I was wearing them on a flight, which was great as it totally drowns out the sound of the plane, but you can hear conversations just fine.

    I got up to go to the bathroom at the front of the plane when the fasten seatbelt sign was off. The flight attendant totally startled me when she shouted at me to sit down because the pilot was out of the cockpit.

  • melanantic@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Did the same thing talking to a customer near some diesel motors going full tilt, for which I had toggled to what I thought was transparency before I approached. I was wondering if he was hard of hearing; had no idea what I was saying but I could hear him fine. I finish up and remove an AirPod as I’m walking away and get shocked by how loud it suddenly is. Turns out I was talking about 40db too inappropriately.

  • Some_guy_am_i@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    So the foam tips are interesting. I originally thought they were nothing special… just a different material which some people might like better than silicone. (There have long been foam and silicone options for in ear headphones)

    I’m wondering if the foam actually gives you better sound isolation though? (The theory being that the sound attenuation through the foam is greater than a single flap of silicone.

    Anyways, yes… the most annoying thing about transparency mode is turning on a faucet to wash your hands! God damn it’s annoying!

    Adaptive mode fixes that quicker than turning on noise cancellation would take me. Within a second or so of the faucet being on, it takes the edge off.

  • TellMePeople@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s amazing for walking and commuting

    slightly hear things coming your way or interacting really close to you while removing all the shit hawks from far away

  • thedogthatmooed@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Wow. I just got the pro 2 after having the pro 1 for the past three years. I work as a trim carpenter so I’m always cutting stuff but also trying to talk to my boss. I had no idea that I had the adaptive mode on, I just thought it was transparency like on the first gen. What a game changer! I’m so excited now, I noticed things were better with the second gen, but this was an upgrade I should have done long ago! Thanks for bringing this up!

  • Berkmy10@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I tried adaptive mode and found it drains the battery of my AirPod Pros a lot faster. Have others experienced this too?

  • The_real_bandito@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I go from noise cancellation to adaptive mode since it’s just better at cancelling sounds, but adaptive mode works great when you need to be aware of your surroundings and have it go to noise cancellation when needed.