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📣 reimertz

All wireless headphones / earbuds have problems picking up my voice


Hi there, this has been an ongoing problem for me since I started wearing wireless headphones / earbuds.

So far, I've owned

- Bose Quiet Comfort

- Apple AirPods Pro

- Apple Airpods Pro Max (Current)

And for some reason, it seems other people with the same products come through in noisy environments, but I don't.

I'm at the point where I cannot answer calls using these devices. Working remotely, this has a huge impact on me. I can only take meetings in complete silence with my headphones.

If I am on the go and someone calls me, I have to use the Phone.

It is so extremely frustrating because I bought the AirPods Pro Max to get rid of this problem, assuming Apple would have created the best of the best but at this point, I am starting to think that my voice is incompatible with whatever noice-cancelling/isolating algorithm that is built into these devices.


  👤 kidgorgeous Accepted Answer ✓
talk louder/don't use earbuds