earpods and airpods gen 2

Right lol? It’s ironic

Just bought my pair from Walmart for 20 bucks🤣

We should , wireless sucks

It's crazy but I just bought a set to use for work instead of a really expensive set we get from work .

Glad it was helpful! Yeah that cheap headphones adapter from Apple is the best budget DAC imo! It sounds awesome.

Nice! My EarPods stopped receiving sound on the right side. Here in Brazil, technical assistance is not worth it. I'll buy new ones to take advantage of Apple Music's Lossless Audio for now.

yup, it does take a bit of research and pairing lossless up with the right setup

If you're an audiophile this is not true. Only for the 10% of the music users btw.

Just clear the entire library and add again.

It's rolling out slowly in different regions of the world. Try going into Settings > Music > untoggle sync library, then sync it again. Some people are saying that worked for them!

Just search for a 3D Audio playlist and put it into your Library. This should push it

Agreed

Hey! I remember your comment! A bunch of people asked the same question, so hopefully this video clears some things up

@@b3naqua yes it did and thank you so much for giving such amazing and helpful content!

Overkill for a car

Overkill on your data plan too

That should technically work ok. make sure your car system amp and speakers support lossless and high resolution audio tho

Apple have confirmed it will work

Beli ifi hip dac..best giler😁

@@ioiyu6262 harga dia boleh tahan haha

Dragon fly black or red

I’ll prob be doing another video about budget DACs! Stay tuned

there's a usb-c version too!

agreed! they're kinda shockingly good, esp for $19

Awesome! I listen to all kinds of music, from metal to electronic to fringe art rock stuff. Peep my playlist of some of my fav songs on Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/playlist/lossless-heaven/pl.u-P04ZtMbkNE

They’re so good! Esp for the $

I am using some mid-to high end headphones (with wires) and I have got to say I agree with you. I tried looking for differences but I just couldn’t. Dolby is noticeable

Try out some other headphones and you’ll be able to hear the differences better!

If you can’t hear any difference than just let it go. Don’t chase the waterfall as they say,…

I appreciate it!

No

Hey Don! I haven't tried the CCA or Aria, but I did try the Moondrop Starfield and the FH3 sounds wayyyy better imo. The Starfield was good too, but the FH3 sounded more detailed, clean, and exciting to me. FH3 also feels a lot more premium too in terms of build quality and the included robust cable.

@@b3naqua Hi, Ben! Appreciate your response! Thanks, man! Yeah, been hearing a lot of good stuff about the FH3’s, its just that the price is way off my charts. I was thinking, with that price, will it be better to opt for an over-ear headphones instead? More power to you, bro! 👍😊

It’s really subjective cuz some people prefer over the ear headphones more than earbuds, and vice versa. I like both, but I tend to prefer over the ear headphones more cuz they’re easier to put on/take off. So I’d suggest trying a pair of the FH3s out to see if you like them, then return them if you don’t!

@@b3naqua Haha! Great advice, man! Thanks! One of my priority spend when I get some bonus. Also researching the best and cheapest DAC to go along with it. Thanks again, man! Keep safe! 👍😊

Yes, that's the easiest way to get lossless audio out of an iPhone! I just got the usb-c version of the EarPods yesterday and they work just as well as the lightning ones!

I tried it with EarPods and several songs, but I did not notice any difference, I’m not an audiophile so I may not have a “trained” ear but I think most people will not notice a difference.

This is garbage earphone from Apple. You must change

The differences aren’t very noticeable using EarPods

Im used to listening to Apple Music on my Airpods and happy about it. What got me curious really was when my Airpods got low on batt and i had to switch to my old wired Pods, wow, the difference is huge! This made me research a bit until I got here. Thinking of buying an entry level IEM like the Blon as Ben said it would be a big improvement from the wired pods from Apple.

@@donpatrickgacutan7972 so you mean wired EarPods sounds better to u than wireless AirPods

Thanks! The FH3 will need some type of DAC if your device doesn’t have a headphone jack since its connection is 3.5mm. I think getting a nice DAC will improve the fidelity and cleanliness of the audio file. I’d suggest trying the FH3 out with the cheap lightning to headphones adapter!

@@b3naqua I see! I downloaded a lot of lossless and hi-res lossless songs and listen to them in my airpods pro while jogging, and i appreciate it already at that quality. One time my airpods went low on batt so i used the old wired pods, and man, what a difference! Im thinking if the old pods blew my mind, what more with an IEM, right? But I dont have much cash on me and im really just beginning, so maybe i can try using just a lightning to 3.5mm cable first, see if the phone alone can power up the IEMs and maybe later buy a cheap DAC. Thanks so much, Ben and more power! 👍😊

I'm not seeing any official document confirming 24/192 on the M50xBT, but through a wired connection, I can hear some clear differences in hi res vs AAC compression. It's subtle, but it's there!

@@b3naqua okay awesome! One more thing, how do you turn on lossless audio on desktop version?

Go into Music preferences > playback and there should be lossless audio quality options there

Fr??

you're right! I messed that up oops

Some people are saying audio is more crisp in AirPods Pro when lossless is turned on, tho technically they’re not receiving lossless audio

@@b3naqua Can you verify this if you have AirPods Pro? If not can you verify if it sound better on your AirPods Max wirelessly?

@@super_hero2 I definitely hear a better crip sound on AirPods pro and my AirPods Max with the lossless audio. Someone said it was like watching 4K quality on a video but your laptop can only do 1080P. So it's not lossless technically since the Bluetooth can't handle it but it does it best on the setting which does Sound SO MUCH BETTER

For me, the better the source song file is, the better will be the sound. Ofc if it is in wireless, you will loose some data’s from the initial file because of the compression especially from Apple’s ecosystem that only supports AAC codec which is (clearly) not the best one in the game as it compress very harshly the source. If you really want to enjoy the full experience in the audio you have to use a DAC and a very good wire headphones !

​@@chandlerthomas507 could you tell me which specific song can you hear the difference? Best if you can tell which part of the song. Thanks

So happy my videos are helping you out! Thanks for the continued support!

Yup!

fr 😭 it's iconic af

Yes

I’d recommend the ATH-M50xBT for overall listening. I still use them a ton, probably more than my Fiio IEMs, which get kinda hot and moist lol. I generally prefer over-ear headphones for this reason, since they allow ears to breathe and are more comfortable for longer periods of listening imo.

I think so, but check their specs

Especially with lossless audio 👌🏼

Yes

yup

lol ikr those were the days 🥲

Yes the Fiio has more dynamic range than the ATH. But human ears can only hear 20-20K hz, so I’m not too picky about headphones that go above 20khz tbh. The ATH sounds more balanced overall to me tbh

Yup

Correct! The FH3s still sound really amazing at the mid-tier 24/48 lossless quality with the lightning connector into the iPhone. High-res lossless sounds even spicier but the differences are extremely subtle tbh

Get a DAC that supports hi res lossless, such as amzn.to/3J1BpHq

Yup, no bluetooth lossless support for Apple products 😭

Probably not, because hardware limitations, FYI Sony have hires wireless, maybe airpods pro 2nd Gen

Hi res logo

Look for the hi res logo or “lossless” in the item description/reviews. a lot of headphones don’t use the hi res logo in their branding, but are designed with lossless audio in mind.

@@b3naqua when I am looking at product details in Amazon, hardly any have that branding. I was wondering of there was something in the technical description of the headphones that would help.

I think so - earpods support up to 24/48

yes, the usb-c ones also have an internal DAC that supports lossless audio 24/48, similar to the lightning ones

Thanks a lot. So, they are the same in terms of sound quality, both of them support loseless audio. I’ve deactivated loseless audio and reactivated again in the phone and cannot tell a difference between them, that’s why I asked if the lightning ones have the same audio capabilities as the usb C ones.

@@ionutfechete6328 yes, audio quality is pretty similar imo. I'll prob do a video about the usb-c ones + lossless!

It will be amazing to test the both versions on loseless. Thanks! Haven’t found any info on Apple website…

Caps at regular lossless at 40 something KHz but if your headphones also need an amp then you might as well get amp/dac combo

@@ElRobin I was looking at getting a Dragonfly Red since it’s technically a dac/amp combo. Not sure if it’s worth the purchase, it just looks like the easiest one to use lol

24bit-44.1/48KHz iirc

@@CaliKiid714 it depends on which headphones you have

24 bit, 48 kHz

good Q - Apple said 24/48 lossless can stream over airplay 2 via WiFi so if that Bose has high fidelity (which I’d imagine it would, being Bose) to support lossless bit and sample rates, then it should work I think

Depends on the IEMs, but yeah you should be able to get better sound from a ton of IEMs in that price range

Yes

No. Need the H1 or W1 chip.

Lol I’m listening to it right now

All you have to do is turn Dolby atmos on in settings and everything

And it works with everything

yes!

They sound pretty similar, but I think the lightning ones have a more bassy/full sound

The usb-c EarPods have a built in dac that is capped at 24/48 lossless. I'm not sure actually if they support hi-res lossless or not thru an external dac, hmmm

There is no lossless over Bluetooth, it’s not fast enough. There is LDAC on android that gets you close to lossless but not on iPhone.

Lossless does not work over bluetooth

only on Android atm

yr welcome!

Not 100% sure, but I don't think those work with spatial audio

I think it’s AirPods that do the spatial audio.

You have to open music and go to preferences and go to playback and turn on hi res lossless. Then you will want to get a desktop dac like the if I zen back or the khadas tone2pro or the audio quest dragonfly

yup, Walter said it nicely!

Yup

Hi Ben! Just wanted to zone in on this question here. Does the Fiio need a DAC or can a lightning to 3.5mm cable suffice?

Yup

Not 100% sure, but I don’t think these EarPods support Dolby atmos

You reccomended tws headphones but Bluetooth connections cannot support lossless. How is it work?

i think i should be fine. im just wondering if apple products support wav files in general and the answer to that would probably be yes but bluetooth is not perfect

The headphone jack is limited to 24bit/48kHz, so if you want to hear high resolution lossless, you'll need a DAC

@@b3naqua that means I'd need a lightening to usb then a usb dac

Yup

@@b3naqua I have Marshall Major 2 bluetooth headphones which uses aptX codec now if I use something like Shanling UA 1 dac over wired would that sound better than wirelessly

yup

Yes I did! Apple Music on Android doesn't support lossless or spatial audio yet but they've said it is coming soon

I think so! Which phone are you using?

@@b3naqua Redmi Note 10, it has headphone jack and shows "24bit 192KHz" in GSMArena site

Ah nice! Many android devices have 24/192 DACs built in 😭 i wonder if iPhone will ever get that too?

@@b3naqua hehe 😎😅

Apple released a statement saying even on wired connection the airpods max won’t have lossless audio :////

Still iPhone DAC output is 24bit/44khz

Good Q! According to Apple (support.apple.com/en-us/HT212183), AirPods Max doesn’t support lossless: “The Lightning to 3.5 mm Audio Cable was designed to allow AirPods Max to connect to analog sources for listening to movies and music. AirPods Max can be connected to devices playing Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless recordings with exceptional audio quality. However, given the analog-to-digital conversion in the cable, the playback will not be completely lossless.” So confusing 😵‍💫

@@b3naqua so should we expect Apple to come up with a cable designed for lossless audio for the Airpods Max?

@@christiananasco8937 They are bringing lossless to HomePod, so there is a chance that they can make hi-res lossless wirelessly to the APM. We can dream :))

I guess you get with iOS 14.6 update

A lot of people in my comments in India are saying they don't have spatial or lossless audio yet for some reason, idk why

Not 100% sure, but I think that should work ok

@@b3naqua alright thank you I will prolly just end up getting both and compare them

@@AllWeNeededWas awesome!

Yup! Love those headphones

@@b3naqua which DAV am I need to buy?

@@b3naqua which one is better the APM or the m50x ?

A tiny bit of sound bleeds out of the earbuds, but it's not too crazy

I think it maxes out at normal lossless

Yes

I always thought I’d be The picture saved on your screen Now it’s of something else What does that even mean? 🧐

Yes it does

I guess this will come only with iOS 14.6 and later update

@@haula251 we already have 14.6 in here. It's the month for 14.7. Hoping with that

Facts

I'll take em lol

No bro!

Some people are saying their airpods sound better even tho they’re technically not getting lossless in them

Yes

@@ElRobin I discovered that I have Earpods headphones. I don't remember how they are sounded and that's why I want to found out make sense compare them with wireless AirPods

No only for airpods, airpods pro and max

@@HotBullet01 AirPods and AirPods Pro not support lossless, AirPods Max also

It works via wire but make sure to turn them on tho, if it’s off the sound is weak, it’s seems to have an internal amp that uses the battery.

Yes they support lossless.

@@daliborpuhar7322 thanks :)

yup

😵‍💫

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