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Comment by mhitza

19 hours ago

To me they look like shit. I'm sure gen Z and Alpha will love it.

I'll be interested in seeing a review on specialized sites. The 20 hours of battery life is impressive.

20 hours is low in this category. The Sony XM6s are 30h, the Bose QCs are ~24h. Sennheisers can do 40-50h. All with ANC on, the numbers are slightly higher with ANC off.

I don’t know that it should be a generation specific thing. I’m a millennial, and I like their look.

  • For me its the first product that caused a sensation of instant repulsion. Which made me think I'm falling outside the target audience.

    Strongly assume most tech marketing is focusing on the newer generations of impresionables.

    • It looks to have near identical design to the initial iteration from 5-6 years ago ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

All colors? As a Gen X graybeard I think they simultaneously look like Completely Generic Cans and Macaroons On Your Head.

At AU$999 here in Australia, I'm not so sure they will.

Wired headphones and earbuds seem to be having a moment as well.