This episode is brought to you by Headphones.com: https://www.headphones.com/ Camera: Olaf von Voss | Editor: John Darko | Motion GFX: John Darko | Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan All music discussed in this video and heard during its interludes is detailed on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 Intro 1:16 Background n Basics 4:17 ANC 6:34 Phone calls & music playback 10:45 Intermission 11:06 Hello AirPods Pro 13:41 Shortcomings 18:18 Convenience, face masks, touch controls 👉🏻 As seen in this video... Sony WF-1000XM4 (€277): 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3KACPYw 🛒 (DE) https://amzn.to/3fP4Nla 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3KwBPVj Apple AirPods Pro 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3nNMml8 🛒 (DE) https://amzn.to/3tPJEzq 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3nQfngm Sony WF-1000XM3: 🛒 (US) https://amzn.to/3u5AezD 🛒 (DE) https://amzn.to/3DDFFsR 🛒 (UK) https://amzn.to/3x1xeWY Campfire Audio Holocene: https://campfireaudio.com/shop/campfire-audio-holocene/ No, Bluetooth cannot deliver hi-res audio: https://darko.audio/2020/11/no-bluetooth-cannot-deliver-hi-res-audio Sony's LDAC: https://www.sony.net/Products/LDAC/ The Soundguys on AAC: https://www.soundguys.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-bluetooth-headphones-aac-20296/ Qualcomm aptX Lossless: https://darko.audio/2021/09/a-very-short-film-about-aptx-lossless-bluetooth/ KZ ZST (X): https://kz-audio.com/kz-zst-x.html Special thanks to the staff at Bonanza Coffee Roasters: https://bonanzacoffee.de/ #Sony #IEM #ANC __________________________________________________________________ Darko.Audio FAQ: https://darko.audio/faq/ Why are/were comments turned OFF? https://darko.audio/2020/10/why-im-switching-off-youtube-comments/ What the bloody hell am I talking about? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzHB9877fg How is Darko.Audio funded? https://darko.audio/funding/ __________________________________________________________________ DID YOU KNOW WE HAVE A PODCAST? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darko-audio/id1368388920 https://open.spotify.com/show/1mnKixperZd4zmJWCvEbNl https://soundcloud.com/johnhdarko __________________________________________________________________ Darko.Audio is a web magazine covering new and exciting developments in the audio world and we aren’t afraid of indie rock or techno. Web: https://Darko.Audio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkoaudio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darkodotaudio