Not sure whats going on, I open the case with the buds in hold down the button and put it in pairing. The Steam Deck sees it but won’t pair with it. Idk what’s going on. I have reset it, disconnected it from the iPhone, idk what else to try. Desktop mode and Game mode won’t pair :-/

  • thejevans@lemmy.ml
    43·
    1 year ago

    It won’t help you on this trip, but for anyone else reading this, you can get decent wired earbuds for $30. They’re a good thing to carry with you (along with a USB c to 3.5mm dongle) for situations like this.

      • thejevans@lemmy.ml
        42·
        1 year ago

        That’s not true at all. You can get fantastic passive isolation from good sealing earbuds.

        • doxxx
          3·
          1 year ago

          But active noise cancellation is still superior.

          • Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz
            45·
            1 year ago

            You’d be surprised how little additional isolation you get compared to a good set of well-fitting comply tips. I carry a “backup” set of Westone UM3X earbuds on travel and have swapped them in vs my Airpod Pro 2 buds and felt that the effect was nominally equivalent. The AP2s are more comfortable to wear for very long flights, though.

            A couple of caveats - first, I “feel” the ANC when it gets out of sync and find that very disconcerting, so I’m pretty careful with the fit and positions of my AP2s. Second, I have tinnitus which is mostly in the C7/E7 range so I have not experienced “true” silence in over a decade. Also, I’m over 50 and my perceptual limit in isolation is down around 11-12kHz, but ANC is pretty poor that high, esp compared to simple isolation.