Sony WH-1000XM XM3

Out of curiosity, what issues have you had with them? (I'm not at all involved with their development, just a fellow user of them). I had the Bose and Sony ones. They were OK, just uncomfortable. Been using the in-ear Airpods Pro for a few years now, for everything from work to flights to trains to exercising, and I love them soooo much... they're probably my favorite tech purchase ever (and I don't even have an iPhone). Pairing is always a pain in the ass (I just manually pair again with every device I want to switch to) but other than that, they've been so nice. Personally, I'm not an audiophile, but I find the audio quality incredible (vs my Sonos speakers, wired Koss PortaPros, generic soundbars, Sony XM3 and Bose QC35s, etc.) and the comfort unbeatable. But some people hate the in-ear kind. Anyway, not trying to convince you of anything, just wondering what made your experiences so different and bad?

Not to sound like a paid Apple marketer, but I think there's a distinction between wireless headphones and using AirPods with an iPhone. It's not like it's a herculean effort to use wireless headphones with a standard bluetooth connection, but it's enough of an awkward series of moves that I never enjoyed it. But I have to give Apple credit that AirPods (with an iPhone) just work way more seamlessly, to the point where the idea of quickly tossing them in and out of my ears isn't an annoyance. If I'm playing a video game and I want to listen to a podcast, I pop one into my ear, press play on my phone and I'm listening. When I'm done I simply put it in the case and it disconnects and is charging. I have a pair of Sony XM3's but as soon as I got the AirPods I basically never touched them again.