So I wear them approx 8-9 hours a day with a brief 30 minute break in between to charge them when the battery is about to die. These new AirPods are just not as comfortable as the AirPods 2’s when it comes to long listening sessions. I don’t know what to make of this, I really want to like these new AirPod 4’s and keep them and NOT go back to the AirPods 2’s but the AirPods 2 comes with its own set of problems aka the well know pre-mature microphone failure where the mic fails requiring a replacements from Apple under warranty/Apple care which I’ve had to go through several times in the last couple of years
The thing with headphones and earphones is that fit differs from person to person. What fits one person like a glove might be too tight or loose for someone else's pair of ears, and vice versa. That's why any talk about comfort by someone else cannot be believed.
That’s nonsense. The AirPods 2’s fit the vast majority of the population just fine and Apple should have stuck to that design
And what source do you have showing they fit the “majority” of the population just fine? Your own two ears?
Yeah the comfort just isn’t there with the 4’s. The issues I have with the 2’s is the microphones don’t last for more than a year and I am sick of having to get the 2’s replaced under warranty every damn year.
It has nothing to do with them "fitting very well". They fit very well in my ears as well but cause extreme discomfort after having them in my ears for 4-8 hours each day which is NOT the case with the shape of the older AirPods 2.
That is probably true, but that doesn't mean there aren't individual variations in comfort and secure fit. For example, the Airpods 1/2 were maybe slightly more comfortable for me than the 3/4, but they also fell out very easily. The 3/4 are still comfortable but more secure in my ears. And the 4's ANC is a big plus for me, even though it is not perfect.
