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Condensation in AirPods Max after long usage
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4 times? You either have extraordinary bad luck or not operating the device correct (don’t see how that’s possible though). Word of advice. Don’t play the lotto. But seriously hope get a pair that works the way it should.
Ive had the severe battery drain but never had condensation. I’ve worn them for hours at a time in different temperatures. While I have had my ears get hot and a little sweaty the AirPods remain dry.
I just noticed the same thing with my B&O H95. it was about 10 degrees celsius outside and i was quite hot from fast walking.
And i noticed it because the cups are easily removed...maybe i never noticed it with my QC35...because they are not (easily removable).
In other words, chill....it's normal.
And i noticed it because the cups are easily removed...maybe i never noticed it with my QC35...because they are not (easily removable).
In other words, chill....it's normal.
They are sealed. No place for condensation to go. Take them off every now and then would be the only answer.
Did my first long stint with mine today. Listened to music for three hours and zero condensation. Ears were just a little damp
I got some silicone covers for the earpads and that seems to lessen the amount of condensation that builds up.
First off I'm not decrying anyones opinion on this as only time will tell if they've been built to withstand this, but every single pair of over ear and on ear headphones I've ever owned would have had the same thing happen, if the ear pads are damp when you take any closed back headphone off there's gonna be moisture in the cans, it's just usually you can't see it.
It's a closed system and even when your sitting still your body regulates it's temperature by evaporation (Sweat) you could be bone dry and you're still loosing moisture, given the APM's close in and surround your ears (a generally damp area of the body due to the ear canal) there's nowhere for that moisture to go but into the headphones as they're closed back that's just facts.
So far I've seen the moisture in my APM's when wearing them for extended periods and it seems to form on the plastic inner cup just behind the magnetic outer cup, there's a mesh membrane behind the plastic cup that I'd assume stops the moisture getting all the way in, that's not to say no moisture will get in but it would probably evaporate between uses just like most closed back headphones.
Another point to note is most people won't have ever seen behind the ear pads before, APM's are one of the few that let you detach the pads.
Hopefully Apple have thought about this over the long time they took to develop & test these (4 years+ by some reports) it'd seem daft if they didn't, i'd expect if there is a design issue we'd have seen a lot of failures by now and that would be getting reported not only in forums and tech sites but the mainstream media, but so far nothing.
I'm not worried about it, but I'll reserve judgement long term on if this is an issue at which point Apple would probably be forced to issue a recall/replacement just like with Rattle-gate on the AirPod Pro's. ?
It's a closed system and even when your sitting still your body regulates it's temperature by evaporation (Sweat) you could be bone dry and you're still loosing moisture, given the APM's close in and surround your ears (a generally damp area of the body due to the ear canal) there's nowhere for that moisture to go but into the headphones as they're closed back that's just facts.
So far I've seen the moisture in my APM's when wearing them for extended periods and it seems to form on the plastic inner cup just behind the magnetic outer cup, there's a mesh membrane behind the plastic cup that I'd assume stops the moisture getting all the way in, that's not to say no moisture will get in but it would probably evaporate between uses just like most closed back headphones.
Another point to note is most people won't have ever seen behind the ear pads before, APM's are one of the few that let you detach the pads.
Hopefully Apple have thought about this over the long time they took to develop & test these (4 years+ by some reports) it'd seem daft if they didn't, i'd expect if there is a design issue we'd have seen a lot of failures by now and that would be getting reported not only in forums and tech sites but the mainstream media, but so far nothing.
I'm not worried about it, but I'll reserve judgement long term on if this is an issue at which point Apple would probably be forced to issue a recall/replacement just like with Rattle-gate on the AirPod Pro's. ?
I have to say that I have use my APM’s for three or four hours at a time now with no condensation. I think it’s all down to the individual and the amount of moisture that they create
That plus it's a sealed system (for better low end) and that's how condensation works.
It's an act or process of condensing, and since the moisture can't escape it, you know, causes condensation.
All perfectly natural.