It's the 23rd - anyone received their new Apple Watch or AirPods Pro today?

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#300631 23-Sep-2022 11:38

As per the title - it's release day for the new Apple Watch SE, Series 8 and Ultra, as well as the AirPods Pro 2.

Has anyone received theirs yet and if so - what are your initial impressions?

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#2972106 23-Sep-2022 12:03

I have just had a notification from reception that my Airpods Pro 2 have arrived so I am going to grab them now. I probably won't have time to fire them up until tonight but I'm looking forward to retiring my existing Airpods Pro which are really at the end of their useful life.

I'll post later tonight with my initial impressions.

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#2972109 23-Sep-2022 12:08

alasta:

I probably won't have time to fire them up until tonight but I'm looking forward to retiring my existing Airpods Pro which are really at the end of their useful life.

What do you mean? When new shinny things arrive I drop everything else...

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#2972110 23-Sep-2022 12:08

Received a couple of Apple Watch 8's on Wednesday. Liking the bigger size but overall the change for me is minimal. They are much faster which is good!

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#2972119 23-Sep-2022 12:45

Ultra arrived this morning. Life changed. Mind blown. Etc.

Now just waiting for Vodafone to support wearables and esim. Pricing with Spark isn’t attractive enough to jump ship.

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#2972180 23-Sep-2022 15:40

cokemaster: Ultra arrived this morning. Life changed. Mind blown. Etc.

Now just waiting for Vodafone to support wearables and esim. Pricing with Spark isn’t attractive enough to jump ship.

I'm wondering when Apple will stream audio to and from hearing aids directly from their watch. Really annoyed that is still not happening and won't buy until they do.

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#2972197 23-Sep-2022 16:17

Early reviews of the Airpods pro 2nd gen are pretty good. Think I'll grab some soon

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#2972262 23-Sep-2022 17:49

I've just tried my new AirPods Pro.

I only ever used the original AirPods Pro for podcasts and talk radio because I never really considered the fidelity to be good enough for music but the new ones seem to be noticeably better. They don't have the openness of the AirPods Max and they can get a bit lost with complex instrumental performances, but with single instruments they have a surprising level of detail. I have always liked the neutral presentation of AirPods, as opposed to the awful EQ on their Beats counterparts.

Hopefully everyone is enjoying their new watches and iPhones. My wallet is making me wait another year for that!