topic Re: Buds 3 pro: sound hurts my ear in ambient mode in Galaxy Buds

Buds 3 pro: sound hurts my ear in ambient mode

02XII — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:59:11 GMT

When I light my lighter when in ambient mode and hurts my ear. (Left side) is it only me?

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LongHiker — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:35:55 GMT

What do you mean by "Lighter"?

Re: Buds 3 pro: sound hurts my ear in ambient mode

realaud — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:54:29 GMT

The sound of your lighter is so loud that ambient mode picks it up?

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ChaosSaber — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 01:58:44 GMT

I am guessing a cig lighter

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realaud — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:55:05 GMT

@02XII Do you have you accessibility settings on your phone set to amplify ambient sounds? That's the only thing I can think of that will amplify the sound of a cigarette lighter. Amplify ambient sound only works with BT headphones/earphones connected and you are not listening to anything else through them. You can turn it on or off by putting the "amplify ambient sound" shortcut on. It will put the accessibility shortcut on your nav bar and tapping that will turn the ambient sound on or off. You can also turn it on or off by going to accessibility/hearing enhancements and tapping on "amplify ambient sound and then tapping the text (not the shortcut slider) and then you can switch it on or off. You can also go into the hearing enhancements in accessibility settings and change the sound balance of your buds.

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02XII — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:56:13 GMT

Yea, one of those cheap lighters

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02XII — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:57:36 GMT

Yea, surprisingly

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02XII — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 21:58:21 GMT

I'll check it out now

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02XII — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:05:08 GMT

Everything is off. And I keep it balanced at all times. But that's my only issue when I smoke and flick the lighter

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realaud — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:41:47 GMT

Do the buds have their own app for adjustments like my headphones do?

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02XII — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:26:42 GMT

Yes, it do, everything is default settings. No matter the ambient volume, it's still the same, even at its lowest.

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realaud — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:32:48 GMT

Well, I think ambient modes on the buds acts the same as the hearing enhancement setting to amplify ambient sounds.

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Thomas00 — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:08:29 GMT

This issue occurs not only in ambient but also in adaptive and ANC mode. The ANC function handles volume spikes rather poorly. It's noticeable, for example, when sorting cutlery (the short clank) or when too close to sizzling or sputtering oil.

The sound with which the ANC attempts to cancel these noises actually hurts my ears. It's far louder than the initial sound it tries to cancel.

Re: Buds 3 pro: sound hurts my ear in ambient mode

realaud — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:10:12 GMT

I don't know what to tell you, then. I would suggest returning them if you can or, if you can't, try selling them or gifting them to someone if you can't get over the annoyances. They sound like they are vexing you more than pleasing you. I don't use buds at all - I have JBL ANC headphones which I got as a gift, and I am fine with those for air travel and TV watching. If I'm just using a headset for phone calls, I have over the ear bone conduction phones, so I can hear the sounds around me while listening to music or taking/making phone calls. I find ear buds annoying and easy to lose, so why would I want to spend so much money for them?

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02XII — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:20:42 GMT

I don't touch those settings. Maybe when I get older

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02XII — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:22:33 GMT

Interesting, I don't have ANC problems. Yea might have to wait for the update and use other headphones

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realaud — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:12:00 GMT

I'm not telling you to change them, however, anything you change can be changed back. In any case, what I was saying is that the ambient mode on the buds most likely does the same amplification as that setting, so turning it on would probably really be painful for you.

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Thomas00 — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:23:20 GMT

Did you test your ANC under these conditions? You don't get these volume spikes e.g. when you clank cutlery together? (Doesn't even have to be that loud.)

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02XII — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:36:33 GMT

Just tested it and I don't have that problem

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Vince82 — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:13:49 GMT

I have the same issue with ambient mode on when im at work taping boxes with a tape gun it gets loud there are even some pop noise too also i dont have the option to make ambient louder i have that setting off