I've never found a "decent" pair of Bluetooth anything. Pairing is almost always an annoyance and never quite just "works". If I'm heading out for a walk or a run, or if I want to answer a call, it needs to pair and work immediately or I may as well throw them in the trash. Airpods were the first headphones where they just worked every single time I put them on.
I've been eyeing BT headphones for years and years. I've had friends that found use-cases that suited them. AirPods were the first one that fixed almost all my grumbles and moved me from wired headphones.
That being said, hearing from other people I have a suspicion that a lot of it is due to Bluetooth 5.
