Awesome Tips AirPods Pro 2 Review: Earbud Nirvana
The AirPods Pro 2 may look very similar on the outside, but they’re all-new on the inside.
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The AirPods Pro 2 may look very similar on the outside, but they’re all-new on the inside.
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Checkout the Comply foam tips here 👉:
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How much better are they than the original AirPods Pro? Executive Editor David Carnoy gives you the full lowdown on Apple’s next-gen noise-canceling earbuds and why they’re hard to beat for Apple users.
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I've had mine for exactly a week now. The only reason customer support sold me on them is because of the complaint I was making about calls. Long story short my wife said she said I sound muffled with the first gen Pros. Customer support said they enhanced the phone call experience and my wife agrees, but its not the same experience as the wired Pods to which said my voice was "in my head". That is what I am going for of course. But I do like the enhanced noise canceling.
For some reason mine has a background hiss and I’m not impressed with the noise cancelling.
I watch this video before buying the AirPod pro 2 and once I finish this awesome and complete review I went straight to Apple website and purchase those AirPods, and I have to say I was blown away but how much better they sound and the phone calls are also a big improvements
Yeah, I was hoping for lossless audio support, but they still sound damn good and all the new features make ‘em with the upgrade from my first gens.
I use these for cycling outside and wind noise is much worse on the second generation. There must be a new vent that allows in wind noise. ANC doesn’t help either. The 1st generation work much better outside in the wind.
I agree with your 40%improvement assessment. Good review.
Still on the fence as I didn't like the first gen pro in the ear and still use airpod(2nd gen). Though battery improvement is a big sell especially fell mine dwindling a bit. Maybe I can grab one used later on so feel better if they only go in my draws or storage.
Would you please compare Beats Fit Pro to AirPods Pro 2?
I have airpods 3, and i love them. I liked the airpods 2 also. I liked the pros for the noise cancellation. I cant wait to order the airpods pro 2. The noise cancellation is really nice
The Airpods Pro 2 are no brainers for anyone in the Apple ecosystem.
But for someone who is ecosystem agnostic and wants quality without spending too much, buy Soundcore Liberty Air 3 Pro or Earfun Air S.
Or if you're on Android and Windows specifically, buy the Sony Linkbuds S, they're as good as the Airpods Pro 2 on every level and you'll have automatic switching between Android and Windows devices, much like with Airpods on iOS.
I have the AirPods Pro 2 and I have noticed a difference from the original Pros and the AirPods 3. However, the base isn’t all that’s cracked up to be but the sound quality is through the roof as always. I guess there are some trade-offs with ear buds these days. Some have amazing sound but little base or the base in some a incredible but lack call quality. Honestly, I think Apple even though has done a good job with their lineup on AirPods, Beats is their secret weapon. Ear buds like the Beats Fit Pro are a perfect example of having the balance of call quality of an AirPod but still having some of the traditional Beats Base that we all know.
Cool, good review. I do wish Apple would do something with the Silicone tips. These appear to have the same material as the old tips, which after a few weeks become less grippy and will awhile the earbuds to come loose, even fall out of my ears sometimes. It’s a common complaint you’d think Apple what have addressed this issue. Also, I wish Apple had a customizable EQ like BOSE or Soundcore, with their apps you can tune the sound to your personal liking. Soundcore’s EQ is very good. I don’t understand why Apple hasn’t added this feature, their EQ on their devices is OK, but just let us tune the earbuds to our personal liking. I have the the first generation of the Apple Pro and the BOSE QuietComfort and Sound Core X10. What I find the Apple Pros tend to be my go to earbuds. Partly because the case fits in any pocket and it uses the same charger a my phone. But it’s the hands free voice commands with Hey Siri that I really like and use. Also, I find the Apple phone sound and function nicer sounding. The BOSE noise cancellation is better then the original Apple Pro, but I find voices are easier to hear and are more live like with the Apple hear buds. If Apple has improved music sound depth and added deeper bass with the Pro 2 I’m in.
How are they at the gym? Will they pop out when bench pressing?
I am going on a long flight in a couple of weeks and wondering if the improvement in the new AirPods are good enough to use instead of my over the ear Bose headset. My old AirPods pro didn’t work for me at all. It would be nice to save the packing space of the bulky over the ear set.
🤔it's hilarious how none of the reviewers will not tell you you cannot even upgrade the airpods with android 🙂
I had the first gen pros since they came out and just got the 2nd gen. Great upgrade!
The one thing i hate about my airpod pros is that they are actually horrendous on calls, no one can ever hear me … they need to resolve this and from what i can see its still the same crap
Really like AirPods and how easy they work w the iPhone but I’m disappointed that my regular pros failed, it sounds horrible and I just got them last year in April. They didn’t want to to replace them smh it’s out of warranty. I’m reluctantly going to get the 2nd gen but man they better not fail
Apple is so proprietary in everything they do… I really hate them for not using LDAC audio
I’ve never owned AirPods. I just bought these online last week. Really excited to get these to use with my 14 Pro.
No Hi Res lossless audio playback, what a disappointment. Why would I upgrade? Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro Hi Res lossless audio is where it’s at.
They look massive at 2:20 lmao
Hello! Nice review! I was wandering what is the name of your Iphone case? It is pretty nice!
I have the jabra elite 65t, which don’t have anc, but are very good by design for reducing noise. I have a sound sensitivity to noise, would the AirPods Pro 2 offer better noise reduction/ cancellation than my non anc jabra’s?
My guess is they can handle losses from a hardware standpoint, but they are going to lock it with firmware until they come out with a new set of AirPods Max headphones, so that they can make losses the selling point for those, and then be like "and we are also bringing losses to the AirPods Pro 2 with a firmware update available soon" or something like that.
How would you compare them against B&O Beoplay EX? I love the connection and so on with iPhone. But I did not think the sound quality was so good compare to Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EQ. So recently I struggle if I want Beoplay EX or AirPods Pro 2.
I said I'd never get airpods because I could find several $40-$60 wireless buds that had great noise cancelling and much better audio quality than the airpod pros. The 2nd gen just blow everything I've tried out of the water. They approach the level of decent cans. And I'm stunned by how good the noise cancelling is. Far better than any other buds I've tried. It doesn't make sense just how well these little things cancel out noise.
David, which foam
tip replacements do you recommend?
Jabra 75t still sounds far better and have better voice quality during calls for half the price.
I bought these yesterday. I was very worried that they couldn’t possibly hold up against headphones like the Beats Studio 3, but I was very pleasantly surprised how good they are. I love Spacial Audio. The bass doesn’t come across with some artists as well as they did with the Beats Studio 3, but the majority of my favourite artists sound amazing with these AirPods.
It's Indeed remarkable to hear that the ANC is twice as good as the original, it will be interesting to at how this stacks up against BosevQC2.
It’s 2022 chapters would be great
Good review, thank you🤞🏼
PS: it looks like you aren’t the type of person who takes a metro often 😅
Can can reviews include phone calls and not FaceTime?
Seriously though Apple can make every other product in multiple colors but we can’t even get black AirPods. WTF.
Too similar to the 1st gen which is the point. It's just an upgrade. I will wait for a real new version.
If you struggle with the included tips, try Comply foam tips. For me they’re the difference between usable and unusable.
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I am sure Apple will sell an Apple branded lanyard for $ 50 that will magically save the environment by 2030
Biggest question for me is does it slip away from ears like gen1?!! Had to buy a black 3rd party non-slip tips to hold on 👎👎👎
I have the Sony XM4 Buds which are very comparable but the Pro 2s HAVE THE EDGE… they absolutely sound better. I am VERY impressed with the Airpods Pro 2 sound quality
how do the airpod pro 2 stack agains airpod max?