Samuel Gibbs for The Guardian:
Apple’s true wireless earbuds have gone “pro” and in doing so deliver on the promise of the 2017 originals. The new AirPods Pro are worth the wait…
The AirPods Pro have the same H1 chip as the AirPods 2 and Beats PowerBeats Pro, and as such have similar bullet-proof, lag-free connectivity and the ability to share audio with other H1-supporting devices meaning two people can listen to one iPhone, iPad or Apple TV.
The AirPods Pro are a triumph for Apple. They’re small, comfortable, last long enough for most listening sessions, slot into an unrivalled truly-pocketable case and – finally – offer not only proper noise isolation thanks to silicone tips, but also surprisingly effective active noise cancellation.
They have the same magic that makes the standard AirPods effortless to use, particularly with Apple’s devices. They simply work, even with Android or Windows machines.
MacDailyNews Take: They simply work, even with crap. 🙂
This is a false narrative. I bought and immediately returned a pair of AirPods Pro. In my opinion they are very poor. There is almost NO BASS and generally sound very bad. I don’t understand all these rave reviewers at all. Beware of all the praise.
Mine sound amazing and I am a bass guitarist so bass is what I focus on. So not a false narrative at all, just a difference in perception.
Ditto. I listened to an extended TroyBoi and Diplo medley for hours yesterday in Transparency mode and was surprised then blown away by the sound quality — especially the bass. Very impressive.
If you get a good seal they sound great. If you don’t they are horrible and airy. I’ve been struggling to get a good seal and ended up “hacking” mine by adding foam tips to assist the seal.
They still don’t fit my ears. And I agree. Interestingly, while working on my shiny new MacBook Pro 16, I was struck how much more pleasing the audio was out of the computer’s speakers than the AirProds.
Yeah, if they don’t fit your ears they are borderline useless. This mod helped for me https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/dqpu9z/diymod_i_added_memory_foam_tips_to_my_airpods_pro/
Noise cancelling is simply incredible AirPods Pro!! Almost forgot I was on a plane travelling between Toronto and Vancouver recently.
Carefully avoiding the topic of sound quality….