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Airpods pro or Airpods Gen 3
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They were never going to have both noise cancellation (atleast adequate noise cancellation) whilst not having silicone cups/some way to seal the AirPods. I think they will sell out in the run up to Christmas.
The APP in ear tip design also bothers some of us immensely with hearing our own footsteps as we walk around.
I’m really happy they didn’t force that here
Yeh I would never have bought them if they copied the APP design with the silicone ear cups.
The segmentation of the AirPods makes sense, you can choose between ANC and silicone cups or no ANC and no silicone cups. I'm surprised they didn't take this opportunity to jack the pricing way up, $179 is less than I thought they were going to charge.
I would have made this thread if there wasn’t one as Amazon have the Pros for only £20 more than the Gen 3 AirPods, so it seems like a no brainier, but wanted some input too. As for those with comfort issues with the Pros, have you not tried different third party tips, like foam ones?
They will probably push the price up again when they start selling the MagSafe version of the Pro
True, but of all the features, MagSafe is the least interesting to me.
How are the Gen1/2 Airpods with working out? Fall out of the ears often? I have an old pair of in-ear Bragi's I got off kickstarter that are in-ear with ANC but they do get uncomfortable. Debating going with the APP or Gen3 but worried Gen3's will fall out of my ears when exercising.
Battery life is better on Gen 3 which is another consideration. See here to compare:
AirPods - Compare Models
Compare features for AirPods Pro (2nd generation), AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods (2nd generation), and AirPods Max.
www.apple.com
Actually I think the silent hit here will be the Gen2 at a super low 129…..that’s 70 less than 2 days ago.
So I also ordered the Airpods 3rd gen. Does anyone know if the Airpods Pro have the same call quality as the 3rd gen? Since Apple said that the new Airpods have improved facetime audio calls.
Yes, better sound quality for music- particularly bass- because you have a tight seal with the pros. You also have noise cancelling, which gives you a wider signal to noise rating. You don't have to turn the volume up as high to hear everything. For everyday bumming around the regular AirPods are fine. For more serious listening on the go, the Pros are better. For really serious listening at home the Pro Maxes are great.
Perhaps but I feel like the market has become saturated with AirPods. Virtually every iPhone user I know has them.
No, I want the added sound quality that comes from the tight seal. I listen primarily to music while sitting. I don't use them for phone calls or running.
Not sure you can say they are not as good sound quality then
Better seal = fuller bass and more up front presentation, noise cancellation = better signal to noise ratio. That means better sound quality. You don’t have to have them to know that. Apple has an ascending order of sound quality in the models- good, better, best.
Not all opinions are created equal. Some are based on an understanding of how sound reproduction works and some are based on self validation.