AirPods Pro 3 mit MagSafe Ladecase

Caught these on sale. Score for me! I love that these are wireless. I also love that they translate although I have not yet tried this feature yet. The battery lasts for days. I love that these fit right into my pocket, although I am searching for a functional carrying case. Easy touch or slide to pause and work the volume so this functions well. Easily portable. They are noise cancelling which I love! The cool thing is when you move your head, the sound stays in-front of you, if that makes sense. The only complaint that I do have is that due to my ear holes being so small, when I wear these for long periods of time, my ears start to hurt no matter the size of the soft pods.

I am an ear bud junky and have been on a quest for the perfect set for a long time. I have owned and own a lot of the big names from Apple, B&0, B&W, Sony, Bose, Klipsch, Devialet, Technics, many off brands, and more. I use both iOS and Android devices and dont have a particular favorite so I can speak to how ear buds interact with both. This is an interesting update. I almost passed on it and I probably should have as my AirPod Pro 2s are just fine. However, they dont fit me perfectly and there has been a lot made of the new fit these have. My oldest son will be getting the 2s. These look and feel a lot like the 2s. The physical design is nearly identical. However, the upgrades, while subtle, are mostly notable. I will break these down below and try to help those that are deciding on whether the upgrade is worth your money. Sound: Those that have read any of my other reviews on buds, know I always start with sound. It is the primary function of an ear bud. Apple has a new retuned driver here and it is a good one. The sound is natural and has good definition. You will feel the bass and highs are crispy. It is hard to define how much better these are from the 2s but they seem louder and have more clarity. A lot of this probably has to do with the new seal these give you in your ears as well (more on that later) but these are well tuned and are noticeably improved. This was an area that needed to improve as most other high end buds were better. Sony, Technics, and Bose were all better sounding at similar prices. Some of them offer higher end codecs for more lossless streams which Apple appears to still be avoiding. I still think there are better sounding buds out there but Apple has closed the gap in meaningful ways. Well done. Calls: This is a space that Apple has always dominated and still does. Calls are crisp and loud. These also do a great job of isolating your voice and washing out other noises around you so you can be heard even in noisy environments. It just is so good. Every manufacturer should be benchmarking Apple with call tech. Active Noise Cancellation (ANC): This is an area that Apple has always done well with but Bose and Sony both did better. I think they caught up to Sony but the latest Bose Ultra 2s are still better. That said, Apple deserves a lot of credit. In spite of using the same chip set as last year, between the retooled fit of these, a new mic set, and some software upgrades, they were able to significantly improve ANC here.