I love my Airpods Pro so much, even though I don't have an iPhone. I previously had Bose and Sony noise-canceling over-the-ear headphones, but they were so heavy and uncomfortable to use for any extended amount of time. The ear pads would always get sweaty and gross, and one of the aftermarket replacement pads caused an allergic reaction on my ears (which I never experienced before). I also tried Pixel Buds and a few wired ones. Nothing came close, comfort-wise.
The Airpods Pro sound just as good to me as any of the other ones, and are dramatically more comfortable – I forget they're even there, and wear them for walking, running, cycling, working out, gaming, calls, etc.
They have some spatial features (like faking the position of a sound in space), but I turn all of that off and just use basic noise canceling and it works great.
The one downside is that the mic kinda sucks and picks up all sorts of ambient noise (typing, people walking or chatting nearby, etc.) on a call. I use a separate external mic and sometimes Krisp.ai to help filter out the noise.
I just picked up the first gen AirPods Max on sale (~$469). I didn't think I would appreciate the noise cancelling as much as I do. Really helpful for focusing and tuning out the world around me.
10 years ago, I would have answered: Sennheiser HD 280. They are comfortable, portable, and the thick pads offer semi noise-cancelling capabilities. I loved the fact that they faithfully reproduced the audio spectrum as the artist intended with their music.
Today, I can’t be anywhere without Airpod Pros. They are simply superb. Music sounds incredible on them, without excessive bass tones. Active noise cancelling is excellent. The user interface is sublime and intuitive. I only wish the battery life were a bit longer, but is sufficient for 95% of use cases
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 24.5 ms ] threadThe Airpods Pro sound just as good to me as any of the other ones, and are dramatically more comfortable – I forget they're even there, and wear them for walking, running, cycling, working out, gaming, calls, etc.
They have some spatial features (like faking the position of a sound in space), but I turn all of that off and just use basic noise canceling and it works great.
The one downside is that the mic kinda sucks and picks up all sorts of ambient noise (typing, people walking or chatting nearby, etc.) on a call. I use a separate external mic and sometimes Krisp.ai to help filter out the noise.
Sony WH-1000XM4, very comfortable and great ANC
Today, I can’t be anywhere without Airpod Pros. They are simply superb. Music sounds incredible on them, without excessive bass tones. Active noise cancelling is excellent. The user interface is sublime and intuitive. I only wish the battery life were a bit longer, but is sufficient for 95% of use cases