I don't really know where to put my honest review so I'll put it here.
I got the airpods pro yesterday morning. I currently own the following:
1) Power beats pro
2) Sony WF-1000MX3
3) Sony WH-1000MX3
I have owned the Bose in-ear truly wireless, the Jabra Active blah blah T (i forgot the number) and the original airpods.
Here are my thoughts:
Noise cancelling: Since i have 3 different kinds of noise cancelling and an engineering lab which constantly has tons of fans on. I feel i can give a good idea of the performance. Based on what i have can tell, the different between the in ear Sony WF-1000MX3 and the Airpods Pro is about on PAR. slight (i mean slight differences) but they do about the same performance. the WH-1000XMX3 over the ear headphones are the best but that's because of the size and form factor.
Sound: They didn't blow me away. It was the same airpods to me, people say bass is better and clarity but i don't have a pair of airpods anymore since i have lost them earlier so i felt like when comparing to the Sony in ears i noticed that the bass is more pronounced in the Sonys. but overall, it was a mute point from a sound point of view. if i wanted good sounding headphones, i would buy good sounding headphones and give them the service they truly need and not this gimped up approach. As for as sound goes, i actually prefer the powerbeats pro.
Comfort - the silicon tips for me add a slight uncomfort compared to the original airpods. (I mean slight). that is because i am blessed with the ear shape perfect for the airpods and that meant they can just rest outside my ear. I never noticed they were on my head. but for the Airpod pros, i can kinda feel it. It's certainly alot better than the Jabras, the bose, and the sonys (i have bought and tried them all).
Transparency: This was the best feature and the game changer for me. I have heard ambient sound before on other headphones, but i can notice ambient sound immediately. the sony in-ear does a good job than the over the head sonys but the airpods are WORLDS better. in the Sony's they over amplify the sound so everything is wayyyy too sensitive. When I type, talk, walk, tap...everything. The Apple Airpods got the sound to as natural as possible. I even tried them in a meeting in front of 10 people in a large room and it sound as natural as it gets. I loved it.
Mic quality: I don't want to even mention the sony's - the reason i keep buying new in-ears is because they all suck except for the my airpods (OG). The mics are facing out on the Sony's and it picks up all sounds. the stem design of the airpods is better in my opinion. This is big for me because I'm constantly on the phone and I liked that i had my airpods on me all the time to take a call. This is partially the reason why i bought the power beats, they have a directional mic. That said, so far the mic quality on teh airpods pro has been good, but will save judgment as there is another thread on the audio mic quality.
the Force press - I really like this so much better than the Tap. I like this better than any touch control on any in-ear system. the audio clip is a nice touch to know it worked, the transparency is easy. on the Sony's i keep trying to remember which side is the pause and play and which size is the NC/Ambient controls.
Negative - no volume controls.
Positive - ability to ask siri to turn on and off NC
next test: Trying my airpods pro with my sony over the head ANC to get me super noise cancelling LOL.
Thanks for your time - cheers.
