People say the noise cancellation of Pro is very bad, is that true?

[babyexercise]

A lot of people in my local tech forum said:

1. Talk with Pro cancellation would have the street noise louder than the person voice, the other side cannot hear what is talking at all

2. Even just listen to music, the cancellation quality is like a $20 earbuds quality

Is these true?

 

[estabya]

This has not been my experience with the AirPods Pro.

I would say the noise cancelling is comparable to, though not quite as good as, the recently top-of-the-line Sony WH-1000XM2 I have. It doesn't block out the low frequencies like plane engines as well, but general noise like street noise and conversations of others is blocked very well in my opinion.

I use them to talk on the phone several times a week, often while walking with the dog or to the train stop, or doing things around the house. If I have received any complaints about the sound quality from the people on the other end they've been few and far between enough that I don't remember.

 

[gigatoaster]

I agree, the noise cancelling is not great. I can still hear cars coming loudly and people talking in the streets. But I use the sound volume at 35 or 40%.

What really made the difference though is one of the first firmware. Maybe it was just a placebo effect but I swear the ANC was better before.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Noise canceling is as good as my old over ear Bose OC-25's. More than adequate for what I expect from in-ear pods.. By the way, if this thread goes absolutely nowhere like your thread about not being able to sign into iCloud I suggest you stop listening to random people on "your local tech forum" for advice or opinions..

 

[Quu]

I thought the noise cancelling in my Airpods Pro were quite good until I heard some over the ear noise cancelling headphones. I think this is mainly due to how much sound you can block with an in-ear bud though. I saw comparisons with other buds from reviewers who all say the Airpods Pro are still leading or equal to the competition in this regard.

The Airpods Max noise cancelling is incredibly strong by comparison but again they are over the ear and block more sound to begin with.

 

[babyexercise]

Noise canceling is as good as my old over ear Bose OC-25's. More than adequate for what I expect from in-ear pods.. By the way, if this thread goes absolutely nowhere like your thread about not being able to sign into iCloud I suggest you stop listening to random people on "your local tech forum" for advice or opinions..

Well Apple fixes it, I guess Apple comes to here to see what to fix.