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Apple Announces AirPods Pro 3 With Better Active Noise Cancellation, Heart Rate Monitor, and More
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Always been impressed with the APP. I have the 2 and I'm extremely pleased with the audio quality. ANC performance is very impressive for an in-ear. I have over-ear cans with ANC that are obviously way better, but for the use cases where I don't want to wear them, and opt instead for APP, the ANC is really welcome.
Would I upgrade for "even better" or "x2" ANC? No. Because even though I'm sure it's going to be even more impressive, its still just an in-ear.
Would I upgrade for live translation? You bet. That is a real want.
So let's see how it pans out. If the APP2 can do it as well (same chip after all) then I'll stick with what I have. If not, then I'll upgrade to the APP3.
Anyone care to take a bet which way Apple will work this????
Would I upgrade for "even better" or "x2" ANC? No. Because even though I'm sure it's going to be even more impressive, its still just an in-ear.
Would I upgrade for live translation? You bet. That is a real want.
So let's see how it pans out. If the APP2 can do it as well (same chip after all) then I'll stick with what I have. If not, then I'll upgrade to the APP3.
Anyone care to take a bet which way Apple will work this????
Oh nice. I doubt I would ever use it. However, I like to think I’m getting closer to the universal translator from Star Trek.
The web site says it comes with an H2 chip. It also lists Live Translation as being available for the AirPods Pro 2 as mohitster pointed out:
AirPods Pro 3 - Compare Models
Compare features for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, and AirPods Max.
www.apple.com
I currently have an AirPods Pro 2. Very torn about ordering the 3. What do you guys think for AirPods Pro 2 owners, particularly with the rumors of an AirPods Pro 4 a year from now? That seems pretty unlikely to me, but it would hardly be the first time I've been surprised.
The web site says it comes with an H2 chip. It also lists Live Translation as being available for the AirPods Pro 2 as mohitster pointed out:
AirPods Pro 3 - Compare Models
Compare features for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, and AirPods Max.www.apple.com
I currently have an AirPods Pro 2. Very torn about ordering the 3. What do you guys think for AirPods Pro 2 owners, particularly with the rumors of an AirPods Pro 4 a year from now? That seems pretty unlikely to me, but it wouldn't be the first time I've been surprised.
Keep using your APP2 and buy some foam tips.
Instant ANC upgrade.
Airpod product cycles are long ... get APP3 when you actually need to replace your APP2
Bowers & Wilkins Px8. I've compared them to most of the other high end units at my local and very helpful HiFi shop. To my ears, the overall sound quality is unmatched by any of the other big names: Sony, Apple, Bose, Sennheiser, B&O. I'd say Bose might edge them on ANC, but it's marginal and the number of times I'm in a noise environment where I'd notice that difference are minimal, compared to noticing the better audio all the time. Also, when the Px8 are plugged in to charge they enumerate as an audio device over USB, meaning you can then listen to much higher bandwidth audio streams than you would be able to over BLE, albeit at the expense of being plugged in.
Oh FFS Apple 🤦♂️
I was hoping for an XL tip as well. Tim Cook doesn’t want my money so he won’t get it. My B&W Pi8 with AZLA tips shall soldier on.
I’d say wait until your air pods pro 2 die or get lost (but I hope they don’t). Your APP2 haven’t magically got worse just because APP3 have been announced.The web site says it comes with an H2 chip. It also lists Live Translation as being available for the AirPods Pro 2 as mohitster pointed out:
AirPods Pro 3 - Compare Models
Compare features for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, and AirPods Max.www.apple.com
I currently have an AirPods Pro 2. Very torn about ordering the 3. What do you guys think for AirPods Pro 2 owners, particularly with the rumors of an AirPods Pro 4 a year from now? That seems pretty unlikely to me, but it would hardly be the first time I've been surprised.
If you want to treat yourself, and you have the extra money to do so, why not? But you’ve no need to unless your current AirPods are dying.
The only way that APP3 will vanish from the market is when APP4 cones out, and that’ll be years.
They’ll be no shortage of APP3, they’re not going anywhere, so there’s no hurry.
I will get the APP3 as a Christmas present from my wife, but part of the deal is that she gets my AP4 with ANC ( she doesn’t like silicone or foam tips).
Came back here to see if anyone was talking about this. I would think so? 57 means they can be in water up to 1m for 30 minutes. That's what the 7 means. But will it sound any good? They have openings for air so that the drivers can operate properly. IDK how that works, but I know the speakers on my iPhone and Apple Watch don't sound great after a dunk until they've dried out. For me, after I work out at the gym I sometimes like to hit the hot tub, so while I won't be sticking my head under, it's nice to know that if someone makes a big splash or they somehow fall out (less likely now with the new tips and angled design) they'll be fine. Wouldn't have worn them in before, so this is nice that I can listen to a podcast or something while I recover.
Chances are very good. Most everyone has a cell phone and earbuds of some sort, so adoption iPhone and AirPods is very high. Smartwatch use is nowhere near.
Indeed. I'm truly struggling to justify upgrading from my APP1s even.
A good catch and really not acceptable.
This isn't some annual release product and they shouldn't be saying anything about APP1 in a comparsion at this point in time.
That's meant to deceive.
Very disappointing.
They compared to both, 2x compared to AirPods Pro 2 and 4x compared to AirPods Pro. What’s wrong with that?
They also compare them to the AirPods Pro 2 - "Up to 2X more Active Noise Cancellation than AirPods Pro 2"
I'm still using the Pro 1, so I will probably bite on this upgrade. ANC in the 1 is far from perfect, but also far better than none, so 4X or anything close to it sounds amazing. Battery life and ear fit were probably my 2 other biggest complaints (neither stopped me from using the hell out of them) and they improved those as well. Plus USB-C on the charging case so I can finally ditch all the Lightning cables. Win, win, win, win.
the price apple sells them at is a price increase. $169 is what we're used to lol
Ha, good point. That's my last lightning port! I just use a puck these days though.
Do not be fooled everyone. They downgraded the APP2 over time with background forced firmware upgrades. The "new" ANC on these APP3 is the standard release ANC initially introduced during the release of the APP2. The APP3 only performs a tad better due to the new earplugs, which basically could be done with APP2 using after market brands.
My cousin works in the engineering team at Apple.
My cousin works in the engineering team at Apple.