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Why do the "b"s look like 6's to me? These just aren't worth it to me.
These are great earbuds for the $99 they are often on sale for. They're available in just about any color. They have Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes and they charge via USB-C. I would definitely rank the AirPods Pro above them, but they are better than the Gen 2 AirPods sound-wise, and the Gen 3 AirPods feature-wise.

The only thing I don't like is that they don't have wireless charging.
 
Powerbeats Pro are about to turn 4 years old and are still being sold by Apple. Just update those! And no I don't want the Fit Pro's. I need ear hooks!
Yeah, they are still my go to for running since they stay put, but getting them to charge has become a bigger issue as they've gotten older. Fingers crossed that they will release an update with an H2 chip, ANC, USB-C and an updated case (bonus if it is more compact) with more reliable charging. 🤞
 
But where are second gen Powerbeats Pros?
Yes please- they are the only "buds" that stay in my ear when leaning over to pick something up, let alone running, climbing etc. Sure they are a tad bulky, bigger case, etc., but I'll gladly ditch my AirPod Pros for a new Powerbeats Pro.
 
Or the second gen beats fit pro. lol the fact they upgrade the cheapest, least popular earbuds of the three is wild

Remember Beats Studio Buds released a few short months before Beats Fit Pro’s so it’s proper to update these first.

Like the iMac M1 was released after the M1 MacBook, M1 Pro/Max MBP and before the MBA M2 it should release before the upcoming MBA 15”. People were wining far too soon about an iMac before the Mac Mini M2/M2 Pro was released wrongly since the Mac Mini M1 and the first MBA M1 was the first released Apple Silicon products.

So yeah Beats Studio Buds released before Beats Fit Pro’s 2 is just right. I’d rather the Beats Fit Pro 2’s get the updated hardware that the AirPods Pro 2’s have not the shoddy beats chipset.

I ever understood Apple’s lack of economies of scale with smaller chipsets. I feel they should use the W1/H1 or 2’s chips in all the true wireless headsets and use significant & most wanted features isolated to the higher end models.
 
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