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I hope these aren’t the replacement for Powerbeats Pro. I absolutely need ear hooks for working out. These look like they would fall right out of my ears.
 
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These type fit better in my ear. Especially for workouts. Air Pods Pro are decent, but I can't wear regular Air Pods at all, so these interest me.
 
LOL! Well, the good thing is my Jabra's are terrific and work perfectly despite being several generations behind the current model. The other thing I love about them is that they can pair with 2 devices at once, so I have them set to my personal and work iPhones. I doubt these new Apple buds will do that.
Jabra makes nice stuff. I bought my wife an over the ear headset for her birthday and she loves it.

My AirPods Pro sync with my iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV. No problems for me with multiple devices.
 
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This is great news. Finally a Beats earbuds that's a worthy contender to the AirPods Pro..

So far, I love Beats headphones (post Apple acquisition) sound signature more than AirPods (any generations).. Also iOS 14.5 just made them better with a surprising Find My support. No more jealous cringe now I can also see my Beats headphones under "My Devices" list.

My prediction is the new earbuds will support ANC/Transparency and Spatial Audio to support the new Apple Music formats. Battery life will take a hit though especially with it being true wireless, in a super tiny enclosures.
 
These look pretty cool!

I wonder if they'll have transparency / noise cancellation, or more regular AirPod feature set?

And I wonder if the pressure valve type of thing is still there, that is one thing nice about Pro and the PowerBeat Pro, you don't get that pressure built up in the ears.
Take this with a grain of salt but the 9to5mac article about these states that they will indeed have ANC.
 
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I complained about the ear hooks on Powerbeats Pro until I got glasses with thinner frames, and now I have no issues. This is still a welcome product. Beats has been producing great-sounding headphones lately.
 
I’m looking forward to the release of these. I’ll watch a couple of reviews before I jump in though.
Price wise, I honestly think that these will cost slightly more than AirPods Pro. They may have newer tech than the pro’s. I love my AirPods Pro, but the design of these beats studio buds is much better.
 
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