Running with AirPods 4 vs 2

[mk313]

I've used my AirPods (v 1 & 2) for years now for running & really like them because they don't obstruct your hearing as they don't close off your ear canals. I just bought a pair of the 4's at the Prime days sale & my first thought is 'wow, these really block a lot more background noise than the 2's do'.

Has anyone here used both for running & found the 4's to not be that bad in real life. I'm thinking of ending these back.

 

[mk313]

FWIW, it turns out the AirPods 4 had ANC activated automatically and that was causing the noise to be muted. Once I figured that out & turned it off, the 4's seem pretty close to how the 2's sound.