Adam Kos When Apple introduced AirPods Pro 3, I was hesitant to upgrade. With AirPods 4 I was actually very happy with ANC and had few reservations about it. But then the opportunity arose and AirPods Pro 3 have remained in my ear forever since then. They are the best TWS headphones Appand most importantly: I didn't expect them to fit me.
When wireless headphones first came onto the market, I was one of the first to own them. But that was back when Sony Ericsson was still making its Walkman phones. It was even before the first iPhonem, because Bluetooth headphones already remember something. But back then, such headphones were not called TWS, i.e. completely wireless, because both were connected to each other by a cable and somewhere on it there was also a receiver with controls.
MiniMinor changes in appearance, maximum changes in comfort
The receiver contained all the advanced technology, so the earpiece was actually very small and comfortable. I thought that earplugs would be the only way to go for my use. But when Apple introduced AirPods Pro, the body of the headphones naturally grew and I had a problem – they didn't stay on, even though I tried all the attachments. It was a clear disappointment, although not considering the quality of the performance and the features.
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I could use them for listening, although I had to adjust them in my ear very often. They were not for phone calls at all. As soon as my jaw started moving, and with it my ears, the headphones would fall out. I actually had the same problem with AirPods 3, up to AirPods 4 with ANC were such that I could use them without any restriction. The body redesign helped, although I still had to adjust them more often than I would have liked, it was now manageable and I was actually happy with it.
Od AirPods Pro 3 I didn't have high expectations. I didn't expect to use the extra tip in the package (XS), nor did I expect miracles from the slight body modification. The bigger surprise was when I put them in my ear for the first time. That was with the M size tips, and lo and behold, they were very comfortable. I don't mind walking, short phone calls, even chewing gum. Honestly, I didn't expect to ever experience that.
But it's been more than a month since I've been actively using them and there has been a slight change. I swapped the M size tips for S size ones. When I was intensively testing how they fit, they fell out during a very spontaneous 45-minute call without touching the earpiece. Now they hold like nails, even when I talk for an hour. What's also important is that my ears don't hurt from wearing headphones. I couldn't avoid this even with AirPods 4. It's not like I wear them all day, my maximum usage is about two hours, but in my case it's still a significant improvement in the comfort and usability of the headphones themselves.
Of course, the better fit in the ear is not only due to a slight redesign of the shape (to which Apple came after more than 100,000 hours of user research), but also the fact that the tips are now a combination of foam and silicone. The foam is inside, the silicone is on top. The former better copies the shape of the ear canal, the latter has an effect on the longer life of the tip.
Audio features
Of course, the new attachments also have an impact on the quality of the ANC. With AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation is quite easy to compare. They are at the level of the first generation AirPods Pro, but here we are up to four times the efficiency. As a result, this means that with ANC you can hear nothing at all. Whether it's the noise of the vehicles or the chatter of passengers - logically, the listening volume also matters a lot. During an hour-long train ride, when you need to concentrate on some work, it is invaluable not to know what your fellow passengers are talking about around you. Of course, this is constant noise, which is filtered better than some impact noise. In addition, the higher efficiency of ANC protects your hearing by not having to have such a high volume.
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The opposite of ANC is the throughput mode. I don't use it when listening to music because I don't really have a reason to, but I need it when making phone calls so I can hear what I'm saying and not sound like I'm talking to someone with a blocked ear. However, I find the sound to be slightly muffled here. This is probably due to the new ear tips that seal the ear better, but I simply feel like I'm speaking unnecessarily louder to hear myself, not so that the other party can hear me ideally. But this could just be my subjective feeling.
What I can't really judge is the sound quality. I'm not an audiophile and I don't need anything like lossless sound quality. This is not only due to my musical "deafness", but also the fact that I suffer from tinnitus, a constant whistling sound in my ears that distorts everything I hear. I don't listen to soft ballads, but rather energetic, danceable music. AirPods Pro 3, however, tries to sound more balanced and the way the artist intended his music to sound. And that's probably a good thing, right? The bass is still strong enough, don't worry. Of course, there's surround sound, head tracking and conversation detection, microphones suitable for audio recordings (e.g. podcasts), etc.
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Health function
AirPods Pro 3st generation They bring a major innovation in the form of continuous heart rate measurement, which takes place automatically when you wear the headphones – regardless of whether you are listening to music, watching videos or just wearing the headphones (you can enable or disable the function in Settings when connecting the headphones to a paired device). iPhonem). The measured values are displayed in the Health applications, in the case of activities in the Fitness application, and it is not possible to measure the heart rate manually at a specific moment.
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When you have Apple Watch, they can move during sports, especially when running, if they are not tightened properly. In such a case, i.e. when the algorithms assess that the measurement from the headphones is of better quality at a given moment, the heart rate is taken from the headphones. Of course, you can use the measurement differently if you are not using a smartwatch.
There is no hearing protection, such as attenuation of loud sounds, there is a hearing test known from the previous generation of headphones, personal volume settings, adaptive sound, head gestures, but also pausing playback when you fall asleep.
The evolution you want
Apple states that the headphones last up to 8 hours on a single charge with active noise cancellation, or 7,5 hours with head position detection and surround sound, 6,5 hours with heart rate monitoring. And no, it's really not in my power to test it all at once. I will Applu simply believe. I can't say a single bad word about the endurance when I use the headphones. But it should be taken into account that, as already mentioned, I use the headphones for a maximum of two hours at a time, and then they go into the charging case. This gives them up to 24 hours of listening time with active noise cancellation turned on. No, I really don't need more, especially when the headphones are charged for an hour of listening time in 5 minutes in the charging case.
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The touch control of the headphones is the same as the previous generation, where there Apple didn't try to invent anything else and that's good. But the resistance to dust and water has improved, which is now IP57 and not IP54, as in the previous generation, and AirPods 4 V MagSafe the charging case is then ultrabroadband chip Apple second generation, which should help with better localization if you misplace it and don't know where. However, Bluetooth still remains version 5.3.
AirPods Pro 3st generation They don't come with an endless list of upgrades, but they still represent a significant step forward in the evolution of the company's wireless headphones. I believe you'll appreciate the new ergonomic shape, you'll surely love the more effective ANC, and you might also like the heart rate sensor that extends the use of the headphones to the area of health and fitness, which is an innovation that no other major manufacturer offers yet.
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Overall, you can AirPods Pro 3 recommend to everyone who is looking for top-notch headphones. For those who have previous generations AirPods Pro even to those who have previous generations AirPodsAdvantages over AirPods 4 are simply there, however, if you don't upgrade to the new version in their case, you don't have to regret it at all, AirPods 4 are still of sufficient quality. Simply put, here for the price of 6,490 Kč you get a device that surpasses its predecessors in many ways and confirms that Apple he still manages to innovate even in the segment he essentially founded and where he has dominated for just as long.
