AirPods Pro vs Sony WF-1000XM3 vs Powerbeats Pro vs Sennheiser Momentum vs AirPods Review!

What's wrong with everyone? Brian Sonic here and yes, you're here for the Air Pods Pro

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, but I can't just

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the Air Pods Pro here alone and then pretend that nothing else exists outside of them. There is so much competition here. and innovation in this space and it's also really exciting, so I'm also going to look at how these Air Pods Pro compare to all the other wireless earbuds at this $250 price point. Now I'm going to compare the Air Pods Pro to the Sony ones. WF 1000 I like to call them the old Air Pods. Well, let's get into the Air Pods Pro and these things are absolutely impressive.

They surprised me from the start with their sound quality, their noise cancellation, their fit and feel, and how lightweight they are and their improved controls. This is really like the next step up from the airport and they should be for that $249 price now. The first thing that caught my attention is that they are much smaller. Check these things out, these stems are shorter than previous Air Pods and are easily the lightest and smallest noise canceling earbuds out there today. You know we have noise. cancel is a first for

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and it's great, the transparency mode is great too but the best feature of these close

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is what they call their force sensor on the stems and it's really a game changer on the airpods pro for Usability is now no longer a right, you have to touch the earbuds which usually pushes them into your ears and then makes the experience just plain uncomfortable when you try to change tracks, pause and play like that's my number one complaint, It's always jarring to listen to.

That's like a big poop hitting right there in your ear, but sometimes the tapping doesn't always register, so you'd have to hit it again. I just hated it now, this force sensor here is an area that clicks down like a button. but you'll never hear Apple call the button, it's in that really perfect position facing up on both stems when you have this in your ear, so you'll use your index finger to press down and you'll feel a click, whether it's a one press quick press or a long press and this has completely changed how I feel about the air pods Pro from a usability point of view, now also in such a small format, this is something that no other wireless earbuds in its class have and I loves.

I'm going to take this over any headphones that make me play them all day and then since you guys are all ears now, did you really think I was going to watch this entire video without dropping one of those here? I didn't, but check it out. The air pods Pro have the h1 chip inside which brings many advantages the Apple ecosystem with its Bluetooth 5.0 connection changes faster between devices there is a 30% latency as lower latency and then the Bluetooth connection is more stable there is also Siri hands free is just another benefit of the h1 chip and then combined with iOS 13.2 it provides another great feature.

I now see incoming messages through the headphones. Now this is not enabled by default, but what you have to do is enable it. in the settings under Siri and search and then go to announce messages, but if it is activated, every time you receive a message successfully, let's say your phone screen is off, you are listening to music or you are exercising, you will hear a ringtone and then it will tell you who is sending you a message and read it out loud. After that, you listen to the message, say reply, send them your response without looking at the screen or lifting a finger.

I mean, you can turn the settings to even send your response without hearing Siri confirm exactly what you said if you trust her that much, but it's like one of those crazy ecosystem features that makes all the difference if you're always on the go and working out with these. and I'm sorry I hate to use the word but it was a game changer for me and honestly I've never been the biggest fan of this whole in-ear design because over time, like my ear canals, they just start to hurt and I know I'm not the only one, it's actually the biggest deciding factor for many people whether the Air Pods Pro are for you or not, now the Air Pods Pro and their rubber tips go into your ear canal. and they instantly give you better sound quality, you know, it's sealed from normal air capsules, they sit on the outside of your ears so they don't go so deep in there that they don't even fit everyone's ears, a lot of people said people.

Oh, they're going to fall out and they just don't seal out outside noise very well compared to these and another part about the Air Pods Pro. This may be nitpicking, but their new wireless charging case right when you open it and you get air. capsules themselves, there's really no room or tolerance to grab it. If you look here you'll see that the edge is right up to the air pod, so there's little room between this hinge and the Pro air pods, it's just right next to it, so it actually makes it harder to get them out with a quick grab because you just don't have as much room to throw them around, even the way they're placed here, it's a little bit trickier if you compare it to the original case, that case had extra space around it where you could actually reach all the way to the top , they were much easier to grip and I know it's not a big deal but it's worth mentioning because I wasn't sure if my motor skills were getting worse but it's actually the design of a new case that got worse and again it's finicky but It's worth mentioning that you're also done with all this time listening to me gush. these things because they are actually so good that they absolutely surprised me, but it brings me to the most important question about the Air Pods Pro: are they worth $249?

For me, you know, I'll never tell you how to spend your money. ecosystem, it always matters, but now this is the time where I bring all these other players into space to see how they match up, we're not going to play around here and along with these Air Products professionals, I'm bringing the big guns, right ? We have the Sony WF 1000 generation. Alright, now we'll take a look at some of its features and then delve into its audio quality. We've got noise cancellation, fit and feel, so prepare to dive into this with me, so let's take a look at this, obviously.

Right at the gates, active noise cancellation only for the Air Pods Pro, Sony and Sennheiser, you have the kind of transparency of the ambient sound mode that is also only with the Air Pods Pro, Sony and Sennheiser, the rubber tips of different sizes, this is important because it really gives you that custom feel that you have for your Pro pods, the They really seal. eliminates a lot of that sound and then another big part of this, if you're an ecosystem person, the right h1 chip makes pairing easier with lower latency, all those benefits, Siri hands-free and then those new ecosystem groups in the where the ship h1 is located. the air pods Pro, the

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Pro and the air pods, because their parent companies, Apple, if you look at the prices here, they are all relatively the same, we have 249 for the air pods Pro, the XM 3 from Sony, they have been available for a short time, $229, the Sennheiser Momentum, you'll actually see them fluctuate between 249 and 299, so that's the highest price of the lot and then the power beats the Pro, they're at 249, we have the airpods, but not me.

I know I don't want to say at a charity $159 for them, but if you look at that type of group, especially during different times of the season, those prices will fluctuate, so that's the picture as far as the main features, let's move on to the sound quality and this is The right sound quality, more complicated, it's very subjective and what I like is different from what you like, but I hope this gives you a better idea of ​​how all of these work headphones and then you can completely disagree with me, because that's what the comments are, for now we'll initially base this on the sound coming from these wireless headphones, kind of like the default ones with their latest firmware before using any type of changes in the equalizer.

No, we're not playing with them yet. Well, you just open them, put them in, this is what you get now. What's surprising is how good the Air Pods Pro are. They are again still one of the best balanced earbuds of the bunch across all different genres of music. Absolutely impressive, especially when you compare them to previous airpods that don't even belong in this class of headphones with their tinny, hollow sound like you wouldn't notice until you put them all together side by side now. the Sennheiser boost easily had the best bass and really the best of the bunch, but it's loud since we're lost and didn't mix even some of the mids, it sounded a little muddy.

Sony's default sound easily brought the most detail specifically in the highs and mids, but its bass wasn't very good, at least on its default settings, the power beats Pro are just as impressive with the second best bass on this Lot, although they do not have noise cancellation, they are still in ears that seal. with a good amount of that sound, they were consistently in second or third place depending on the musical genre. Now they all sound great on their own, but based on these performance ratings and then the overall full sound from the highs, mids, and Loes i. rated the air pods pro as the best sounding overall which again was a surprise to me, we have the

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1000 Sennheiser only got lower ratings than I because even though their bass was easily the best, you really lost a lot of the details that everyone else had, now they even compare themselves to each other playing different genres of music.

You can see here, we all liked pop, hip hop and rock podcasts. those things and the airpods tended to give you the best overall sound when you combine the highs, mids, and lows again. This is based on what I was hearing. You may hear this differently. You might be saying no way, Brian, like I have some. Of these I'm just telling you that when you stack them next to each other you keep turning off and you hear a lot of these subtle things too, let's be real. I took the 2nd generation airpods completely out of this like the old airpods.

I don't even deserve to be in this conversation when it comes to audio quality, but I was informed of the huge improvement Apple has made with the Air Pods Pro, so let's say goodbye to the Air Pad. They sold out twice, but the rest of these headphones are on another level, now you see these results and some of your head shaking right now is saying no, no, but you can almost throw these results out the window because it's a game. totally different if you go into the dedicated apps and then play around with some of these equalizer settings.

Now Sennheiser has an equalizer and Sony does too, but after playing around and listening to different presets specifically for Sony, it was a big change for Sony specifically now. once i boosted some of the bass for

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oh man the WUF 1000x m3 brought the best sound of the bunch with detailed highs and mids but ultimately as this fuller and more powerful bass the sound quality will always be subjective i will say . that from the beginning, but after some adjustments, the XM 3 can be said to be neck and neck with the air pods, if not better in other cases, but guess what most people like you, home consumers, don't They are going to access these applications.

We're not going to change the settings, most people will never have all of this in one place to compare them against each other and most people will end up going with the product that best fits their ecosystem. I'm just doing this for the people I keep hanging around to see up to here like they're my friends, now, next, let's dig a little deeper into the noise cancellation feature and everyone handles this a little differently. I talked about how good the physical controls on the Air Pods Pro will be for playing directly in your ear with the Sony and Sennheiser touch controls, which is only the best for me.

I hate that now the Sony the right side to switch between the noise cancellation and ambient sound function, but the double tap has to be a very specific pace, since you can't do it too fast, you can't do it too slow, and if you miss it, you won't either . request the commandVoice assistant, which is just one touch and you have to try again, gets frustrating and really out of all these headphones, this was the biggest annoyance because it was the least reliable and the least responsive of the whole bunch. I'm telling you, it took me at least 20 tries to figure out the rhythm of this.

Wait, am I doing this wrong? I thought it didn't work. I tap twice and finally got the double tap. I heard the beep. You still constantly mess it up even after you think you've mastered it and again, it's like playing right in your ear. Another thing is subtle, but it's switching between the modes that these different sounds or chimes have, from noise cancellation to ambient sound. Apple has a similar ringtone 1 Khan has a tone up one has a tone down Sennheiser uses the exact same sound but the Sony XM 3's have a verbal cue that tells you what specific mode you're in, that's easier to follow.

I like it, but yes I had to use the controls. I know it again. I have to use the Air Pods Pro. They have the exact same controls on each side. You don't push them into your ears, you just squeeze them and then you can at least customize whether the long press toggles between noise cancellation or the option is to use Siri prompt, but the number, the other thing I really asked about this is that it doesn't There is volume control on the Air Pods Pro. Well, the Sennheiser Momentum could be like that. What I like most about them is that when you put them in your ears you can hold them, just press and hold on one side, it was volume up for the right side, press and hold on the left side to volume down, like I love it, and if there is One thing I really wish the Air Pods Pro had would be the volume control like this.

Now I think Apple, honestly, should copy this. Change the noise cancellation function. Change that on/off function to work as a double click. and then hold down, since you won't be constantly turning on and off anyway after playing for a few days, the airpods, if they get that, that would just complete the whole control for them, they have this cool thing too. Test your tip fit through the software to ensure you have the correct size of your tips to best seal in sound. Sometimes people have different channel sizes and that makes a difference. Sony has one that actually takes pictures of the actual shape of your ears.

I thought that was strange, I don't know how much that actually helps, but if you're talking about which headphones offered the best noise cancellation of the bunch, it was a close call between Sennheiser and the air pods Pro, but I know I'm not even a fanboy here again, I would give the edge to the air pods for not only blocking out more sound but also providing much clearer ambient sound in their transparency mode. Now, part of getting the best noise cancellation is also making sure you have a good seal with these rubber earbuds, but Sony's noise and ambient sound cancellation feature was clearly the weakest of all.

I tried all the different tips you know the actual earbud is almost like stay on it goes into your ear a little bit but it also rests on the outside it's a bit bulky so that's where they let me down well let's get to the battery life breakdown battery, it's here, which is how many hours you get with just the earbuds, you can see those numbers there and then how much extra juice do you get for each earbud when you bring the case fully charged? Take a look at all these cases. You got their size comparison.

The Power Beats case is big, it's like a hockey puck, so the knees are actually quite big, but if you look at it, I mean it's the most luxurious of the bunch, it has a nice metallic finish. I think it's pretty clean, but also when you look at battery life, it deteriorates over time, so it's no surprise what stands out. here in the numbers is that the Sennheiser Momentum have a fairly weak total battery life, around 17 hours in total, if the case is included compared to the rest of the package which reaches between 24 and 30 hours and finally let's talk about comfort if I am going to wear them for more than an hour.

Comfort is absolutely important and guess who was the winner in my opinion? Surprise yourself here, the air pods again, like these guys really surprised me. This might be specific to me, but look when you put them on. These are really lightweight, low profile Sennheisers that I put in my ears and I actually liked a time test and they only lasted about 20 minutes until they started to feel really uncomfortable where your ear canals just hurt wearing them, I think part of it It's the way they're built now, the weight is on the outside so it puts a lot more stress on them, so the knees were a little more comfortable, but it didn't really bother my ears until about 25 minutes in. .

Again, the body of them feels like they are far away from your ears, they tend to wobble a lot when you touch them and stress you out more, but the Air Pods Pro I didn't even get past two hours easily, I didn't feel them. like they are making my ear canal hurt, which is weird a lot of times, all of these make my ear canal hurt, they were easily the most comfortable of this group and now they are the most low key lives. I really hoped they would too. be that good, but if you look at the different ways I reviewed all of these headphones, I could safely say that if you want the best overall combination of sound quality, active noise canceling comfort, and battery life, then you should throw e even throw. ecosystem benefits to please, you have to say that the Apple earpods Pro and their entire package, all these things that I talked about, are my pick for the best wireless noise canceling headphones and even now I'm going to take this one step further there. let's talk about the air pods pro, they're $249 and I'm someone who takes long trips and travels a lot so comfort and noise cancellation has always been a priority for me, well noise canceling headphones and earbuds supraaural.

They are completely different form factors and if you want the best noise cancellation for long periods of time and you want your ear canal to be completely clear because I have to look at a pair of over-the-ear noise canceling headphones, they are in a class. own when it comes to this true noise cancellation, now your money would be well spent on the three Sony WH 1000 super light and comfortable, both are around $299 right now. Bose has their new 700, those are $400, but I'd give you a price cut: you're going to find some of the best ones priced at $300. period and that extra $50 will make a big difference now we also know that Apple can bring its own headphones with noise cancellation in the future but they have an absolute winner with the air pods Pro as they surprised me. all levels, the total package and are my top pick for the best wireless noise canceling headphones you can buy today