The Future of Wireless Audio? | AirPods Pro 2 USB-C Review
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
- Nobody is talking about the most interesting new AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C feature. It isn’t the the USB-C port, it’s a new wireless audio capability that hints at the future of wireless audio.
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Ron Huang, Apple VP of Sensing and Connectivity, explained on the Brian Tong podcast that the USB-C AirPods Pro have an upgraded chip with 5 GHz connectivity, whereas the Lightning ones only have a 2.4 GHz chip. This reduces latency and provides for lossless audio with the Vision Pro. They do have a better chip.
To be more precise they have the same exact H2 chip as the Lightning ones but the wireless antennas/cells embedded in the buds supports 5Ghz, at this frequency range, it’s not Bluetooth anymore but another wireless audio protocol they don’t talked about yet as mentioned in the podcast :)
Lightning APP2 are approved for 5ghz band, per fcc. REALLY want to know what components changed. Agree with author, this is a BIG deal for audio.
It only uses 5Ghz on Vision Pro.
I have the lightning ones and to anyone reading this.. they sound so amazing that like six months later I still am always impressed. The sound is so natural everything sounds like it’s in front of you live. And they are so comfortable I forget they are in. They are very worth $200 still. Type c is cool but the chip upgrade does sound nice for future proofing.
Anyways, AirPods Pro 2 have been the Best Buy in awhile. I still use my Bose Quiet Comfort 35ii all the time but use the AirPods more.
One complaint, the case drain is so bad you are basically forced to charge once a day.. I don’t mind charging cause I just set it on a Qi thing. What I mind is having the sealed in battery discharge fully and recharge full everyday can’t be great. I’m hoping to get three-four solid years out of them before they become landfill. If apple offers a way to recycled by then I’ll definitely go that route.
@@ErrcycoI don’t experience case drain… if still applecare I’d get them swapped out
I recently moved from the Beats Fit Pro to Airpods Pro 2 USB-C and I'm really impressed. I was a bit concerned about how these would fit, but they're really secure and the sound quality is excellent. Noise cancelling is very good too, definitely a step up compared to the Beats. They're also not fatiguing to listen to or uncomfortable over longer durations.
I agree I came from the AirPod original 2nd gen and everyone about the new AirPods are amazing they fit amazingly sound wonderful best switch ever
I just bought mine can’t wait to try them on, I used to have the older AirPod pros and didn’t like how they wouldn’t stay put so I bought the beats fit pro. But I’ve ran those to the ground and needed to upgrade. Hope I made the right decision into buying these again. Mostly got them for the find my capabilities.
I still think beats fit pro has a little bit more bass tho but these are good as well
@@michaelmyersplays4992now that I have my AirPods Pro I can confirm that the beats have more bass
Great to hear there is a difference between the original and the Pro2 Airpods.
In depth review. Good job. Keep it up 🎉
Thanks for answering what i thinking about version&firmware in lightning port🙌
I love my new AirPods Pro after the original ones they sound so good and the new software features are really cool I can’t wait to see what Apple will do with them in the future
Would it not still be 16bit audio and then using the remaining 4bit for the virtual surround application and communication between the AirPods and the source vision device?
I can watch Digital Trends all day. Love the tech talk.
Yes, me too 😂
I have an iPhone 14 ProMax and 2nd gen AirPods Pro with all of the updates. I have noticed that it seems to lower the volume well when I’m talking to a coworker but guess I haven’t had a conversation yet that allows the music to creep back in if I don’t talk for a bit while listening to someone. I can also say that when there is a loud noise, like urinal flashing and paper towel dispenser, the music volume will increase to overcome the background noise. I wasn’t aware of these updated features at first and it freaked me out 😂 but after a few days I have come to appreciate them.
@DigitalTrends Does the conversation awareness simply kick-in when you are just singing along or jamming to a song? Or can it differentiate that?
8:39 I have the same issue with the speak-to-chat function on the WH-1000XM5. If I'm listening to the other person for more than a few seconds, the music kicks back in. So, feature stays off and I'll remove the cans. Seems like the politer thing to do anyway.
I have they Galaxy buds pro 2 and the do all of these flawlessly, have you reviewed?
I had to turn off conversation awareness because it kept lowering when I was singing to a song
Samee😂
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Could you make a video about lossless audio over AirPlay 2. The internet seems torn over whether or not lossless is really being played
Great content!
Nice review , over all good video, I really liked the ANC capabilities of AirPod pro 2
I have both airpod pro 2 usb c and samsung pro 2's and samsung just upgraded to allow the new auracast functionality is the only one right now at least at the end of September. They also have lossless wireless. My guess is they will be adding auracast or their own version of it
*Can we also get a list of AptX lossless earbuds/headphones?*
I mean I guess it makes sense that it would only start with Vision Pro because it will always be close enough to do high end audio. Whereas with the iPhone, there’s much greater potential that they could get far away from their source.
Great video. I would add that spatial audio is the game changer for me, and that alone is a reason to buy them. For me personally, using spatialize stereo mode was a breakthrough, simply because I realized I don’t like hearing music coming from inside my head, and explains why I have always preferred speakers. This means I now almost always listen to music on my AirPods Pro 2, because combined with the personalization, the EQ is also better, and I get noise cancellation.
It sounds too processed and you can literally hear how it worsens that quality :/
Am I crazy? Do my ears need to be checked? Cause I also have the 2nd gen AP2 (USB-C), and I REALLY don't like spatial audio. I just keep it off at all times. I listen to lossless music (16-24bit only), and I lose A LOT of the dynamics when I turn on spatial audio.
@@doyoulikecrystalgel you aint crazy, dolby atmos tracks get reworked so some instruments volumes changes, thats how i think it works in order to make it sound sourround while in stereo bc sourround is more than 5 speakers. New tracks get made with dolby in mind so they sound better than the normal while old ones are that were made in older software just sound like a whole different song. New ones have more bass and detail obviously while old ones seem rushed and low in volume. Spatial audio as a iphone feat just fills the gaps and makes music sound full-er even in non dolby atmos tracks.
@@MLTAKOS ok thank goodness. I appreciate you explaining. I also recently bought “high end” TWS earbuds for my S23 Ultra, and the app you use with it also has Spatial Audio. Results are the same as my AP2’s - dynamics just get destroyed when it’s on. It almost sounds like I’m listening to music on speakers inside of a tin can, and it doesn’t sound good. Thanks for explaining. I think I’ll just keep all Spatial Audio off lol.
@@doyoulikecrystalgelI like Spatial Audio but he’s right. I’m not sure if it’s time consuming or expensive or both but a lot of Dolby Atmos mixes in music and movies are a joke. So I’m using stereo on the AirPods Pro 2 also. In my home theater I have 5.1.4 set up. Had a Dolby Atmos equipped Onkyo receiver and Atmos ‘what Atmos?’ was nothing but vapor. Upgraded to a Sony receiver and with their spatial audio now I can hear sound in the height channels. Yeah Dolby Atmos mixes need lots of work. Didn’t mean to ramble on. Sorry.
Great review.
Awesome video as always!
Could you do a comparison video of the sound quality of the AirPods pro VS the Sony wh-1000xm5? More specifically....what is the difference in quality of music vs each being played on Spotify vs apple music? Currently on Android using Spotify but going to switch to iPhone soon (that's its own experience)..but wondering for the best audio quality should i upgrade to xm5 (from xm4) or go full Apple ecosystem and get the AirPods pro (with then a switch to Apple Music).
Just my opinion, since you said you’re switching to iPhone and looking for new earbuds, so the best choice is non other than the Airpod pro Gen 2 (Usb-C). The sound quality and the noise cancellation will have to be the Sony. But then, for actual daily usage the Airpod pro will the best choice. Firstly, for iphone user, everything will just works when you pair your airpod. Then call the features such as spatial audio works out of the box without any extra apps. Transparency mode in Airpod pro is the bestttt so far, and once you have it, you will love it. The rest of their features for me, I would sum it up as a product that is well rounded and dial-in just to perfection.
Is it normal to have a white noise sound (kind of like a very faint raining sound) when using Anc and transparency mode?
3:56 but can you charge the lightning AirPods from the usb c AirPods case?
When can we expect Hisense U7K TV review?
Can you charge using lightning to usb-c?
Pretty much nailed it on this video. I do agree with predictions! and the new features are actually surprisingly good, i had that "magic moment" on the train the other day when i realised i could hear the background really softly but realised it wasn't transparency mode and train was way more louder in reality,
If I may ask, is it possible to reverse charge the USB-C Airpods Pro 2 using an iPhone 14 or some earlier versions with the lightning port? (Through a USB-C to lightning cable, of course)
Been searching for an answer on this issue and will definitely help me decide what version to pick up considering in our local area, the prices for the lightning-airpods pros have gone down quite a bit. :)
I don't believe so. The reason why the iPhone 15 lineup can charge devices is because they support USB Power Delivery protocol which enables this sort of reverse charging. Lightning iPhones lack USB PD support.
Great video Caleb. I’m actually curious now when you mentioned the differences in Apple Music to Spotify.
I personally listen to RUclips music which recently I feel like RUclips has received flak for “auto” setting your quality to lower to save themselves bandwidth.
I think it would make for a great video comparing the different providers or maybe on your Q+A video.
Good review and yes I own both AirPods Pro 1st and 2nd generation and the sounds as well as the noise cancellation is better on the 2nd generation, not by much but is better nonetheless and cloth covered cable?, never heard that term before is called braided cable although I guess cloth covered is also accurate.
I am easily entertained by the fact that your watch reads 4:20 during the unboxing. Very nice! Thank you.🚭
Where's the sound quality review part in these headphones? Maybe I missed something...
Exactly!
Beats fit pro. The best
I will bet wireless lossless has a range of max with the H2 chips of like 5 feet and even less through a body. The distance from the vision pro and the ear bud is mere inches so I bet that’s why it’s only on the vision pro.
I was wondering what you were doing after Ozarks
Heard that Bose released THREE new headphones. Can you check on them please Caleb? Thank you.
Do you think these are worth the upgrade from the AirPods 3rd generation
Absolutely love mine. Massive step up for standard AirPods
Also shout out to the person who did the audio editing in this video! It made me feel more immersed whenever the effects happened.
I wish iOS had at least a basic system wide EQ by now. My hearing loss keeps me from discerning anything at 4000hz-8000hz and it sucks having to choose between AirPods or my Bluetooth hearing aids with inferior audio.
I know I'm like one in a mill, but I still rip my fav albums in AIFF and I was wondering if the new Airpods sounded better with that codec
Mir gefallen die neuen sehr gut ❤
In Jan 2024 just picked up AirPods Pro 2 and I’m loving them. My first AirPods and my fourth earbuds. Joining a Jlabs and two other generic brands. Haven’t invested much in earbuds because they all eventually fall out of my ears. Nothing works. So like all of em had to get eartips/wingtips for AirPods. Digging conversation awareness and while I have adaptive noise cancelling on, yeah not aware of its feature yet. Glad I finally got these.
It's USB-C and the IP54 Dust resistance for me.
I work in a wood shop.
ANC needs more adjusting. It doesn't handle air nozzle and saw noises very well.
Anc is mostly for low frequency sound. You'll really want headphones for greater noise reduction
@@joeykeilholz925 I'm looking for a set of over the ear headphones that are compatible with Apple's CODECS and sound processing tech Excluding Beats/Apple brands. Wish me luck! LOL
If it was possible to post pictures here I would post one of THAT door. So many old obsolete usb, proprietary cables and power that I don't even know what they were for
I just got these and pretty excited if they make lossless work wirelessly with everything.
The conversation feature is good but what if you start singing along to the music ? Wont the volume also go down hence being abit annoying? What are your thoughts?
It makes it super annoying
@@osei_michael to be honest I turned my off 😂😂
11:20 might want to specify that you need the 2nd generation of AirPods Pro as I don’t believe these features are available on the 1st gen
Audio on Spotify is generally flat and I have been saying this before Apple introduced lossless audio, and I think it is due to copyright on music software Spotify has created and licensing agreements with artists/ music company for streaming rights.
jai acheter et wow jadore .. mais surtout avec lenvironnement apple ... iphone et Ipad cest un must
You’re just the best Caleb. Thank you for what you do
Spent 2 hours trying to figure out find my, brand new and they don't show up. Only can connect on bt, no pop up screens like before
Why the hell do they still have them stupid stems?
the Conversation Awareness feature is same as the Speak to Chat feature introduced in Sony wf-1000xm4 which has the same annoyance and i turned it off. have similarly turned the conversation awareness off on my airpods pro 2
Sony WF-1000xm4 had superior SNC never mind WF-1000xm5
so does the AirPods pro 2 usbc have a better latency if im using it for music production through my DAW like ableton? im very surprised that nobody talk about it on internet
No unfortunately they still have unacceptable latency when playing a midi controller keyboard. :(
I have one and it’s amazing
Interesting! Excellent review!! It makes me want to get some AirPods, even though I generally don’t like things in my ears. But I am flying today and wish I had them for the trip. Guess I will break out my wired earbuds. I love cloth covered cables too! I am not sure how I feel about the USB-C thing. I currently have the iPhone 13 Pro Max and am not thrilled about having to start all over with chargers when I upgrade. I am proud to say that I no longer have any massive boxes of obsolete cables. I did a massive purging several months ago at my sister’s insistence when she came for a visit several months ago. These various adaptive features sound really good. Since I have no wireless earbuds at all, I would find it helpful to know just a teeny tiny bit about the general audio quality but maybe you covered that elsewhere? I didn’t really understand the whole thing about uncompressed lossless audio and it only working with the Apple Vision Pro headset. So, does it work with these earbuds or do you need the Apple Pro vision headset too? If so, that feature would be useless to me. I totally agree with you and your daughter about Spotify. I subscribed to both Spotify and Apple Music when I recently bought my Marantz Model 40N and fortunately it didn’t take me any time at all to gravitate to Apple and build my library and playlists there, so I don’t really need to do anything but drop Spotify. Best part is I still have four months left to go with my free six month trial of Apple Music!
P.S. I am so glad to see an album back on your shelf, albeit one that is pretty dark and murky in that light. I am not sure if you’re publishing these videos in any kind of linear order so don’t know which was shot first - the QM8 vs the X95L video or this one. Also, glad to see you happier!
the iPhone 15 line up have the H2 chip & they could enable this now but I don’t think they will.
I currently have regular 2nd gen AirPods and I’m excited to make the switch
I do have that bin -- 4 of them.
Well somewhat luckily for me I accidentally ended up loosing my AirPods Prov1 Case and I wasn’t about to pay half the price for a new set on a case so I’m going to upgrade to the Gen 2 USBC case, gives me a good excuse to upgrade since I kinda wanted too anyways 🤘🏻
How good is the mic on the airpods pro 2? Is it good enough to be used for zoom calls without an external mic when you're in a pinch, or am I better off using my old pair of wired buds?
Everyone in my workplace uses airpods pro for Zoom calls and sound is amazing
Love the AirPods Pro! Now Apple give High Resolution for music not just for the Apple Vision but also for Music.
I was thinking of gifting my wife the AirPods Pro 2 for Christmas. And one of my favorite reviewers drops this video. Thank you Caleb for the well crafted informative video. I can watch your channel all day long and not get bored.
Conversation awareness doesn’t work properly on mine. It gets triggered with non vocal sounds. It also gets activated when i try to sing in the tune in spotify or youtube. Haha
My understanding is that Apple said that it uses the 5ghz frequency enabled by the H2 chip inside the AirPods. They take advantage of the closeness of the Airpods to the Vision Pro to use that frequency.
Good job explaining everything. I went ahead and upgraded from my Gen 2 AirPods Pro with lightning simply because the USB-C ones were on sale and I’m cleaning house on lightning devices. Do I notice a difference besides the charger needed? No. Sounds just as good as the previous ones. I do think the USB-C model will gain more functionality over time compared to the lightning Gen 2 but we’ll have to see.
Way to convince yourself 😂
@@dang9668😂
Do you think it’s worth upgrading from AirPods Pro 1st gen?
@@mrbanshee1678 if you can. Yes! I didn’t have the first gen, I have the first second gen, but I couldn’t imagine going to the first. I’m sure their great but pretty spoiled on this anc
@@dang9668you’re broke 😂
I went from a Gen 2 normal airpods, to the Pro2's.. and major difference in quality!!! While listenting to the same music, I can hear new things while it's playing!!
Wdym pro 2 lighting to usb c
Want pro vision…when you get them, please let me know! I can help with real world testing. Thanks, you’re awesome.
Abraidible cables are Awesome..
Great review! Thanks for mentioning a possible Lossless 20. Big deal, indeed. Any hopes for High-Res 24 in the future? Proud of your daughter, too. I hope my daughter will be like yours one day!
How noticeable is the improvement in ANC strength compared to pro 2 lightning.
It’s basically the same just upgraded case
But lossless quality with Apple Music is available to all.. maybe I misunderstood but sounded like you said it wasn’t
2:48 i dont think anyone was arguing that it was stupid. I think most people knew why they were doing it and disliked how greedy it is. Keeping a decade old cable that needed an upgrade a while ago, for the sake of raking in dough is pretty crappy.
Everybody has the same reaction to conversation awareness...The first time you are alone and start singing to your music...it cuts off. And then you turn off conversation awareness and never use it again.
Are air pods 2 worth it?
if you have cats Cloth or braided cables are a plus.
I just bought this today.
Looking forward to using them 🥰
I loved my AirPods Pro but I’ve been wanting to get the second generation Pros 🥰
Thinking of buying it just because I lost my AirPods 2 the first version. Does this new one come with a charger block ? Or would have to buy separately?
@@oswaldolopez2818 AirPods Pro 2 (usb c) comes with a USB C to USB C cable.
I can confirm that conversation awareness works brilliant
My AirPods Pro have been trashed for the last 6 months or so. Mics completely don’t work anymore, and I even have a piece of wire stuck in the case to get one of them to charge. I’ve been waiting to get new ones cuz I know they’ve been working on lossless wireless audio. Finally they have the chip to make it possible. Ordered today. I know it isn’t supported yet outside the goofy headset, and I’ll likely need a new phone with the h2 chip when they decide it’s a good idea (likely with a release of the AirPods Max with an h2 chip I’d imagine to create some of that sweet publicity) but I’ve also been waiting for usb c on iPhone so I’m ready for when it all comes together. The fact that they made it possible is enough for me. Idk why they like to do this software features come a year after release with the AirPods, I guess sales probably that’s what it always is. Guess it’s about the time window for them to be trashed and you need new ones lol. Also got that AppleCare+ as I’m now all too familiar with how disposable these things are now. In a year when that h2 phone drops with the software update I’ll be a happy man listening to lossless audio and finally charging everything with one cord. Who knows, maybe I’m completely wrong, but I really needed new ones anyways and it feels like the dream is near.
the Fresh Pot 🙌
will all these features work jf paired with my galaxy?
I’m still using the OG AirPod pro
I wish Apple should made this in different colors, Like Beats do
Hey guys, currently I am looking forward to upgrading my phone to some of the new 15 models and lately, I have decided to upgrade my earbuds also. Like the phone, I am thinking of purchasing both items from the USA. I am from the EU and there is some myth that Apple products have better quality if they are made for the USA market. I am not sure if this is true or not, but what would you recommend at least for the phone I know that it's much better to order it from an Apple store in the USA, but I am not sure about the Airpods if this will make any difference. The thing is that even in my country, the local tech stores started to sell returned items like brand new, and recently there was a case where a friend of mine bought AirPods 3 and found out that they were fake. Can I consider the better option if I buy the phone and the pods from the USA?
Data transfer speeds aren’t there with lightning so it was a matter of time they moved to usb-c.
I’ve noticed on my AirPods, conversation awareness gets triggered by running water over a sink but that’s pretty much it.
One note on conversation awareness… I play Call of Duty Mobile on my iPad and with this feature enabled, it disables the sound of the game when the person or people I’m talking to are my teammates in the game! Lol anyway, you’ll have to turn this setting off if playing a multiplayer game and talking to teammates. Not sure how they could fix this.
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I think this is a good point, but the advantage of the Vision Pro is that they always know exactly how far away your AirPods will be from the Vision Pro - very, very close. The distance from an iPhone will always be further and sometimes very far. Much easier to guarantee lossless quality over such a short distance.
I just bought my first Apple earphones, the AirPods Pro Gen 2 USB-C. The bass is waaay too much. I much prefer Sony XM4.
3:03 you know me so well, HOW!? how do you know that I have that one small cabinet of cables and power adapters? 😁
One of the downsides of conversation awareness is that if you are exercising and make “exercising noises” like heavy breathing or grunts, moans, whatever you call it, it will activate and turn down your music and enable transparency. I really only use my AirPod Pro when working out so I turned off the feature.
The transparency feature with not having to pause it while talking I was thinking so how does it know that you’ve finished talking.., well interrupting someone sounds like a good idea to keep it at bay lol
Looks in drawer and sees wide pin ipod charging cable from 2008! 😮😅
Nice review, new to the channel and recently picked up the USB-C version. Most everything I have is Apple except a few Bose speakers I use in the camper and in my shop, Apple makes nothing that will compare...yet. I was using the Bose earbuds but really wanted the seamless transition from Apple product to Apple products, especially my 3 Apple TV 4K boxes and my MacBook Pro. When I first got these I was convinced the "stems" didn't work and I could not change modes or activate Siri -- the Bose is truly a tap or a tap and hold. The Apple Pro 2's have a distinct "click" when you squeeze them and I wasn't squeezing hard enough, not wanting to break them. You didn't mention the mode changes or Siri activation, I assume it's because everyone else in the free world but me knew it but maybe there are others out there that didn't know about this feature too. Great video!
Someone should be talking about the failure rate of the USB C connector port which apparently seems to fail regularly.
I was excited to use the conversation awareness feature until I realized I like to sing along with music and the volume kept going down. I hurried up and turn that off 😂
Imagine u end up jay walking with that noise cancelling on and you don’t hear that on coming bus. 😅
I just realize that the AirPods Pro 2 i ordered is usb c omg and I can’t wait to use it
Nice
I have the gen 2 lighting should I swap?
That’s my girl! You are a great father! 😎