APPLE'S new AirPods Pro (second-generation) or AirPods Pro 2 hit the stores on Sept. 23, 2022. I dropped by the Apple Marina Bay Sands in Singapore to purchase for my husband since he loves listening to Audible, an audiobook service from Amazon. He changed his mind and preferred my budget-friendly Jabra Elite 3. After testing the AirPods Pro 2 for a few days now, I'm never going back to my non-Apple earbuds. If you are already in the Apple ecosystem and love listening to music for workouts or podcasts, the Pro 2 is worth buying. I love these four features: active noise cancellation (ANC), adaptive transparency, personalized spatial sound, and seamless integration with my Apple ecosystem.
Since I have never owned AirPods before, I could not compare if the ANC of the Pro 2 is two times better. The ANC is very impressive, drowning out sounds from the real world like the busy traffic sounds across my daughter's apartment.
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