I've literally never seen any of those problems with Airpods in my meetings, and I'm in meetings A LOT. I can't remember the last time someone joined with audio issues in general!

I personally use a Plantronics DECT headset which is ~12 years old and on its third battery, but otherwise an excellent workhorse. If I couldn't get another one of these headsets, I'd probably move to Airpods.

Please don’t. All of Apple products and especially the AirPods have horrid microphones that cause me physical discomfort to listen to.