Not sure how the public has received them, but I cannot stand to wear the non-pro airpods for more than maybe 40 minutes. They used to give plastic earbuds away with the purchase of a device! I get it, bluetooth vs wired, extra features... but they are super uncomfortable to wear IMO.

The Pros, completely different story. Maybe a bit pricey but the ecosystem, battery life, comfort, ANC, all of that is great. The difference that little rubber piece makes is wild.

Side note - the "directional" audio (Sounds as if it's originating from your device rather than standard L/R audio), not sure if this is still a thing, but it was super weird the first time I tried it. I literally had to check that I was actually using the earbuds a few times, and refused to use it after. Maybe it was TOO good, super cool tech though.

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iknowstuff 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Different strokes.

I'm the opposite, the rubber ones are annoying and give me headaches. Love the open ear feel.

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thefz 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I cannot stand to wear the non-pro airpods

> The Pros, completely different story

You think this is accidental?

	▲	syncsynchalt 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They're just covering two ends of the market. I can't stand wearing Pros myself, I can feel the sweat building up in any isolating earbud, and it makes me feel itchy. Would hate for the non-isolating product to disappear.