THE WINNER
APPLE AIRPODS PRO
Balanced audio, effective noise cancelling, easy– to–use, and an unparalleled transparency mode
OVERALL,
THE AIRPODS Pro are hard to beat. Though they’re not quite the best–sounding here — that accolade goes to the Technics EAH-AZ70W — they have a very likeable, balanced sound that works well with pretty much anything you listen to, and they work well in movies too. The AirPods Pro don’t just do good sound, they also check a lot of other boxes. The noise cancelling is first rate and the Transparency mode — which effectively turns the headphones into hearing aids — is mindblowing (or earblowing).