Just got a pair of Apple AirPod Pro 2’s for my birthday

I have had several AirPods ones... and now 2 USBC. The new ones sound notably better... more bass than earlier models.  I use them two to five hours a day. I listen while walking the dogs and my daily bike rides as well as yard work. Typically books, the Great Courses, and lectures. Not usually music, but I have occasionally listened to music. AirPods have been my constant companion for many years. 

Through Audible I have listened to a couple hundred books. Anna Kareninna was fantastic... but at long last I finished  War and Peace. It was so worth it! I had  tried to read it so many times and failed within the first few pages... but listening, it is amazing. 

I have listened to hundreds of two hour interviews by Sam Harris on topic of consciousness, freewill, AI, Israeli - Palestine conflict, metaphysics. I can go on and on. 

They can accelerate learning by and order of magnitude. I have a great headphone system and main system for music. 

Also, sometimes I just wear them with the noise cancelling on and no content. Quiets down the world! Highly recommended. 

I think I have three pair. I actually sent one pair through the cloths washer... they survived!

@curiousjim well Apple inasmuch as I don't like their business practices are one of the few conglomerates that actually does research into human hearing, physics of sound, HRTF modeling and psychoacoustic phenomenon.

So no I'm not surprised. The headphones people know about how good the Pro2 is and have for years now.

This review is a great watch - https://youtu.be/9kTOvdo_6RU?feature=shared

@ghdprentice 

so far I’ve used them for over three hours at a time and I have no discomfort.  As far as listening to music, depending on the recording I sometimes have to have the volume up to get the best out of them. I have another pair of LG buds that I’ve been using for years and these new Pro2’s just plain blow them away!

@kofibaffour 

I’m not sure they’ve had many new ideas since Jobs, but they can sure take someone else’s and greatly improved on them.

Oh and I have a model 8 (no phone). It can walk your dog and burp your baby,  but I sure wish the battery would last longer. My wife has a Fitbit that does almost everything the same, but she only charges it a couple times a week.