Pro (1st Generation)
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Pro 2 fits a lot better - I have both and I stopped using 1st Gen pro.
My pro 1, after 2 years of teams calls and music daily use, had seriously lost much of the battery life (can't stand 2 hours teams call... Not that my brain can do much better but... So far I have to) So I decided to do the upgrade and go for Technics AZ100, sound was disappointing and voice isolation horrible and robotic, People started joking me if I was simulating my voice with a neural model. So I returned and went for pro 2. Sound is not that bad as they say, it's just "different" after some week I can say that it's a more "educated" sound, you need to give some time to your ears to digest it, but in the end I can say that PBP 2 sounds a little better than PBP 1. Sound is richer and more detailed and bass is more gentle and again detailed, especially in vynil ripped music, I can better feel the punchy sounds without all that bass that was pumped out the 1s. If you want more bass you can play with the equalizer and get the same sound of the 1s
I have both the airpods pro 1 and pixel pro buds 1, the airpods are way better at noise cancelling and sound by a lot. The pixel pro buds just work better by easily switching back and forth between your computer and phone to take calls. The airpods don't switch back and forth and they just work better on the apple ecosystem. With that being said, if your house is that loud you will still hear some sound with both, unless you're playing music. I normally play rain sounds to mask the bit of noise that you can still hear. But if you want truly bouse cancelling headphones then go with the air pods max (I know you asked for buds)
Google Pro Buds. I liked the 1 and love the 2.
My left pro 1 fell out of my ear into the sink and died. I got the pro 2 and they're awesome. Definitely fit better than the pro 1. The sound is great as a layman, obviously not as... Uhh awesome as over ear headphones. Still I've been loving the pro 2s
I've tried Google Pixel Buds Pro (1st gen) and now I have Nothing Ear(3). Nothing is way more comfortable, ANC is not that good comparing with Pixel Buds, but comfort, way better.
I have both the A and the first gen Buds Pro. The A I use for exercise and other sweat activities like mowing. They are comfortable and depending on the size of eartip they can do a good job of noise isolation. For everything else I use the Buds Pro. Even for first gen the ANC is really good. And I rarely leave home without them. I will say that I was very intrigued with the new Buds 2 design because of the new wing tip for stability, but with my current ones going strong I'm not in a hurry to upgrade. Having said that I will absolutely be getting the Buds 2 when the time is right.
get pixel buds pro 1st generation (used). i recently got them for 15k and im loving it
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