They sound like shit, the noise cancellation is disturbing (the other modes are also unsettling), and the left one hurts my ear hole after only a few minutes. I already printed the return label. This is the first time I have ever returned an Apple product.


Compared to previous AirPods? Or first time to use them? Just curious.
First time with AirPods. I was using Beats Fit Pros from the end of 2022, but I lost the charging case, and never liked them anyway, so that was my excuse to ‘upgrade’. Womp womp. I want the Sony WH1000XM6, but they are almost twice the price.
Protip if you are in the US - all the major manufacturers have 50% off on Black Friday if you buy on THEIR site. Jabra, Sennheiser, Logitech and others do it, Apple’s like the only one that doesn’t. You might catch the Sony on sale.
Try the WH-XB910N.