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Finally, I waited for the release of Airpods pro2. It has been 1,043 days since the Airpods pro generation. I remember sitting in the car on the night of September 8, looking at the time on my phone, and starting the grab on time at 8 pm, and I also got the headphones as soon as possible and started the evaluation.
In fact, everyone has a lot of understanding of the packaging appearance of Airpods pro 2. The main thing is the sound quality and functional characteristics. However, the second generation does have some upgrades, and it is also in the order of evaluation. I want to briefly introduce it to you. Some digital parties who pursue functions can skip directly.
packaging appearance
is the same pure white world box as the first generation, and it is even "Air Pods Pro" on the side, which made me think that Apple is lazy and I am too lazy to change the packaging box until I saw the "2nd Generation" behind it.
There are no extra elements on the front except for the headphones. It is very simple, but it feels very heavy when you pick it up. I was extremely curious and unboxed it and took out all the accessories: headphones, charging cables, three pairs of earbuds and 4 manuals. Later, I found that the weight source was just a decorative base... Haha, Apple, it turns out that you started playing this set too.
It is worth mentioning that Apple, which advocates environmental protection, still thoughtfully sent a type-c to lighting interface charging cable, and upgraded the previous two pairs of earbuds to three pairs. However, according to uncertain news, in 2023, next year, Apple will replace all products with type-c interfaces. Well~If it is true, then does my charging case still need to be replaced? Everyone can determine the authenticity by themselves.
charging chamber: The charging chamber of Airpods pro 2 is almost the same as that of the first generation, except that there are lanyard holes on the side and four speaker holes on the bottom. I won’t say much about the lanyard holes. Everyone is playing their own way, such as “Mickey Miaomiao House”, “Armor Warrior”, or simple lanyards, everyone can choose at will. As for the speaker hole, I will introduce the functional characteristics in detail below. On the stitching line, the Airpods pro 2 is more ordinary in workmanship. In the model I got, you can even feel like scraping when you touch it carefully, but the overall gloss and texture are still quite good.
headphone cavity: Unlike the first generation, the front microphone originally located on the side was changed to the top of the cavity, and there was no change in both the size and the magnetic solder joints.
In general, the Airpods pro 2 has not improved much in terms of packaging appearance compared to the first generation, but it has more lanyard holes in the charging compartment and movement of the front microphone position on the speakers and headphones.
Comfort, sound quality experience
Airpods pro 2 headphones are no different from the first generation, and are still extremely small, and the fit of the ear canal is exactly the same. Therefore, friends who are worried about wearing comfort do not need to worry too much. But if you are still pursuing the ultimate wearing comfort, you can definitely choose Airpods 2.
The first feeling behind the ears of the second generation is that the low frequency is not very high, and the high frequency is slightly darker, but for human voices, it is very obvious and it is extremely comfortable to listen to. The overall situation is more transparent than the first generation, and the analysis and separation have been improved to varying degrees, but it still has a "boiled water" smell.
tuning: This headset is good to dive, is average, and the transient performance is also average; the vocal restoration degree on the mid-frequency is high, but it is very close to the face; the high-frequency is quite good, and the overtones of the instrument are well controlled and the tooth sound is not that kind of feeling of being overwhelming.
test song is my favorite "People without Ideals Don't Sad". The prelude of its acoustic guitar is not crisp, and it even feels a bit boring, but when the voice comes out, everything will be pulled back in time, which is much better.But to the chorus, after switching the effect, the entire audio is in a semi-separated state, and its sound field is not pulled apart and squeezed together, but you still hear its rough positioning from it.
In my test, I found that the microphone of Airpods pro 2 is extremely excellent. Whether it is tone or clarity, it definitely belongs to the first echelon of Bluetooth headset .
To sum up, Airpods pro 2 is still pursuing its own Haman curve, and the decoding method it adopts is still AAC. Although compared with the first generation, the parsing and separation are indeed greatly improved, and with its own powerful noise reduction function, it is popular in daily listening. rock and folk are pretty good, but it is undeniable that its tuning still cannot get rid of its own "boiled water" flavor.
Functional Features
Noise Reduction
When it comes to Airpods pro 2, the first thing that comes to mind is its noise reduction. According to the official press conference, the headphones use H2 chips. Compared with the first generation, there will be twice the noise reduction, but no clear value is given.
What I felt when I experienced it myself: It was extremely excellent. When I took it up and didn’t play the song, I kept shouting downstairs, "Please go downstairs to do nucleic acid immediately!" I really couldn’t hear it at all. All I heard was the sound of typing the keyboard myself, and the handling of ear pressure was also excellent, and it was extremely comfortable to wear. It was really worthy of being an office artifact.
and the noise reduction upgrade of Airpods pro 2 is not only in depth, but also in bandwidth improvements. There are different degrees of noise reduction improvements in medium and high frequencies, which means that when you are out, you will also have a good noise reduction effect on car speaker and construction site electric drills.
. For the current industry's bottleneck for high-frequency noise reduction, many brands do not stop due to technical reasons, but are very expensive. The noise reduction of Airpods pro 2 has definitely reached the top in the industry.
transparent
If the noise reduction of Airpods pro 2 is the top in the industry, and there are some headphones that can match it, then its transparency is definitely at the T0 level. Looking through all the headphones on the market, there is nothing that can be played.
After turning on transparent mode, the real experience is: you are completely integrated with the real world, and it will not have the hearing aid effect of some other earphones. Apart from deliberately feeling it: "Hey, I have a headphone on my ear!", otherwise it will really achieve a senseless effect.
In addition, Airpods pro 2 also has an adaptive transparency effect, that is, when you turn on the transparency mode, the headphones automatically filter out some noises based on the external ambient sound, and at the same time, they will also lose some transparency feeling.
For example: When you turn on adaptive transparency, cross the street and suddenly a car honks at you, which is particularly loud. Then Airpods pro 2 will automatically detect and eliminate some noise. The horn sound you hear may be about 5db different from what it emits, thereby better protecting your hearing.
will never lose Airpods pro 2
Airpods pro 2 adds positioning search, that is, after you lose it, the direction and distance of the headphones will be displayed on your phone, which can easily find the headphones. If the display is very close to the headset but cannot be found, then the speaker hole under the charging compartment will be useful, and it will allow you to find it quickly based on the signal of "Didi".
connection
Thanks to the powerful ecosystem of iPhone, Airpods pro 2 also supports pop-up animations, fool-style connections, which are extremely convenient.
When you connect for the first time, use it again to automatically connect.
App function experience
In iPhone, there is support for native software without download, in which a series of auxiliary functions such as mode switching, key customization, fit test, spatial audio, etc. can be performed, and the overall experience effect is quite excellent.
Its main introduction is still spatial audio. As the first-tier brand that appeared in spatial audio, the spatial audio on the second generation has not improved much, but it still supports most songs. It is quite comfortable to listen to live and watch movies at home.
manipulation
Like the previous generation, the second generation still uses press control, click to pause playback, double-click the next song, and three-click the previous song, which is very simple.
In addition, Airpods pro 2 also adds a volume adjustment function. You can increase and decrease the volume without pressing and holding it, swiping up and down directly. Although it is no longer a rare thing for other brands of headphones, Apple is indeed innovation in the Airpods pro 2.
summary
Three years of hard work, 1043 days of waiting, Airpods pro 2 was finally launched, bought it as soon as possible, its slightly flawed appearance, still boiled water tuning, super powerful functional features and ecological adaptation, made me shout: "Although Apple is squeezing toothpaste, you must not deny it is still powerful." Especially the transparent customization and headphone recovery function, it is definitely invincible among the many headphones on the market.
"I have many complaints, you can say it casually, but it never hinders my powerful functions and sales." - A self-report from an Apple fan.
