Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 – Wireless Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation – Bluetooth Headphones – Peony

Excellent audio fidelity for music, pretty good ANC, nice fit
Much has been said about the audio quality of these buds vs the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro 3 and the Airpods 2, and I think much of that commentary is inaccurate.It is true these buds do have a steep rolloff cliff at 15khz, but it is also true most adults don’t hear well over 15khz – this is why the best lossy codecs such as Frauenhofer’s famous MP3 codec, which people in studies could not differentiate from lossless at 320kbps, recommend rolling frequencies above 16khz off. Because its better to have accurate sound in the most audible frequencies with 16khz+ rolled off, than to have inaccurate sound in the most audible frequencies with 16khz+ intact.And this is where sites like RTINGS fail in interpreting their own graphs when they score these buds low in “accuracy”, but then give the Galaxy Buds Pro 3 and Airpods 2 a higher rating despite them being less accurate in the most audible frequencies. The Galaxy Buds Pro 2 have bass boosted inaccurately, and the Apple Airpods 4 deviate from neutrality in the mids and highs – while the Pixel Buds Pro 2 are neutral – offering a higher fidelity listening experience. Would it be nice if earbuds went up to 20khz *and* were accurate in the audible range? Yes, but none of these three options do this currently. ALSO, it is worth noting that the Pixel Buds Pro 2 *nail* the Harman curve, unlike any of the other options.TLDR; if you want the most accurate sound in the *most audible* frequencies, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 are the best choice. Also the Pixel Buds Pro 2 offer cool AI features the competition does not, such as nodding to accept a call, or shaking your head to decline a call.Now, I would not say they are flawless. I feel like the active noise cancelation (ANC) is slightly imbalanced, with the right being stronger than the left a bit. I tried two pairs, and the 2nd pair seemed better in this regard.I thought they were both extremely comfortable and stayed in the ear well with the default tips. The “wing” helps a lot in this regard.Haven’t had them long term yet so can’t comment on long term reliability. But so far, I would highly recommend them.

Great sound, good but not excellent fit for running, gestures are great.
Cautiously optimistic. Sound quality is very good (I am not an audiophile, just a casual listener to music. But spend a lot of time – 5 hours a day – on meetings, listening to podcasts and audio books). Noise cancellation is very good, although I don’t use it in that mode a lot. Fit is excellent, twist lock works effectively. True multi-device bluetooth: that means I can have it connected to my Pixel and my macbook at the same time – not just Apple devices, which is handy for a multi-platform user. The gestures (swipes/taps for control) are also very functionalPro tip: don’t get the white case, they do get dirty quite easily.Two things keeps me from a five star review: the battery life is not stellar, and I can’t really use it for running because one ear is not tight enough with any of the provided buds to keep it from jostling, and get an annoying/audible click during a run. (Could also be my ear-canal shape too, but other in-ear headphones have stayed in before.)

the right earbbuds start to have a very very low volume after just 1 month of useNote: i ,most of the time, only use the right earbuds. now i use the left one as the right one as i said become very low and have no idea if the left one will also follow the steps of the right one or last longer (i doubt it)Highly not recommended it