AirPods Pro 2: The Audiophile's Perspective

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now I am relieved of the burden of being asked to review this thing 20 times a day Ad read sponsored by https://linsoul.com ~~~ TWS Buyer's Guide: https://crinacle.com/guide/tws IEM Ranking List (1,000+ IEMs ranked): https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems Graph: https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/apple-airpods-pro-2/ Graph Comparison Tool: https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/graphtool/?share=IEF_Neutral_Target,AirPods_Pro_2_ANC ANC measurements sourced from @0dibi: https://youtu.be/6LP8nFONnqM https://www.0db.co.kr/REVIEW_0DB/2561421 ~~~ PATREON: https://patreon.com/crinacle TWITTER: https://twitter.com/crinacle DISCORD: https://discord.gg/crinacle SUBREDDIT: https://reddit.com/r/inearfidelity HOODIE: https://merch.crinacle.com ~~~ 00:00 Intro 00:36 Self-introduction 01:10 Disclaimers https://youtu.be/n69THTIrmWI 01:54 The History of Apple In-ears 03:15 Non-audio opinions 03:29 Build quality 03:47 Battery life 03:54 Water resistance 04:05 Bluetooth codecs 04:17 Fit & comfort 04:31 ANC and noise isolation performance 05:31 Transparency mode 06:30 iOS vs Android compatibility 07:46 Audio opinions 07:58 Equal loudness DSP 10:43 "Adaptive" EQ 13:38 Spatial Audio 15:04 Spatial Audio Personalisation 16:43 Sound quality and performance 18:32 Comparisons 18:38 AirPods Pro 1st Generation vs 2nd Generation 20:17 AirPods Pro 2 vs Sony WF-1000XM4 21:16 AirPods Pro 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro 23:29 Final thoughts and ranking ~~~ A CAM: Sony a7S III + FE 35mm f/1.8 B CAM: Sony a7 III + FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS MICROPHONE: Motu M2 interface + Neumann TLM 102 DESK: EverDesk+ DESKMAT: https://mecha.store/collections/mouse-and-desk-mats/products/switchlab-kill-switch-deskmat