Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, but there are already some great early Black Friday deals. For example, Apple's AirPods Pro 2 have amazon;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=66ea567a-c987-4c2e-a2ff-02904efde6ea&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=89547c39-8524-4aa2-b063-30f5f3e61ff5&featureId=text-link&merchantName=amazon&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL2dwL3Byb2R1Y3QvQjBEMVhEMVpWMz90YWc9Z2RndDBjLTIwIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiI4OTU0N2MzOS04NTI0LTRhYTItYjA2My0zMGY1ZjNlNjFmZjUiLCJvcmlnaW5hbFVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFtYXpvbi5jb20vZ3AvcHJvZHVjdC9CMEQxWEQxWlYzIiwiZHluYW1pY0NlbnRyYWxUcmFja2luZ0lkIjp0cnVlLCJzaXRlSWQiOiJ1cy1lbmdhZGdldCIsInBhZ2VJZCI6IjFwLWF1dG9saW5rIiwiZmVhdHVyZUlkIjoidGV4dC1saW5rIn0&signature=AQAAAYEy1yy2hbNRtzt_iS4d6Ixqf49i4dD4svLa72q9bNHu&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2FB0D1XD1ZV3″ class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:dropped back down to $170;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:amazon;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>went back down to $170. That's $80 or 32 percent off the list price. It's not an all-time low, as the AirPods Pro 2 have been on sale for $169 in the past, but it's not far off at all.
The AirPods Pro 2 are our pick for the best wireless headphones for iPhone. We also gave them a score of 88 in our 2022 review.
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The AirPods Pro 2 have dropped to almost a record price ahead of Black Friday. Apple recently added some hearing health features that make the headphones even more attractive.
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We think the transparency mode, powered by Apple's H2 chip, is excellent. It sounds much more natural here than on any other headphones we've tested.
Apple has built on this by recently enabling hearing health features on the AirPods Pro 2. These include an FDA-approved hearing aid feature and hearing test. Headphones can also be used to help protect your hearing in noisy environments, such as concerts, without muffling the audio.
Other useful features include quick pairing and easy switching between Apple devices, spatial audio, hands-free Siri, and solid active noise cancellation. The earbuds are also rated IPX4 for water resistance. On the downside, touch gestures take a little getting used to.
The AirPods Pro 2 ran for about six hours and 15 minutes on a single charge during our testing. The charging case (whose battery you can recharge wirelessly or via USB-C) adds up to three extra charges.
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