Airpods 3 Early Review
Do you have perfect ears?
The Sound
No hi-fi here, but I'm connected to Spotify downloaded songs at the max quality on my iPhone 13 Pro, and the AirPods 3 sound great! They don't have noise cancellation or provide as much natural isolation as the rubber tips on the Pros, but typically with earbuds, I want to be aware of my surroundings, so I don't miss those features. Apple claims to have automagic calibration to customize the sound for each person, so who knows if everyone will have the same experience but I can say they have a much fuller sound than the previous generations and have a reasonably flat sound signature. My reference headphones are Audio Technica ATH-R70x's. Obviously, AirPods will not compete with those open-back studio reference over-ear headphones, but they are the most neutral headphones around, and the Airpods 3 have a similar sound signature.
Microphone
The microphone does sound quite good, although the overall quality is still limited by Bluetooth. Here is a sample recording using the Voice Memo app on the iPhone 13 Pro.
The Fit
While they look thicc, they fit very much like the previous generations of AirPods. If you are lucky enough to have those perfect ears, they fit great. My first impressions were that they would…
