<story><title>AirPods Pro</title><url>https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>whalesalad</author><text>I really struggled to take the plunge on the original AirPods and it has been one of my top 10 purchases ever in my life without a doubt. I stood there holding the little $200 box in my hand and really danced back and forth in my mind about whether or not they would really be necessary. If they broke, I would go buy a new pair immediately.&lt;p&gt;For what they are, the sound is amazing. I can&amp;#x27;t really do a phone call anymore without them. Working on my car, doing dishes, going for a jog, taking the dogs on a walk, the pods are goin&amp;#x27; in.&lt;p&gt;My wife finally made the switch from Android (she had mulitple Samsung Galaxy devices) to iOS w&amp;#x2F; an XS and she is also hopelessly addicted to the new ecosystem and her AirPods. We had a running joke for years that she would never switch teams but now she is 100% stoked on Apple gear.&lt;p&gt;I am not in the market for anything like this, since I have the high-end spectrum covered w&amp;#x2F; some Sony over the ear noise cancelling cans but if I was I would give these a shot in a new york minute.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>gamblor956</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve demoed my $25 Anker or mpow earbuds (the Airpod-likes) to many coworkers sporting Airpods and they&amp;#x27;re universally astounded by the quality of the cheaper buds. I&amp;#x27;ve converted quite a few people who lost their Airpods.&lt;p&gt;The chead buds don&amp;#x27;t sound quite as good as Airpods, but they&amp;#x27;re 85% of the way there, fit better, can actually handle the rain and sweat without breaking down, can be used during exercise without falling out, and they cost a fraction of the price.</text></comment>
<story><title>AirPods Pro</title><url>https://www.apple.com/airpods-pro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>whalesalad</author><text>I really struggled to take the plunge on the original AirPods and it has been one of my top 10 purchases ever in my life without a doubt. I stood there holding the little $200 box in my hand and really danced back and forth in my mind about whether or not they would really be necessary. If they broke, I would go buy a new pair immediately.&lt;p&gt;For what they are, the sound is amazing. I can&amp;#x27;t really do a phone call anymore without them. Working on my car, doing dishes, going for a jog, taking the dogs on a walk, the pods are goin&amp;#x27; in.&lt;p&gt;My wife finally made the switch from Android (she had mulitple Samsung Galaxy devices) to iOS w&amp;#x2F; an XS and she is also hopelessly addicted to the new ecosystem and her AirPods. We had a running joke for years that she would never switch teams but now she is 100% stoked on Apple gear.&lt;p&gt;I am not in the market for anything like this, since I have the high-end spectrum covered w&amp;#x2F; some Sony over the ear noise cancelling cans but if I was I would give these a shot in a new york minute.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>diffeomorphism</author><text>You don&amp;#x27;t really mention why? Why are they better than wireless earbuds by Sennheiser, Amazon, Google etc?</text></comment>