The headphones’ noise cancellation can block out tons of background chatter and other environmental sounds without distorting your music. When you need to hear what’s going on around you, Transparency mode brings outside sound in naturally, so you don’t have to remove the headphones to stay aware.

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The second-gen AirPods Pro improve upon Apple’s original pair with much better noise cancellation, sound quality, and onboard volume controls. The latest refresh also ships with a USB-C charging case, as opposed to Lightning. Read our review.