[Deal du Jour] The AirPods Pro 2 are regularly found on promotion on various merchant sites. Rakuten is currently offering them for less than €260, their lowest price.
What is this AirPods Pro 2 promotion?
The AirPods Pro 2, Apple’s new headphones, are sold for €299 on the brand’s official website and can be found around €270 on most merchant sites. Rakuten currently offers them for €259.99.
What are these headphones from Apple?
Apple does not change the recipe that has already proven itself: the AirPods Pro 2 have a design and a size similar to the first generation. A new tactile function has arrived on the stem and allows, with a simple slide of the finger, to increase or decrease the volume. You can also manage the playback of tracks as well as phone calls with a pinch, or activate or deactivate, with a simple press, the Noise Reduction mode.
For the stunned, the case is locatable thanks to a small loudspeaker which can sound from a distance. Handy if you misplace your headphones. To always have an eye on the autonomy, their battery level as well as that of the case is displayed on your iPhone. AirPods Pro 2 can last up to 6 hours on a single charge. The autonomy varies of course depending on the activation, or not, of the active noise reduction. The case brings about thirty additional hours. It’s a correct autonomy, even if slightly below some competitors.
At this price, are the AirPods Pro 2 a bargain?
Under $260, that’s a bargain for Apple’s new generation of headphones. The AirPods Pro 2 have amazing active noise reduction. The brand simply offers the best on the market. The H2 chip that accompanies the earphones does an outstanding job of isolation, which can even cause a feeling of pressure if you’re not used to it. Rest assured, this discomfort disappears quickly. And if you’re not comfortable cutting out the world with headphones in your ears, Adaptive Transparent mode does a great job of letting voices and most ambient noise through. You thus remain aware of your surroundings without being bothered by the deafening sounds of everyday life (noise of works, car horns, All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey).
Audio level, Apple still and always offers convincing headphones. The bass and treble are precise and sound more natural than on the previous version of the AirPods Pro. The instruments are clearly defined and the sound precision is incredibly accurate. The voices stand out cleanly with respected timbres. Even at full volume, the headphones manage to deliver clean sound. Complex soundtracks are dynamic and softer sounds are warm.
The H2 chip also allows for efficient integration into Apple’s ecosystem. Fitting is quick and easy, especially with Bluetooth 5.3.
To go further with headphones
? Check out our AirPods Pro 2nd Gen review
? Check out our pick of the best wireless headphones of 2022
? Check out our selection of the best active noise canceling headphones
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