When I tested the AirPods Pro for my review of the best wireless earbuds, I found they had many of the same features that made the OG AirPods great: a simple setup process, a seamless connection to your iPhone, a compact size, and a relatively comfortable design. But unlike the originals, the AirPods Pro also have immersive noise-cancellation and little black vents to alleviate that completely sealed-off, underwater feeling some earbuds can give you. (Plus, they’re the only earbuds that fit one writer’s huge earholes, if that’s one of your concerns.) And right now, you can get the AirPods Pro for just $180. Though there is a bit of a catch: These are certified refurbished, not brand-new, which means they’ve been verified to work just like new (and digging through the reviews, it seems that some people even received still-sealed AirPods Pro that were just returned by other customers). So now’s as good a time as any to give these noise-canceling earbuds a try.
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