 Maybe it's because the Beats brand has been slapped on so many overpriced headphones that were just too heavy on the base, but we were genuinely surprised when the Power Beats Pro turned out to be good. And not just a little good, like these might be the most recommendable product from Beats since they were acquired by Apple in 2014. Now, they are still on the expensive side at $249 US dollars, but given how well these perform, that might not be unreasonable. Now, I'm not ready to say these are the best wireless earbuds on the market, but I'm also not going to say that they aren't, especially if you're a particular kind of person. An athlete. INTRO Honey is a free web browser extension that will find you the best promo codes on most shopping websites, like Amazon, eBay, and more. Get it today at joinhoney.com slash LTT. So let's talk design. Right off the bat, you'll notice that the case for these earbuds is huge. Like, I mean, if other wireless earbud cases are meant to be small enough to fit in your pocket, this thing is meant to be used as a self-defense weapon to make your speedy escape. Like, I mean, we get it. The case has to be big enough to accommodate the Power Beats ear hooks, but the end result is still something that'll fit more comfortably in a gym bag than in a pocket. That is to say, unless you're keeping the cargo pants dream alive. The case has a lightning port for charging in the back, no USB-C or wireless charging here, despite its heft, and a single battery indicator LED on the front. Then inside, there's a pairing button and the Power Beats themselves, nestled in the cradle like a pair of adorable little babies, waiting to get their trust fund so they can afford Power Beats Pros. Now, if you're familiar with the original Power Beats, you'll notice that these look much more streamlined and appley. But unlike a lot of Apple products, the Power Beats Pro do not sacrifice function for form. The Beats logo itself even is actually a clickable multi-function button. There's a sensor accelerometer combo to determine when you're wearing them, and there's even a volume rocker on both earbuds, which personally I think is pretty freaking awesome. As for the fit, the ear hooks are adjustable and they work completely as advertised. Riley, who wrote this episode, could not get them off no matter how hard he tried, and believe me, he tried. I'm trying too! Ow, my head hurts. And the Power Beats include four sizes of interchangeable rubber ear tips. That's one more than the Samsung Galaxy Buds and four more than the AirPods. And they also have an IPX4 sweat and splash resistance rating, which should come in handy for the sweaty boys out there, like Riley, apparently. And get sweaty you will, because the Power Beats Pros have enough battery to fuel an impressive nine hours of music listening time. That's nearly double the AirPods battery life, with an extra 15 hours in the charging case. If you need a quick top-up, five minutes of charging will get you one and a half hours of listening time, while 15 minutes will get you four and a half hours. And if you happen to put down the Power Beats Pros outside of the charging case, they will actually very slowly drain over the course of about 30 hours. And that amazing battery efficiency is made possible partially thanks to the same Apple H1 chip found in the new AirPods. Also partially due to the fact that they're just bigger. I guess size does matter. But what are they like to use? Well, the pairing process is the same as the AirPods. So you crack them open within a few inches of an iOS device, and on-screen prompts to connect will automatically appear along with the battery percentage for both the case and the earbuds themselves. Also like the AirPods, the process pairs the Power Beats to every device assigned to your Apple account. Pretty sweet. As for non-Apple devices, well, the process is the same as it would be for connecting any other Bluetooth accessory. But sadly, and this is again like the AirPods, there doesn't appear to be any way to check battery life on Android without downloading a third-party app. Even though the percentage of literally every other modern pair of Bluetooth earphones displays directly in the Bluetooth settings. I guess that's just Apple's little way of saying, should have bought an iPhone. After pairing, putting the Power Beats Pros in your ears is a touch more complicated than other wireless earbuds because of the ear hooks. But I think you guys are clever enough that you shouldn't have too much trouble after the first couple of times. And these hooks also save you from having to push the ear tips super deep into your ear canals to prevent them from falling out. Something that you can feel the need to do with non-hooked wireless earbuds if you don't have an absolutely perfect fit. Once they're in, the multifunction button can pause and play music with a single click, skip forward and backwards with double and triple clicks respectively, and summon your voice assistant of choice with a long press. BT dubs, like the new AirPods, the Power Beats Pros also have, hey, CV support. So far, so good then, but what about audio quality? Actually, they're really good. True to Beats tradition, the Power Beats Pros pack a lot of bass, and arguably too much bass. And it does end up taking some character out of the sound, with the mids and highs sounding a bit tinny, especially when compared directly to the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless. But, for speaking honestly, that really says more about the quality of the Momentums than it does about these. Not to mention that the Momentums are $50 more, will have a harder time staying in your ears during strenuous exercise, and suffer from a weird battery drain issue at idle. Now let's move on to sound isolation. The Power Beats Pros are better than the AirPods in this regard, but not as good as other wireless earbuds that we've tested. And this seems to be at least partially due to the very AirPods-like, bulbous head that they have that sits in the concha of your ear. So, it's a bit of a double-edged sword, because on the one hand, this should make them more comfortable for people who don't like that deep ear penetration, but it means that a lot of outside noises do manage to get in, particularly in noisy situations like riding the bus. So, they still sound pretty darn good, but don't be surprised if you have to turn the volume up a little bit to drown out the grunts of the loudest cave people in the gym. Which I guess segues us perfectly into some other trade-offs. As we said, the on-device controls are awesome, and like the AirPods, the music will pause when you take one earbud out. But, the Power Beats Pros lack an ambient sound mode, like the one on the Galaxy Buds and Sennheiser Momentums. Now, you could argue that they don't need it, thanks to their poor sound isolation. It's a feature! But I'm not sure that I entirely agree with that. Also, there's no dedicated app with options like EQ customization or a Find My Earbuds feature, and they don't show up in the Find My iPhone app, like the AirPods do. In fact, the only customization options available are in the Bluetooth settings on iOS, where you can toggle automatic ear detection, and whether the onboard mic defaults to the left or right earbud, or switches automatically. Honestly, this lack of customization really makes me wish that the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless, a great sounding platform agnostic option, didn't have their fatal battery drain flaw. Though with that said, they're actually sending us a new pair to see if that improves, so let me know in the comments if you want to see a full review of those. In the meantime, the Powerbeats Pros, even at $249, are an excellent option, particularly for use while exercising. 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