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The design changes help unlock improvements to sound quality, though a key component of those gains comes from a redesigned low-distortion 10.7mm driver and a new venting system that brings more airflow to the buds.  As I said in my full review of the AirPods Pro 3: "The bass has more definition and extension -- it hits harder and goes deeper -- and the earbuds sound clearer, more natural and open with more sparkle in the treble." It's a noticeable difference, and their sound now rivals that of the very best-sounding earbuds. Reviewing audio products is by its very nature a subjective experien

In my review of the AirPods Pro 3, I pitted them against Bose's $299 QuietComfort Earbuds (2nd gen), which were released in the US only a few weeks ago. Many reviewers said they had the best noise cancelling, and I felt that way, too, until I tried the AirPods Pro 3. Then, I wasn't so sure.  I didn't feel I could declare one better than the other without running my own lab tests on a rather expensive rig that CNET doesn't own, but I was quite impressed with the noise-canceling. Compared to the noise-canceling on the AirPods Pro 2, I could definitely hear the difference when I used the buds on