Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 - Wireless Earbuds with Active Noise Cancellation – Bluetooth Headphones - Hazel

I also use Tozo earbuds at night and they are a little larger and black with stems so easier to find in the bed if they slip out of my ears! I use the Pixels during the day.I would say the difference betwéen the Tozo and the Pixel is like the difference between a Toyota and a Lexus. Toyotas are very nice and reliable but the Lexuses are nicer and more refined and have more features.I love how these work with Gemini, and how they immediately shut down ANC when I talk, and answer the phone if when it rings I just say "answer". The ANC seems to be similar to the Tozo.If one can afford these with no pain they are worth it!

I've been putting off buying new ear buds for a while, but my old Bose QuietControl 30 earbuds (bought in 2019 and until recently, worn every day since then) are showing their age and a lot of wear.After much deliberation I pulled the trigger on a set of Pixel Buds Pro 2, since I already own a Pixel 7 Pro, and I am NOT disappointed.Not only is the sound quality on par with (and in some cases like handling heavy bass, better) the Bose earbuds, the fit and comfort is better, and the lack of a neck yoke is amazing.On sound quality, at the default EQ setting the Pixel Buds produce clear, balanced audio with crisp highs, balanced midrange and punchy but not overwhelming bass. On the "Heavy Bass" EQ setting, they produce even punchier bass, without sacrificing the highs and mids (Unlike the QC30 which just lowered the volume of everything else on a hard bass hit to avoid distortion) The Pixel Buds also don't seem to show any signs of distortion even at uncomfortably high volumes.Call sound quality is also REALLY good. I can hear the other party clearly, and the ANC keeps outside noises out of both my ears and the outgoing call audio, which is also clear and easy to understand for the other party.The gestural controls on the buds were super easy to get used to (as opposed to the physical buttons on the QC30) and the automatic conversation mode seems to work pretty well, automatically pausing the music and turning on Transparency Mode when I start talking.They were super easy to pair with my Windows Desktop as well, and most all of the gestural controls are supported by Windows, though I wish they supported multipoint pairing so that I could use them with both my phone and computer simultaneously.The case for them is my only other gripe. Its rounded shape and silky smooth finish make it kind of hard to keep ahold of for me, and I'm sure I'm going to lose it or one of the earbuds at some point. Hopefully the Find My Device network holds up enough for me to recover them if that happens.All in all, I think that the price is a little high, but they are overall worth it. We'll see how the ANC and listening time holds up for them. And overall durability, though I won't be using them as much as I did the QC30, which I was wearing every day at work for 8-10 hours per day as I used to work in an industrial manufacturing facility and there was a large compressor and tools running all the time.

I absolutely love these earbuds and they are my first pair of Google buds ever. They are high quality, the sound is amazing and the little features they offer for clicking the earbud to open up the assistant or change the settings and or volume is pretty convenient and awesome too. Too. Unfortunately, my first set when I pressed and held in the right earbud would give a failure sound and would not activate the AI assistant. So I ended up returning them and picking up another pair and the issue was resolved. I'm assuming this is a hardware issue and hopefully just a one-off. Other than that, I would highly recommend these earbuds to absolutely anybody.

1. do you prefer your earbuds to play the same audio at the same time?- then this product is not for you. the audio can frequently desync. hearing the same audio with at slightly different times in different ears is horrendous and maddening.2. but do both buds work?no! the left ear bud occasionally phones it in and it completely stops working. you'll have to forget the device in your Bluetooth settings and pair it again. don't worry. your time isn't valuable.3. does the audio on my phone stop when I put the buds away?No! When you put your ear buds back in their case after listening to audio, you should not expect your phone to stop playing said audio from it's own speakers.... even if you spend a fortune on a brand new pixel phone! I hope you weren't listening to metal right before volunteering with kids. because your phone's gonna keep playing it and everyone's going to hear it.4. are they good to run with?No. not at all5. does ai really make a difference?Yes. it's SO annoying. Gemini speaks up unprompted constantly. interrupts whatever you're doing, helps you miss turns you should have made while driving, interrupting your texting and phone use, all while stubbornly refusing to vacate your screen so you can use your phone6. does it get caught in pairing loops?most definitely! Your phone will just play the pixel buds connection sound over and over and over again. I think it's an interaction effect with other Bluetooth devices, but clearly the android project is attempting to give the pixel buds some administrative control beyond that of a normal Bluetooth device; unlike Harald Bluetooth, who united the Danish, your pixel buds will only succeed in driving wedges between you and the people around you mad with repetitive sounds.7. Who hurt you?You did google. The Bluetooth spec is absolutely insane. no one can implement it you have abhorrent code deep in your kernel and it's absolutely ruining your product. I think proprietary protocols are the most evil, and I desperately want to stay on a platform that plays the open source software game. But sometimes, I just want to switch to apple and watch the world burn.seriously. it's 2024, technology is worse, and we're all paying more for things that do more things more poorly than my poor younger self could have possibly imagined. stop releasing buggy software and inferior products.