Best AirPods 2025: I’ve used every pair of Apple headphones and earbuds – these are the winners

Why we like them: The AirPods Pro 3 are Apple’s most advanced headphones, offering hearing health features, in-ear heart rate monitoring, effective active and adaptive noise cancellation, and Apple’s superb transparency mode. The AirPods Pro 3’s new earbud and eartip design should help most people achieve a better seal, resulting in improved sound immersion and noise-canceling performance.

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The AirPods Pro 3’s…