the second generation of Apple's AirPods Pro.

蘋果的第二代AirPods Pro。

They're $249, they have a better case,

他們是249美元，他們有一個更好的箱子。

improved battery life and an all new H2 chip

改進的電池壽命和全新的H2芯片

that Apple claims--

蘋果公司聲稱...

- Delivers advanced computational audio

- 提供先進的計算型音頻

previously unable to run on a device of this size.

以前無法在這種尺寸的設備上運行。

- And that coupled with new vent placements

- 而這一點再加上新的通風口的安置

reportedly adds up to twice the amount of

據報道，增加到兩倍的

active noise cancellation

主動降噪

over the previous AirPods Pro.

比起以前的AirPods Pro。

Thing about reviewing earbuds on video

關於在視頻上評論耳塞的事情

is that features such as ANC are incredibly

是，諸如ANC的功能是令人難以置信的

hard to demonstrate.

難以證明。

So, I wanted to try something new.

是以，我想嘗試一些新的東西。

This is Owen.

這就是歐文。

He set up a sort of blind active noise cancellation test

他設立了一種盲目的主動降噪測試

that's going to simulate common noises

這將模擬常見的噪音

that most folks who are wearing ANC buds wanna cancel out.

大多數戴著ANC花蕾的人都想取消。

Every earbud fits every ear differently

每個耳塞與每個耳朵的契合度都不同

and that is incredibly important to ANC performance

而這對ANC的業績是非常重要的。

but I'm hoping that this test will give us a

但我希望這個測試能給我們一個

general idea of how each of these earbuds perform.

對這些耳塞的性能有一個大致的瞭解。

I'm gonna be listening to the same song

我將會聽同一首歌曲

on four pairs of wireless earbuds

在四對無線耳塞上

that we, here at The Verge, think have

我們，在The Verge這裡，認為有

the best active noise cancellation in this price range.

在這個價格範圍內，是最好的主動降噪。

If/when I hear a noise, I'll raise this sign

如果/當我聽到噪音，我將舉起這個牌子

and then we'll move onto the next sound.

然後我們將轉到下一個聲音。

Okay, go.

好了，走吧。

(bell rings)

(鈴聲響起)

(machine clattering)

(機器咔噠聲)

Yeah, is that a jackhammer?

是的，那是一個千斤頂嗎？

(waves crashing)

(波濤洶湧)

Is that like white noise?

這就像白噪音一樣嗎？

Yeah, that's like a low.

是的，這就像一個低點。

Oh God.

哦，上帝。

Whoa, is that like a helicopter?

哇，這就像一架直升飛機嗎？

It's deep, it's deep.

它很深，它很深。

I can like feel it but I can't hear it.

我好像能感覺到它，但聽不到它。

All set?

都準備好了嗎？

- [Owen] Yeah.

- [歐文]是的。

- Wow.

- 哇。

Okay, so jackhammers.

好吧，那麼手電筒。

- [Owen] Yeah.

- [歐文]是的。

- Okay.

- 好的。

No other pair of earbuds came close to canceling

沒有其他一對耳塞能接近取消

as much noise as the Bose QuietComfort II's did.

和Bose QuietComfort II的噪音一樣大。

It was almost scary how much I couldn't hear.

我聽不到的東西太多，這幾乎是可怕的。

That being said, the AirPod Pros second gen

這就是說，AirPod Pros第二代產品

did cancel out a pretty good amount of noise

確實能消除相當多的噪音

and definitely more than the previous version.

而且肯定比以前的版本多。

Now, they also have a feature called

現在，他們也有一個功能，叫做

active transparency mode,

主動透明模式。

which is when you're in transparency mode

這是當你處於透明模式時

meaning that you can hear the things around you.

意思是你能聽到周圍的事物。

If there's annoying sounds, it's supposed to take

如果有惱人的聲音，就應該採取

those sounds down so you have a more pleasant

這些聲音，所以你有一個更愉快的

listening experience.

聆聽體驗。

Now, I have had an incredibly hard time

現在，我有一個令人難以置信的困難時期

getting those to trigger it.

得到這些來觸發它。

In fact, I haven't been able to get it to trigger.

事實上，我一直沒能讓它觸發。

Even here in the studio, we played some jackhammer sounds

即使在這裡的工作室，我們也播放了一些千斤頂的聲音

and I couldn't get it to take them down.

而我無法讓它把它們拿下來。

So, we'll have to use these headphones more

是以，我們將不得不更多地使用這些耳機

and see if we can get that feature to work at all.

並看看我們是否能讓該功能完全工作。

(light music)

(輕音樂)

For folks coming from the original AirPods Pro,

對於從原來的AirPods Pro來的人來說。

the biggest changes you'll notice are actually in the case.

你會注意到最大的變化實際上是在箱子裡。

There's a lanyard loop on the side

側面有一個掛繩環

and now the case can be charged via MagSafe

而且現在可以通過MagSafe進行充電。

or on any Apple watch charger.

或在任何蘋果手錶的充電器上。

But more importantly, the case now makes sound.

但更重要的是，這個案子現在變得有聲有色了。

(dinging)

(叮)

(beeping)

(嗶嗶聲)

The only visual difference to the buds themselves is

對花蕾本身來說，唯一的視覺差異是

the vent is now located on the top of the bud

通風口現在位於花蕾的頂部。

and there's an added extra small size ear tip option.

而且還有一個額外的超小尺寸耳尖選項。

On the stem, there's also now the ability to swipe

在莖部，現在也有能力掃過

up and down to adjust the earbuds volume.

向上和向下調整耳塞的音量。

I have thought that all earbuds should have

我一直認為，所有的耳塞都應該有

swiping volume controls.

掃視音量控制。

So it's absolutely excellent to see that coming

所以看到這一點絕對是非常好的。

to these earbuds.

到這些耳塞。

Apple also claims that they have improved the

蘋果公司還聲稱，他們已經改進了

inward facing mics on these buds.

這些花蕾上的麥克風是朝內的。

So we put them through the ultimate stress test.

是以，我們讓他們接受終極壓力測試。

(rumbling)

(隆隆聲)

Okay, I've wanted to do this mic test for a very long time.

好吧，我想做這個麥克風測試已經很久了。

These are $249 2nd gen AirPod Pros

這些是249美元的第二代AirPod Pro

and we're on a boat.

而我們在船上。

The boat test is not just about wind.

船隻測試不僅僅是關於風。

It's also about background noise.

這也是關於背景噪音。

It's also about just wanting to talk on the phone

這也是關於只想在電話中交談的問題

when you want to talk on the phone.

當你想在電話上交談時。

And these are the original AirPods Pro.

而這些是最初的AirPods Pro。

You can get them for like $179.

你可以花179美元買到它們。

Ah man, speaking on waves, baby.

啊，夥計，說的是波浪，寶貝。

Definitely has some really nice windshield

絕對有一些非常好的擋風玻璃

technology on their earbuds,

他們的耳塞上的技術。

but this is a lot of wind and a lot of background noise.

但這是大量的風和大量的背景噪音。

Okay, okay, but here's what they sound like

好吧，好吧，但這裡是他們聽起來的樣子

in a more controlled environment.

在一個更受控制的環境中。

There's like a noisy fridge behind me but,

我身後好像有一個嘈雜的冰箱，但是。

otherwise, we're in a quiet office.

否則，我們就在一個安靜的辦公室裡。

I continue to be impressed with the mic

我繼續對麥克風印象深刻

on the Sony LinkBuds.

在索尼LinkBuds上。

I continue to be disappointed by the mic

我繼續對麥克風感到失望

on the Samsung Buds 2 Pro.

在三星Buds 2 Pro上。

But to me, the 1st gen AirPods Pro

但對我來說，第一代AirPods Pro

don't really sound all that different

聽起來沒有什麼不同

from the 2nd generation of the AirPods Pro.

從第二代的AirPods Pro開始。

And well, nothing will ever come close

而且，沒有什麼會接近

to the wired Apple headphones

與蘋果公司的有線耳機連接

that of course have incredible mic placement

當然，有令人難以置信的麥克風位置

and a solid wired connection.

和一個堅實的有線連接。

But, how do the AirPod Pros sound?

但是，AirPod Pros的聲音如何？

(upbeat music)

(歡快的音樂)

The new AirPods Pro have a personalized

新的AirPods Pro有一個個性化的

spacial audio feature that is created via

空間音頻功能，是通過

the true depth camera on the iPhone.

iPhone上真正的深度攝像頭。

It always feels fun to go through a personalization setup

通過個性化的設置，總是感覺很有趣

but rarely does it affect real life performance

但很少影響現實生活中的表現

and sadly, that is true here as well.

可悲的是，這裡也是如此。

I did not notice any real change in

我沒有注意到任何真正的變化，在

spacial audio performance post-personalization.

個性化後的空間音頻性能。

But that didn't make me any less in love

但這並沒有使我的愛有所減少

with head tracking which many folks would label

許多人將其稱為 "頭部追蹤"。

as a gimmick and I don't know,

作為一個噱頭，我不知道。

it just hasn't gotten old for me yet

對我來說，它還沒有變老。

and I especially love making people use it who

而且我特別喜歡讓那些使用它的人

have never tested it before.

以前從未測試過。

It's really cool.

這真的很酷。

It's a great bar trick.

這是一個偉大的酒吧技巧。

Bt more importantly, the 2nd generation AirPod Pros

但更重要的是，第二代AirPod的優點是

have an improved H2 chip and new amps and drivers.

有一個改進的H2芯片和新的放大器和驅動器。

The company claims that this creates deeper bass

該公司聲稱，這創造了更深的低音

and crisper highs and yeah, it does.

和更清脆的高音，是的，它確實如此。

These buds sound great and incredibly full

這些花蕾聽起來很棒，而且令人難以置信地飽滿

with a balanced amount of bass.

具有均衡的低音量。

But if you're coming from the previous AirPod Pros,

但如果你是從以前的AirPod Pros來的。

I'm not sure there's like that much of a difference.

我不確定是否有那麼大的區別。

Those earbuds have great sound and these do too.

這些耳塞有很好的聲音，這些也是如此。

I made a playlist that I'll link down below

我做了一個播放列表，我將在下面鏈接。

full of all the songs I've been listening to

充滿了我一直在聽的所有歌曲

while testing these buds.

在測試這些芽時。

They happen to be all these like full,

他們恰好都是這些像滿的。

really punchy songs that have lots of highs and lows

真正有衝擊力的歌曲，有很多高和低的部分

and good bass.

和良好的低音。

I mean, these headphones, they really shine

我的意思是，這些耳機，他們真的很耀眼

when they can kinda separate all those sounds for you.

當他們能有點為你分離所有這些聲音時。

Now, something that previous owners of AirPod Pros

現在，以前的AirPod Pro擁有者的東西

and new owners will notice is battery life.

而新主人會注意到的是電池壽命。

The new buds have six hours of battery life

新的花蕾有六個小時的電池壽命

with ANC turned on

在打開ANC的情況下

and four and a half hours of continuous talk time

和四個半小時的連續通話時間

from a single charge.

從一次充電開始。

All of that means that during a work day,

所有這些都意味著，在一個工作日內。

I started at nine-thirty AM.

我在上午九點半開始工作。

I was able to get around three PM

我能夠在下午三點左右

before the buds died.

在花蕾死亡之前。

It's definitely better and will feel amazing

這肯定會更好，而且會感覺很好

if your 1st gen AirPod Pros batteries

如果你的第一代AirPod Pros電池

have begun to fade.

已經開始褪色。

So, the 2nd generation AirPods Pro,

是以，第二代AirPods Pro。

they're not the stemless, earth-shattering earbuds

它們不是無柄的、震撼人心的耳塞

I was kind of hoping they would be.

我有點希望他們會這樣。

But they're a solid upgrade to the previous version.

但它們是對以前版本的堅實升級。

Apple took an already great product

蘋果把一個已經很好的產品

and added some simple upgrades to battery life,

併為電池壽命增加了一些簡單的升級。

some minor case improvements, a bump in audio quality,

一些小的案例改進，音頻品質的提升。

and a much bigger bump in ANC,

和一個更大的顛簸在ANC。

and added a few gimmicks like personalized spacial audio.

並增加了一些噱頭，如個性化的空間音頻。

All of these things will make these AirPods Pro

所有這些東西將使這些AirPods Pro

feel new and special to owners of the previous

對以前的業主來說，感到新奇和特別

AirPods Pro, but I don't think there's enough there

AirPods Pro，但我認為那裡不夠用

for folks who aren't due for an upgrade to jump at.

對於那些還沒到升級期的人來說，他們可以跳過去。

But I'm just not so sure why I'm seeing

但我只是不大確定為什麼我看到了

so many reviews like absolutely raving about these earbuds.

這麼多的評論都是對這些耳塞讚不絕口。

They're good, yes, but they're not nearly as groundbreaking

他們很好，是的，但他們幾乎沒有突破性的進展

as the 1st generation was and of course,

因為第一代是和當然。

if you are an iOS user,

如果你是一個iOS用戶。

you're gonna love the tight integration

你會喜歡這種緊密的整合

with the ecosystem and you're probably absolutely

與生態系統，你可能是絕對的

gonna buy these so long as they fit your ears.

只要適合你的耳朵，就會買這些東西。

But for everybody else,

但對於其他人來說。

there's a whole huge sea of wireless earbuds

有一個巨大的無線耳塞的海洋

that have better ANC like the Bose QC IIs

有更好的ANC，如Bose QC IIs。

or I don't know, better audio quality

或者我不知道，更好的音頻品質

like Sony's WF, WF 1000 XM4s, I think that it,

像索尼的WF，WF 1000 XM4s，我認為它。

it's a bad name but I think that's it.

這是一個不好的名字，但我認為是這樣的。

Or I don't know, anything from Anker that's gonna be

或者我不知道，Anker的任何東西都會是

a much cheaper price.

一個更便宜的價格。

But if you love your AirPod Pros

但如果你喜歡你的AirPod Pros

or you're set on having a pair of AirPod Pros,

或者你決定擁有一對AirPod Pro。

then these, these are the absolutely best ones yet.

那麼這些，這些是目前絕對最好的。

- I couldn't get this sound to play

- 我不能讓這個聲音播放出來

when we were doing the case sound test

當我們在做案例聲音測試時

because the headphones weren't dead,

因為耳機並沒有死。

but they're dying now.

但他們現在正在死去。

So, this is the sound that it makes

是以，這是它發出的聲音

when you put your headphones in the case

當你把耳機放在箱子裡的時候

and the headphones are dying.

而耳機正在死亡。

It is the most useful sound they have

這是他們擁有的最有用的聲音

'cause it reminds you to charge it.

因為它提醒你要充電。

Anyway.

無論如何。

(light beeping)

(燈光嗶嗶聲)

That's sweet, right?

這很甜蜜，對嗎？

(imitating beeping)

(模仿嘟嘟聲)

(laughs) Bye bye.

(笑) 再見。