Beats (Apple) - Powerbeats Pro 1
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Based on 1 year's data from Mar 17, 2026 How it works
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"with a loop so they never fall out. ... Great for exercising!"
"They stay in place no matter how intense the run"
"They never fall out."
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"I absolutely agree with this suggestion. I’ve had mine for years and love them so much. ... outside of that issue they are still great!"
"I've had my original Powerbeats Pro FOR YEARS (since 2019) and they still work perfectly."
"I’ve had my beats for 3 years and have had no issues with them."
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"there is no wind noise"
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"the battery life easily lasts 10+ hours."
"For Ultras I run with one in ear + one in pocket, and swap when the battery goes flat. For 10+ hour events I will carry the case and charge on the go ... turn off the PowerBeats HRM and increase battery life"
"Great battery ... I mean really great battery though. ... If I'm only using 1 earbud, usually at work, I wouldn't have to charge it (and the case) for multiple days at a time despite at least 4 hours of use a day."
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"I had Powerbeats pros a couple years ago and liked them for snowboarding because I could use the controls even with gloves and a beanie on"
"These are the only ones i've tried that have decent controls for volume, stop, fast fwd, rewind."
"Easy to use and go forward or backwards between tracks just by pressing the button"
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"Wouldn't pick Beats for audio quality for at home listening"
"Yep, the bass and ANC are worse compared to Beats Fit Pro and Powerbeats Fit."
"Yep, the bass and ANC are worse compared to Beats Fit Pro and Powerbeats Fit. ... The Powerbeats Pro of course didn’t have ANC but had the most bass of any of them."
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"The pair I have stopped working after 8 months. ... Intermittently only one ear would connect when I put them in (it would switch between left and right) and now the right one won't connect at all."
"they crapped out just after my apple care on them expired so I refused to buy another pair."
"the slow death of one earbud before the other"
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"I use beats but they are big, bulky and uncomfortable"
"My Powerbeats Pro are big and bulky. ... I use beats but they are big, bulky and uncomfortable"
"got a little more time before ear ache"
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"I was on a flight and tried to use my Shoks once and I turned everything up all the way and couldn't hear the music at all, there was just too much noise in the plane."
"Yep, the bass and ANC are worse compared to Beats Fit Pro and Powerbeats Fit."
"didn’t find the noise canceling to be that great."
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"like 30% of the time the buds don't actually make physical connection in the case and I wake up to one dead ear bud."
"Right bud doesn’t hold a charge anymore"
"They would constantly not charge or only one would charge."
Beneficial-Suplex 1.0i have the og and i’m subscribing to “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” sure it’s missing newer amenities but they work great. not sure what the price difference is but if it’s not much ig just go with the newer ones.
BeRandom1456 1.0My AirPods Gen 1 sound better than my power Beats Pro 1st gen but the pros have buttons, battery lasts longer and they stay in my ear and are more comfortable. so I don’t care about the audio quality. music and podcasts and calls sound fine.
I have not tried anything else. I sent my pros to get a battery replaced by Apple. They ended up charging me 275$. Just gave me new ear buds and my old case back and no ear tips. They won’t do anything about it. total rip off.
bootcutflare 1.0Not sure if Beats counts as Apple but I got some $40 Beats Buds Pro for $40 for sleeping
~$40 used on Amazon. The clear ones, cause clear haha
Born_Somewhere_9788 1.0I have too many myself. Method 360 anc, liberty nc, galaxy 2, Rail anc, 1st generation powerbeats pro and a box of others. Apart from more wired ones
General_Ad9776 1.0I lost my Galaxy bud 3 pros and haven't been the same since. They definitely had the best noise canceling. Right now I'm playing with beats pro buds and they suck. You can't even turn them on without the case.
Gladcat69 1.0The previous powerbeats pro where SOLID headphones, not the new ones, they’re just too tinny and weird, only real upgrade over the original is the ANC
Greedy-Award-3710 1.0Keep getting this skipping sound when they’re in my pocket at the gym. Have to think it’s a connection issue? Hopefully there’s a fix soon. Love the sound quality and button touch features. Never had this issues with beat pro in ears. Really annoying.
HHoaks 1.0Did you have spatial audio OFF in your testing? I find that spatial audio negatively impacts the punch of bass, and makes things more trebly and collapses the sound in your head towards the center. The emulation of "space" doesn't work well. Much better with spatial audio turned OFF. I can say that with spatial audio off, these are better than my Powerbeats Pro 1.
I did the test fit for me and it clearly worked. I started off with the default medium, which if I moved my jaw seemed to loosen -- and the fit test confirmed my experience. Next tried small -- way worse, by feel and confirmed via test - rarely got a good seal. Tried large, and seemed to be good (I thought this was it), but then I noticed it didn't always get a good fit at first when putting it on. So it required more effort than I liked to adjust it. Finally, tried XL. Seemed right almost immediately, couldn't shake it loose with jaw movements, and went in on first try much easier. All confirmed via fit test. So the fit test worked for me, for sure.
Interesting-Ad1350 1.0I have both cheap and expensive earbuds. Not gonna lie there are brands that have very good earbuds at a low price . TOZO for example have great quality earbuds that are usually in the $20-$30 range. I use these exclusively for work. I work outside and exposed to the elements. If something happens to them it’s no big deal. Now for the expensive, I do run everday and I need quality earbuds that will stay on so I have the Beats Fit Pro and the OG Powerbeats Pro. These aren’t going anywhere and the sound quality is great. AirPods Pro 2 if I’m goi my on a road trip. I need top quality ANC, no exceptions when I’m traveling. Also I always buy refurbished, my Volt Yellow Beats fit cost me $122 in “like new” condition and they came in the original box and were like new. My AirPods cost me $120 from the Walmart website flash sale(also refurbished) I save tons of money buying refurbished. They also come with warranty. My Bose QC headphones cost me $130 “like new” from the original price of $360. Give TOZO a shot, they will surprise you and always buy refurbished to save yourself a lot of money
katalyst1208 1.0https://a.co/d/ftN8m7P The Beats Powerbeats Pro are my forever workout headphones. Been using them for years now and they never move.