Macworld - USA (2019-12)

26 Macworld • December 2019

APPLE AIRPODS PRO

incredibly clear sound while also extending battery

life”.

There’s a new custom sound driver, too. All these

things should produce significantly better sound

than regular AirPods, though we’ll have to see

how they fare against other similarly-priced in-ear

earbuds.

What’s Transparency Mode?

As with the new Beats Solo Pro (see page 48 ),

and most active noise-cancelling headphones

these days, Apple offers a ‘Transparency Mode’

that leaves some noise-cancelling active, while

also piping in some sound from the outside world

The AirPods Pro

has a Transparency

Mode to let you

control the level of

noise cancellation