Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 - Wireless Noise Cancelling Workout Earbuds with Secure- Fit Earhooks, Up to 45-Hour Battery with Charging Case, Sweat & Water Resistant, Heart Rate Monitoring - Jet Black

I'm not sure why these are getting so much hate. Ear fit is good, so long as you select the right tips. The sound is loud and has lots of bass. All I can say is be sure you have the right tips on. Also, these received negative reviews on noise cancellation. Again, be sure to have the right tip and it performs as it should. I almost thought these were staticky without the noise cancellation, but I was mistaken. It's only when I'm moving and my hair is rubbing on them (the mic). Problem solved with noise cancellation. I usually wear these when working out and my hair is pulled away from my face. However, I was testing them out on a walk and had my hair loose. Overall a great pair that I got at 30% discount and the orange color is awesome, just the color I like.

When I bought a set of these earbuds last year I liked everything about the Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds, EXCEPT the poor sound, When these earbuds were first released, the sound quality was significantly worse than that of the Beats Fit Pro. The sound was so inadequate that I returned the pair I purchased and rated the product one star. However, Apple obviously fixed the sound issues. I tried the Powerbeats Pro 2 this week. The sound is now excellent. Along with the much better form factor for active use than the form factor of the Powerbeats Fit, the Apple H2 chip, and generally excellent design overall, these are now arguably the best smart earbuds on the market for athletes. I am pleased to change my product rating from one to five stars. Below is my original review, along with an updated explanation for why I rated these earbuds at one star after a few weeks of use (before Apple fixed the sound.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE after a few weeks of use: After using the Powerbeats Pro 2 for a few weeks, I’ve found that the tinny non-immersive sound and the poor noise cancellation are frankly too bad to live with, especially on a $250 top of the line product. I wanted to like the Powerbeats Pro 2 ear buds based on the great ear fit, the comfort, the excellent user controls and the smaller/lighter form factor than the original Powerbeats Pro. The fit is also a lot more secure than the fit of the Fit Pro, at least for me. However, if you listen to the Fit Pro back to back with the Powerbeats Pro 2, the sound quality of the Fit Pro is heads and tails dramatically better. The Powerbeats Pro 2 sound quality is not even in the same league. The Fit Pro sound is excellent—strong bass, strong treble, well-balanced, immersive. The Powerbeats Pro 2 sound is thin, tinny, lacking bass, lacking depth. And to compare the noise cancellation between the Fit Pro and the Powerbeats Pro 2: when you turn on noise cancellation in a loud room on the Fit Pro there is an immediate and dramatic cut off in ambient noise. On the Powerbeats Pro 2 it’s hard to notice any difference when you turn on noise cancellation in a loud room. All in all, I’m more willing to live with the Fit Pro with its less secure fit but better sound than I am with the Powerbeats Pro 2 with its more secure fit but totally inadequate sound stage. For a $250 set of ear buds, Apple/Beats needs to fix the sound and noise cancellation issues. I talked to Apple about whether there would be any way to improve the sound. Apple technical support first was almost totally unwilling to even talk to me because I purchased these earbuds at Amazon. And then they offered no assistance that would meaningfully improve the sound. The bottom line: I have reluctantly returned these earbuds. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My original review: PROS: Better, more custom fit in the ears (at least for me) than the original Powerbeats Pro. The fit in the ear canal is at a different angle than with the Fit Pro. With the Powerbeats Pro 2 I get the best fit with medium ear tips. With the Fit Pro I get the best fit with large ear tips. Much more secure fit than the Fit Pro. More comfortable than either the original Powerbeats Pro or the Fit Pro. Can easily be worn for hours without any discomfort, so a perfect accessory for ultra-endurance athletics. Design, material and build quality are all excellent. They look and feel like a high quality product. Transparency function works well—so well that it’s possible to listen to music AND be safe and connected to your immediate surroundings, like jumping out of the way of e-bikes on busy city multi-use paths, and in dodgy neighborhoods where you’d want to be in yellow alert while moving around. The lighter, less bulky feel is great compared to the original Powerbeats Pro. Sound quality is excellent ON PHONE CALLS and for other vocal-heavy uses. The case is significantly smaller than the massive original Powerbeats Pro case. The case is more robust than the case for the Fit Pro. There’s a toggle to turn off the gimmicky heart rate monitor 😊. CONS: The sound quality for music is more tinny and overall worse than the sound quality of the Fit Pro. Bass response is more subdued and there’s an overall midrange bias. For $250 ear buds, this is disappointing. Some reviewers have said that the sound is also worse than the sound on the original Powerbeats Pro. For me, the sound between the Powerbeats Pro and Pro 2 units is comparable—less rich on BOTH than on the Fit Pro. The pulse monitor seems gimmicky and superfluous. Is there any athlete on the planet doing aerobic sports who isn’t already monitoring heartbeat and using a device that is more accurate and effective than these ear buds? And other than athletes doing aerobic sports, who else has any interest in knowing their heartbeat while listening to music? Noise cancellation seems a bit worse than on the Fit Pro. THE BOTTOM LINE? I love that these things stay in my ears no matter what I’m doing—in that sense they’re unique among the most well-regarded ear buds on the market. I also love that they’re really comfortable. And I love that the feature set includes most of what Apple includes on its best ear buds. For me, those factors trump everything else (even though the sound NEEDS to be richer and more immersive—Apple, please fix this in an update). If the same is true for you, and you’re tired of having your ear buds pop out at inconvenient times, you may want to give the Powerbeats Pro 2 a look.

They cost what they cost but they are very worth it. Got them for spouse to use while working out. Once the fiddly nature of setting them up and pairing them was understood they were put to use and are now loved for sound and ease of use. I love that they fit on my MagSafe station and that they actually are comfortable. No excuses, worth the money and stylish to boot. Battery life is good and the charging is easy to do especially on MagSafe station. They are expensive but they did not feel cheap or sound cheap. They work period and have solid build quality. You have to decide if this is an amount you want to spend for this type of product because the question is not about function or quality it is all about the cost.

I’ll just start by saying that I personally love these headphones but can see why others may not. I think the pros outweighs the cons but will break down some high and low lights below: Fit: 10/10 They are by far more comfortable to wear than the AirPod Pro 2 thanks to the ear strap. I would always have my Pro 2s slip out and can say these won’t. However, these will not be better for those with glasses so would go with the Pro 2s if you wear glasses. These also sit pretty far out of the ear so would not be comfortable to wear when laying down for most. Additionally, I did a workout and it didn’t move an inch and stayed in even with heavy sweat. Sound Quality: 8/10 Sound quality is not something you should rely on others to sell you on as it is a personal preference. With that said I will say for me it’s on par with the AirPod Pro 2s just more treble I think. However my ear shape compliments these ear pieces very well so it could be alignment. I will say that these will not hold a candle to any over the ear headphones so please don’t judge them from those. My Sony XM4s blow these out the water with sound quality but these are much easier to carry around. So would recommend if sound quality is your thing; then get over the ear headphones instead because even my Sonys were better than the Pro 2s. Physical features: 9/10 The headphone’s buttons allow you to double tap to skip which Apple did away with in the Pro 2s. This was a big seller to me because I did not like having to use my phone to skip or ask Siri to play next. However, with the buttons being out the outside if by force of habit you reach up to potentially push them back in, be aware you will stop the music and will have to hit it again. Tech and features: 8/10 Heart rate monitor is nice but I think it will take another software update or 2 to reach its full potential. It’s pretty accurate just don’t like how you can’t play music when hooked up to gym equipment. Noise Cancelling is decent on these but not the best. The Pro 2s are better by far but for working out or wearing them around the house it gets the job done. Mic on these are on par with the Pro 2s. I didn’t have any issue talking with anyone on them and everyone could hear me fine. Overall: 8.5/10 I think that if you’re looking for a great working earbud these are it. They easily pair well if you have over the ear ones already and just looking for something less bulky. They have all the features you could want and will stay in place during movement and talking. ANC and Spatial Audio are nice and work well (though the ANC on the Pro 2s are better.) If you’re looking for the next best thing in audio, these are not it. These are not looking to be the Pro 3s as some people are expecting them to be or beat over the ear headphones sound quality. These are meant to improve upon the prior models and I think they did. These have their own swim lane that will have you either in love with them or not.

As an owner of the Beats PowerBeats 1 for over 5 years, I was skeptical about purchasing these after seeing the different comments between PowerBeats 1 and the new PowerBeats 2, but I am very glad with my purchase and to start using the new features in my day to day activities. Case: The case for the Beats PowerBeats 2 is much lighter (weight wise) and the case is also slimmer compared to PowerBeats 1 case. The case can easily fit into a large pocket or zipper compartment in a purse or bag, but the case is still bigger than an Apple AirPods case. The PowerBeats 2 case is now the same color as the PowerBeats 2 themselves where the PowerBeats 1 case was black, where my PowerBeats 1 are Glacier Blue. Over-Ear Design: The over-ear design for the PowerBeats 2 is much smaller compared to the PowerBeats 1. With smaller ears, I personally feel like it fits much better compared to the PowerBeats 1 over-ear design because the old design used to sit on part of my ear and rubbed my ear making it painful. I can see why people with larger ears do not like the new over-ear design of the PowerBeats 2 because it would be too small for their ears. Inside Ear Design: The inside-ear design for the PowerBeats 2 is a bit larger for the round part and shorter for the speaker part compared to the PowerBeats 1. The PowerBeats 1 were smaller for the round part and longer for the speaker part. I can see why people are having problems not liking the new design because the new design for PowerBeats 2 basically sits on top of the ear canal, instead of being inserted further down to give it a tighter seal. The Inside Ear Design was one of the main reasons why I was skeptical of purchasing because of having small ears. I personally think they fit fine, if not better because since the design is sitting on top of the ear canal the larger round part is not rubbing on my ear sitting inside like the PowerBeat 1 design. Ear Tip Design: The Ear Tip Design for the PowerBeats 2 is a single cone tip compared to the double cone tip on the PowerBeats 1. The tips that come with the PowerBeats 2 are XS, S, M, L, XL. The M is automatically inserted on the PowerBeats 2 when they arrive. The M design fits my small ears easily. If you want more of a tighter seal or need a larger size, then you can easily switch the tips out. If you want it to feel similar to the PowerBeats 1, you can switch out the single cone tip for a double cone tip easily. Charging: Charging for the PowerBeats 2 is now with a USB-C, instead of a lighting charger on PowerBeats 1. PowerBeats 2 also does not come with a charging cable, so you need to purchase one separately or use a current USB-C charging cord you own. My PowerBeats 2 arrived 70% charged, so I was able to use them instantly. The magnets for magnetic charging also feel stronger on PowerBeats 2 than on PowerBeats 1. The magnetic charging for PowerBeats 2 is located on the top and bottom of the large round part, instead of, on the outer part like on PowerBeats 1. PowerBeats still holds a charge for a longer period of time than other earphones especially with the charging case. This is another reason why I love the PowerBeats with how long they last on one charge. Perfect for if you are on the go or use them a lot for a long period of time. Sound: The sound for the PowerBeats 2 is very similar and a bit improved from the PowerBeats 1. New features for Active Noise Cancelling and Spatial Audio, which I am happy to see and try in the near future. Depending on what you are listening to such as music, some songs have very clear details while other songs feel flat, but it could be the way the song was mixed and mastered to begin with. Connectivity: If you have Apple Products such as an iPhone connectivity is the same and instant for the PowerBeats 2 as it is for the PowerBeats 1. It still reads text messages and calls of all types still sound great. It's one of my main reasons why I love the PowerBeats because it's very easy to use with other Apple products. New Features: New features on the PowerBeats 2 includes Active Noise Cancellation, Spatial Audio (like surround sound or 3D audio effect listening), and Heart Monitor if you are active in the gym. Long Wear Period: I feel like the PowerBeats 2 and PowerBeats 1 longwear period is about the same. The PowerBeats 2 are still light where you forget you have them on, but after several hours it does start hurting your ear like the PowerBeats 1 do. This is just common with all earpieces that aren't custom mold fit to your ears. Packaging: The PowerBeats 2 has much cheaper packaging compared to other Beats products including the PowerBeats 1. The PowerBeats 2 packaging is basically a recycled cardboard box with a thin piece of paper holding it together. As soon as you take the paper around the box off, the package instantly opens and the PowerBeats could easily fall out if not unpackaging on a soft surface. Definitely thinner and less packaging than PowerBeats 1 as well. Price: I wouldn't have paid the $300 price when they first came out, but since they have come down in price, it was time to purchase. I was able to purchase these during Prime Days for $175. Overall: I really am enjoying the PowerBeats 2 compared to the PowerBeats 1. I feel like the new design will work better for me. I’m also excited to try all the new features on PowerBeats 2 while also having the same things I love about the PowerBeats 1 such as long hold charge, easy compatibility to other Apple Products, and how it reads my message to me. It’s perfect for me who is always on the go, listening to music, watching videos on my phone, doing video meetings and chatting on the phone. To purchase or not: The best way to know the PowerBeats 2 are for you is by purchasing them and testing them out for yourself. The worst that can happen is it doesn’t work for you for whatever reason and you can easily return them back for a refund.

Take your time and use the correct size earplugs that come with the earbuds. They do not fall off and sound awesome once you adjust the tone through your phone's music settings. Better-than-expected quality. Worth the investment. Update: 7-8-26, the Bluetooth range in my case is good at 100 yards so far, which is impressive. I can not say enough good things about these buds.

I needed a new pair of earbuds as I gave my first gen Beats Fit Pro (I have had several years) to my spouse. I thought these new Powerbeats would be a good upgrade. It is not. I find them difficult to put on and sometimes they press too hard on my ears. Wearing glasses this is not a put them on and forget. The other issues are the sound really isn’t better than my Beats Fit Pro. I use ear buds to mow the lawn and tried adjusting the ActiveNoise cancellation. It is like there isn’t any. I reviewed the instructions but I have done everything correctly to connect and set up with my Apple 17 pro max phone. They will sit-in a drawer never to be used. I bought another pair of Beats Fit Pro first gen. I do not see any reason to buy the Powerbeats Pro 2.

Unfortunately, I can echo a lot of the negative reviews already on this product. I'll just be including some of the things I've noticed listening to them over the past few days by itself and then compared to the Airpods Pro 2. The music I listened too was pretty varied, but most of it was Pop and R&B with some instrumental/classical dropped in. 1. Sound quality: Overall, it is pretty comparable to the APP2, however, I did notice a reduced soundstage/ambience with music that had more instruments in it. I could hear guitars playing behind me on the APP2 from a greater distance than the PBP2, where they instead felt hollow up next to my ear. The bass was really full and booming on some songs, but only when I wasn't struggling with fit issues and that deserves it's own section below. Keep in mind, that I had to also upsize the default medium eartips that I got to get the results here, so it was worse than written before that. The treble and vocals on songs was the biggest disappointment for me, as the higher notes were shrill and staticky, especially as you crank up the volume. I didn't feel good pushing the volume level past 60% on the PBP2 because of that. Noise cancelling is OK, but definitely worse than the APP2. I could still hear some light conversation audio from my TV in the background. For a pair of earbuds that has the same chip as the APP2 in it, along with over a year of time since the release of the APP2 to work on improvements and such, this was a disappointment. 2. Fit: I never had the older version of this, but I hope it wasn't as difficult to get it working as the newer pair here. First, the default medium eartips did not fit well and would not pass the Fit Test within my iPhone's settings page. I had to go up to XL on one and L for the other to finally pass. I do want to add that there are 5 different sizes in the box from XS to XL, so it'll be different for everyone. Please take ample amounts of time to make sure the fit is completely dialed in! On to the hooks, which was one of the main selling points for me, I thought they did a really good job at keeping them secure. They didn't cause my ears to become super sore after wearing them for over an hour and that's also with me wearing glasses with them too. I do want to point out that with glasses, I had to adjust the PBP2 from time to time and that a movement here and there did disrupt the delicate seal I had with these. For a product where the seal is of utmost priority for both physical activity and for sound quality, I ended up starting to distrust these towards the end of my time with them. 3. Design: These earbuds look great and the case they come in charge them reliably with a 'snap' sound from the magnets. Compared to what I have read with charging becoming the main failing point here on the old version, this seems like a major error being corrected. The 'Sand' color that I got also looked really nice and I honestly had a hard choice deciding on this one vs the purple or the orange. The volume rockers on both earbuds reliably clicked and I didn't have any trouble adjusting the volume. However, I did not like the area where the 'b' symbol was. This area can be pushed down and primarily controls the Next/Previous song functions via tapping and switching between Transparency/ANC when holding it down. I could not stop hitting this area when putting these on until I learned how to grab the earbuds from a different spot and put them on and even now, I still have to double-check what listening mode I'm on, since I keep hitting this from time to time. My only other minor nitpick here is that the ear hook could have been slightly longer to make adjusting it and sliding it over my ear a bit easier, but again, I was also fighting against my glasses arm as well. 4. Heart rate monitoring: This was a pretty big sell for the new version of these earbuds and it doesn't even work that well when you can get it to work. It's not out-of-the-box easy like the Apple Watch where you can just put that on your wrist and go out, rather, this requires you to download specific apps (ex. Strava, Nike Run, etc.) to even get a number reported. There just shouldn't be this level of friction for a product like this under Apple/Beats. I really expected more from the newer iteration of this product. While it feels secure for long periods of time, the sound quality is lacking for me and the fit issues I have with it cause too many things I need to bother with to outweigh the positives. I think this product should have at least aimed to match its predecessor and not be lacking behind it in some key areas if it came out more than a year after the APP2. I don't think this is worth $250 as it is right now, so maybe with some more updates down the line to tuning the sound and a cheaper price I will revisit these. For now though, I will be returning to the Airpods Pro 2 that I have and see if I can add hooks to those to make those more secure. Note: How do you also have the same chip as the Airpods Pro 2 and not have the same functions? The PBP2 are missing Conversation Awareness and Adaptive Audio and also can't be used as a hearing aid (recently released). Not sure if it bodes well that both the hardware and software are behind something that already released...

Je les adore. Il faut un peu de pratique pour bien les mettre en place mais après cela, ils sont super. Ne tombent pas vu le tour d'oreille. Le blocage des sons extérieurs est exceptionnel. Le son n'est pas aussi bon que Bose mais tout de même excellent. Très confortables.

I recently returned apple ear pods as I found them extremely uncomfortable. I've had the beats headset style for years and love so thought id try the new Pro 2 version as I wanted something smaller for travel. First of all, I cannot say enough about this amazing orange color, it's so nice. They come with 5 tips and the small option fits great so far. I'm not getting discomfort or the feeling that something foreign is in my ear. Sound is what you'd expect from beats- great base. The one thing with beats (both mine are the noise cancelling) I find people around you can hear the music. I also find the buttons much easier to use compared to the apple pods. I would suggesting playing around with the tips for the right fit, you won't get noise cancelling without a good fit, I see some negative reviews on this and is was my initial thought too but then changed the tips and much better. My SO is a tech guy and he is really impressed with the quality. This is my first day with them and I know they were just released. Will update my review after more use. Although they are expensive, so far I'm much happier with these than the apples ones I had purchased and would recommend.

Love these for working out! Had issues with the AirPods Pro 2 falling out of my ears during core workouts on my back and intense boxing rounds on the bag, so the over the ear hooks are awesome for locking things down. Living in the Apple ecosystem - these headphones switch seamlessly between my MacBook, iPad and iPhone depending on what I'm listening on and also work with a PC laptop for work (although I use them less often). These don't move on my head in any activity, and after a few days of getting used to putting them on they're easy to use. I was a little apprehensive or using the for daily use since I wear glasses, but had no issues with them rubbing or sitting in place. The sound quality is great (more balanced than any previous Beats headphones I've used) for streamed music, videos, general content. The only reason these aren't 5 stars are: a) Active Noise Cancellation isn't as strong as the AirPods Pro 2 - when on transit or in loud environments the ANC was a few tiers lower and more of the variable environmental noise makes it through. b) The lack of Adaptive Mode - compared to AirPods Pro 2 (even though they both have the H2 chip) - they do not feature the conversation awareness which was great for lowering the ANC when speaking or being spoken to.

You have to try a range of the silicone tips to get a good fit. Use the Apple Ear Tip Fit Test (go in via Bluetooth and scroll down to find the test) to see which size is best and to make sure the silicone tips are inserted properly. Makes a huge difference! My ears are small and so I tried the earbuds that came with and the two smallest sizes. The sound was tinny and I was about to return them with much disappointment. In desperation, on my treadmill, watching a show with scratchy sound, I put in the large silicone tips and yes, just yes. The sound is very good. The Apple Ear Tip Fit Test verified that this is the best size for me to get a good seal. And as I de-layer during workouts, they stay in my ears! Winter hats are another one where an AirPod will get stuck in my hair or fall on the ground. These are perfect.

way over priced. ANC does not work at all can hear everything as if its not even on. extra ear cups are not effective, ear hooks seem to made for designers ear and are not movable. great they hook on the ear but pointless if they just pop out just by looking left or right.. I have had $50 ear buds the same type with better fit and more effective noise reduction... such a let down for $300+ buds. at least they were on sale. cant return..