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    AirPods 4
    Portable Bluetooth wireless, non-isolating, earbud earphones. It comes with a charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case.
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    Description
    Portable Bluetooth wireless, non-isolating, earbud earphones. It comes with a charging cradle/recharger battery/carrying case.

    CR Expert Take

    How did it perform in our owner surveys and expert lab testing?

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    Ratings Scorecard

    OWNER SURVEYS

    Predicted Reliability
     /  5
    Owner Satisfaction
     /  5

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Sound quality
     /  5
    Type
     /  5
    Design
     /  5
    Sports model
     /  5

    Detailed Test Results

    Design and features:
    This Bluetooth wireless portable earbud model provides very good sound. Its non-isolating design doesn't muffle outside sounds so you'll be able to hear that door bell ring, train announcement, or car horn when you are wearing these earphones.

    Additional features include:

    Has integrated , microphone, and call connect/disconnect control.

    Either earpiece can be used alone for one ear monitoring of Bluetooth streamed audio and telephone communications.

    Sound quality:
    We found the AirPods 4 delivers sound quality that falls in the very good range - it reproduces music and voice very well although it does have some noticeable sonic quirks. The bass (as in bass drums, bass guitars, stand-up bass, etc.) has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat prominent and boomy. The midrange (voices, guitars, horns, etc.) is even, but is bit hazy and grainy. The treble (cymbals, the upper range of violins, etc.) is fairly extended but a bit smeared and a touch prominent and sizzly (sounds that should have a delicate shimmer have a sound reminiscent of bacon frying). The sound also has a good sense of liveliness and is somewhat open--sound-wise it almost seems like you don't have anything plugging up your ears and does a decent job of recovering room ambience. Warmish character. The overall sound can best be summarized as somewhat bassy and a bit hazy. The Spatial Audio feature has a noticeable effect on the sound.

    Comfort and Fit:

    As typical for this type of earbud there is little to no pressure in the ear canal.

    Small

    Users with small sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use, they are stable even during vigorous head movement, and they are unobtrusive so it's easy to forget they are being worn.

    Medium

    Users with medium sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use, they are stable even during vigorous head movement, and they are unobtrusive so it's easy to forget they are being worn.

    Large

    Users with large sized ear bowls will probably find that this model stays in place with no problems for casual use, they are stable even during fairly vigorous head movement, and they are unobtrusive so it's easy to forget they are being worn.

    Controls

    The controls are on the earphone stems that hang out of the ears and can be actuated without causing ear discomfort.

    Incidental contact with the touch controls can cause unintentional volume level changes, playing, pausing, track skipping, or ambient sound monitoring.

    Stability

    Hitting the stem that hangs out of the ear can knock an earphone loose and cause it to fall out of the ear.

    About

    The Apple AirPods 4 portable Bluetooth wireless earphones have a non-isolating earbud design.

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