Google PIXEL BUDS PRO: An Audio Engineers Review

[@ThisIsTechToday]

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[@mrdadecounty3056]

I think they should get a re review after they release the EQ later in this yr

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@mrdadecounty3056 I'll put out my custom EQ for channel members.

[@jacobspeer3491]

I LOVED the review. 100% agree 🙌 I'm editing my comment because It was stupid... Lol.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@jacobspeer3491 I'm not sure what you mean. It doesn't have an EQ option. I have a custom EQ that I show off later in the video with a third party app. There are time stamps with the side by side already.

[@BedjamRivera]

@@ThisIsTechToday later this year Google is supposed to release an EQ setting for the pros. That's what he's talking about

[@grahamwilliamson5306]

Stumbled upon this video while trying to decide between the two and I have to say this is some of the highest quality KZbin content I've seen in a very long time. Seriously impressive format. That's a well earned sub 👍

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks so much, Graham! I really appreciate that. Please share it with others. It really helps!

[@drb5003]

JUST GOT THE UPDATE ON THE PIXELS BUD PRO ... THE FIVE-BAND EQ... I TESTED IT OUT AND IT DOES PUSH OUT A LOT OF BASS👍

[@JohnLGalt_1]

Hey, Brandon, always appreciate your candor and the extensive testing that you do. I got the Buds Pro and was as underwhelmed by them upon first use, but the new firmware did fix quite a few issues I had run into - and as an added bonus, when paired with my Windows 11 computer, with a licensed copy of Dolby ATMOS audio, was able to make use of ATMOS through the Buds Pro. With that being said, listening to your tests, the Buds A had a thinner bass line in every track I listened to, the Pros always had a more robust, full bass line, especially with the reverb of really low end parts of the tracks. I never changed anything at all, leaving the Buds Pro connected to the PC and ATMOS enabled, and I then went back and listened to the songs again using my Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, and I distinctly heard the same difference. That being said, I have to say these are the most comfortable buds I've used, I've kept them in for 7+ hours during a workday, connecting to all my meetings and listening to music in between. Other idiosyncrasies, though, as you noted, like certain frequencies coming through even with ANC enabled, as well as the feedback loop when grabbing the Buds in the correct manner, to the lack of filtering out noises through the mic, to even a weird bug I had where all calls were single channel (whichever bud went in first) are 100% spot on. And yet, even then, the ANC is so good I never knew I needed it until I used my Novas for the first time, and now that my other issues are out of the way, and with the ability to use ATMOS and custom EQ in the ATMOS app, I'm happy with them overall. I do hope there will continue to be more improvements, though.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

The battery life and comfort is definitely a big strength for these, yes! I’ll have to look into the Atomos option you’re talking about. That’s interesting.

[@gS-kt2ff]

To combine the microphone test and sponsor spot is the most BRILLIANT idea ever. It's a win-win. To the viewer, it gives a much longer and more practical readout. And to the channel, it's a real reason the viewers will stick around. BRAVO 👏

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Bingo!!! It’s my favorite format. No detour for a minute before we get to what you want. Thanks for noticing that!

[@gS-kt2ff]

@@ThisIsTechToday I'm looking for a TWS with non-stem design, MOSTLY for indoor calls. I should sound natural. Transparency and ANC are good to have, but not very important. Which ones would you suggest?

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@gS-kt2ff if you value the mic above all and think sound should at least be decent, the Sony linkbuds S would be the move. geni.us/jh9Z7

[@darrendyson8347]

​@@gS-kt2ffWhy do you think the pixel buds 2 are so expensive now?? They've been discontinued was looking to replenish it and it's super expensive.

[@gS-kt2ff]

@@darrendyson8347 I agree with you on the discount part. But still too costly in my country and economy, mate 🙂

[@tombexhill]

Listening to this on my phone speakers pretending I can understand the difference 😅

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Lol

[@thalente8074]

Mine is mono so it's even better 😁

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@thalente8074 oh noooo 😅

[@thalente8074]

@@ThisIsTechToday don't worry I'll read the closed captions

[@ThisIsTechToday]

y'all gonna give me a heart attack 😂

[@revolee993]

Appreciate all the hard work you've put into this review. You're my first go-to guy on youtube for TWS and audio reviews. Hope there will be an in-depth review of the GB2P and a comparison between the PBP against it down the pipeline. Once again, many thanks!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

It's in the next audio review! Give it time. Takes a bit to really get to know them and then make the video. This one took two weeks.

[@EquatorialVillager]

@@ThisIsTechToday thanks for the huge effort that goes into this. I'm torn on if it'd be a good thing to have yet another firmware update while you're working on your comparison 😈😵‍💫

[@ThisIsTechToday]

haha, I don't know if it'll be that dramatic, but who knows...

[@delightmedia1556]

Hands down best earphone test. Please do more of this. So that people at home can actually hear what they sound like. Thank you for this

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I have a bunch already! Check out the playlist of audio videos 😊

[@paxnominus]

As a fellow audio engineer and seeing that this video came out 6 months ago, I strongly agree that the base firmware sucked, but now running on ver 4.3, there seems to be a significant improvement. I generally love the way the Pixel buds pro sound, especially since I also adjusted the EQ to my liking. You alos nailed the caveat with transparency mode. Excellent overall review, though.

[@shanmukh_sai]

What's your EQ setting?

[@mauromoreira3455]

How about the ANC?

[@benjisjs1535]

What an excellent detailed and analytical review, great job Brandon! You continue to impress with the amount of efforts you put into your vids. Keep up the good work my man!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thank you so much!

[@lorenzopesci3350]

Until your custom EQ i was always preferring the a-series by a lot,I'm blown away 🤯 I hope they can improve through the custom EQ because if they remain the same they are a huge disappointment 😔 I think I will wait the a-series 2 and thanks as always for your great video 😎🤙🏻

[@ThisIsTechToday]

You're most welcome! I think my custom EQ really made the Pros pull ahead a lot!

[@super9mega]

Oof, sorry they never really released the a series two. But evidently later versions changed the audio so much that they actually go toe to toe with anything except MAYBE the air pods pro or the xm5, so definitely worth the $150, unless your gonna wait for pro two 😆

[@kevinloh8892]

Absolutely love that you throw some mad props to artists! Of course also digging the in depth and comprehensive reviews!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks for the kind words, Kevin! I appreciate that. Gotta support others, for sure!

[@0hMyGandhi]

the best review of something audio-related and one of the best reviews I've ever seen on KZbin. Wow. Subbed.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Oh wow. Thank you! Please share it with others 🙏

[@AJNpa80]

The recent firmware update that added head tracking to spatial audio and Opus the codec has improved the Pixel Buds Pro. Though I wish they'd been doing this all along it's kind of nice getting new features from time to time.

[@jaylek55]

I personally use the Liberty 3 Pro and EarFun Free 2 for my media consumption but enjoyed this detailed comparison video. I also do appreciate Google attempting to improve their hardware. I'm sure there will be people who will like these. Great job, Brandon.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Whoa! Thank you so much for the super thanks!!

[@jaylek55]

@@ThisIsTechToday My absolute pleasure. 😁

[@bitterestruth]

@jaylek55 impressive

[@buckethead420]

you mean earfun free pro 2 with tuning? ❤

[@jaylek55]

@@buckethead420 No, not the Olun (sp?) tuned ones. Just the original ones.

[@uzudi]

Listening to this video with the pixel buds pro I just received today. I'm happy so far, coming from the galaxy buds pro. I'm just living them and updated since I got them. Galaxy hurt my ears and I used to miss the Google assistant. Had a hard time deciding between them or the galaxy buds 2 pro, freebuds 2 pro, and Sony xm4Jwkdjdusjabekejxha. I finally decided on the pixel buds pro because of the Google integration and so glad I did. (Pixel 6 pro owner)

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Lmao, at the Sony naming 😂😂😂😂 yeah, earbuds are more than just the sound, so it's up to all the things you think are important.

[@ElRealGalactico1902]

Been waiting for your review. Glad it finally came out. I used to go to Jim's review room for reviews on anything related to audio but he i guess he retired about 2 years ago or so. You put in a ton of work and details in your videos. Appreciate the effort to help us make our choices on these products.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thank you! Yeah, this was supposed to be an easier and simpler type of video and then it got out of hand because inspiration hit and that intro came so naturally 😅😅

[@ElRealGalactico1902]

@@ThisIsTechToday i understand. When you get that feeling it's best to roll with it. Thanks again.

[@NathanWind99]

This is the best earbud review I've ever seen. So thorough, no filler and you cover everything I need to know. Looks like I'll be ordering the Pros and see how they compare to my daily driver Sony WF-1000MX4.

[@shannanalphonso2944]

Hey how do they sound in comparison to the Sony WF-1000MX4?

[@NathanWind99]

@@shannanalphonso2944 Sony definitely sounds better for music but I've been using the Pixels a lot for calls, podcasts, KZbin. It sounds perfectly fine for music. It's more comfortable and secure in my ear as well. Recommended!

[@shannanalphonso2944]

@@NathanWind99 thanks for the reply mate, appreciated!

[@ST1300Jim]

Google is now up to V4.30. Sounds good to me, but then my ears are 66 years old, and have dealt with wind noise on motorcycles for years…

[@Docavelli]

The wing tip was it. Google should've refined that design and added the features from the pro. I can't keep these in my ear.

[@SLK_15]

Hey man, with the black Friday sale coming up on the Google store website, this really helped me a ton. Earned a sub.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Glad I could help!

[@smokenot87]

I'm not an audio engineering not an audiophile or qualified in any way whatsoever. I've had the Galaxy buds first gen, Sony WF-XM3 and first gen airpods pro. I switched from iPhone 13 pro Max to Pixel 7 pro and got the Pixel Buds Pro as well. They are good enough but no where near the quality of the airpods pro in terms of making calls, noise cancellation, sound and touch controls. They are outclassed in every way possible. I find the pixel buds Pro good enough to listen to music at home but hate going out with them in public, constantly having to put out an earbud when I'm talking to people or having to pull out my phone, having to go to Bluetooth settings and hit another settings buttons because for some reason Google thought it was a good idea for the pixel buds not to have a standalone app. The fit is not as good as the airpods pro either despite the ear check seal setting thing. They really are a 5/10 and that's being generous.

[@TyroneLT]

I really appreciate this in-depth review. It is much more useful to make buying decisions than the more surface level "just buy these" kinds of reviews I've been seeing over the past few days.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

lol, oh what video might you be thinking of? 😅

[@madhupyla]

This is what im looking for ...proper clarity to the viewers...thanks you 🎉

[@eddiemunoz3677]

Great video. They sound way better than the A series, but the transparency mode and noise cancelling modes aren't as good as the AirPods Pro pro unfortunately. Don't get me wrong they're definitely great and I won't be getting rid of these.

[@stephcurry2350]

Don't make the same mistake as me. I've been using the Sony XM3 for over 3 years and then the right ear suddenly won't charge fully and I get only 20 minutes out of it. I saw that the Pixels Buds Pro was $40 off on BestBuy Canada and it also had better rating than the Sony XM5 and on top of that I watched Marquees Browlee's review of it then was sold on purchasing it. Big mistake. The sound quality isn't nearly as good as the Sony XM3. And now I realized BestBuy Canada changed their policy few years back on used headphones and won't accept them (even though BestBuy USA still allows it). What gives!

[@karacerept]

Louis Rossmann made a video about this issue approx 10 months ago. Saved me from making the same mistake.

[@fatnose0]

Damn if this isn't the most well designed, extensive tech review I've seen. Maybe too much for most people but the sponsor during the mic test was rly well thought out imo

[@Prash1c]

Great content! Had me chuckling through the whole thing! Entertaining, informative, not boring or off-putting. Visuals and videography was stellar, planning and execution was clever! Couldn't turn it off even though I may have already made my mind up on a purchase decision for earbuds! Thank you boss! Keep the bar high!

[@UnchainedMelody86]

Very comprehensive review. I didn't watch the whole video but appreciated the timestamps as call quality was my main concern. Great work!

[@xenobellow]

I see you got the Sennheiser momentum 4 at 1:30. Some reviews say that ANC is better then Bose, and Sony's headphones 🤔. Can't wait to compare the previous generation vs the flagships headphones!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

It's coming in due time. Gotta do the big comparison with the galaxy buds2 pro first 👍

[@buddyluh]

That feedback sound when pushing on the speaker opening, I get EVERY TIME when putting in my Galaxy Buds 2 Pro..... EVERY TIME Can't wait for my Pixel Buds Pro to show up today to compare!

[@henrylightfoot792]

Hi Brandon and thanks for your excellent review. Do you have any new thoughts about the Pixel Bud Pros after the latest firmware update released last month? The earphones now feature a 5-band EQ and some EQ presets. Some have commented that they sound better now, but what do I know. ☺️

[@AJNpa80]

The one this week with head tracking and Opus codec was an excellent addition.

[@christadouglas1882]

this is favorite review i am dediciding if i want to buy these, This review has the most information out of all the videos i've watched. All the other youtubers are like ''good sound quality i recommed these earbuds''' and they dont even a give any info.

[@wizardly9211]

I loved this video! Super informative and detailed. However, I just don't agree with your conclusion about the sound quality. I've used a lot of headphones, from a bunch of different brands like Skullcandy, Anker, and Sony, and the Pixel Buds have got to be the best I've used, with Anker following suit.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I think Anker's sound bad as well lol

[@aliencatmeow]

Update: I got the google pixel buds pro, the ones you said were so awful. 1 full work commute (morning and evening trains) and 2 walks later, guess what? They're not actually awful. The anc is pretty good and while the sound quality could be better. It's not awful and I continue to not understand why you think it is.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Because the sound sounds like a saw on my eardrums. I can’t bear to listen to them. The rest is solid and nice, but if the sound is painful to listen to, truly, I can’t suggest them. My ears are just sensitive to the range they boost like crazy.

[@aliencatmeow]

@@ThisIsTechToday i suppose you have a point. maybe you really can't stand them and thats okay too. but you did come across like these are the most awful ever, like its gonna be the same for everyone. I'm sorry you didnt like them

[@JntnR]

This is one of the most detailed reviews I’ve seen and heard! Thanks for your great effort. I’m a new pixel owner and coming from iOS I came thinking I could go with the buds and watch no risk at all but watching reviews I’m still on the fence about buying those peripherals 😢 I’ll wait a little more before cashing that kind of money. Thaaanks again for this great review

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Glad I could help! I do wish these were better but they aren’t 😭

[@rafaelchiara]

Seu análise é tão completa que toda a vez me faz viajar do Brazil até aqui para acompanhar os videos hehehe. Agora só estou esperando um review do Freeclips, sem muitas espectativas. Grande abraço e parabéns pela competência!

[@autobahn4610]

Really appreciate you taking your time on this Brandon! I really like my PBPs but they should definitely be better in some areas. Hopefully future updates will help! My main take away from this video is that I have to make a KZbin Music playlist of all of the songs you used here for testing! 😆😎✊🏽

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Haha! Thank you.

[@rinkap1030]

Hi Brandon, will you please make an audio comparison between airpods pro 1 vs airpods pro 2? I'd love to hear how they really sound before I buy. Your channel is the only one that offers that. And thank you for all previous reviews! They were great!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Already working on it. Give it time.

[@redrobbosworkshop]

I picked up the Pro and quickly returned them. A series sound much better. The Pro not only has an uneven response but the driver sounds rough and gritty at the the top end. However, Sony Linkbuds S and XM4 leave these for dead.

[@lukas_dox]

Man I believe the buds a sound the best to me, the mid range sounds more clear. I liked listening to the a's the most. Is it just me or does anyone else think the pixel buds pro have more interference even in the quiet room ? 🤔 The pixel buds pro with thier orange accents look sooo fire🔥 !

[@larsjarredspeetjens]

The pixel buds a sounded a lot better then the pixel buds pro

[@haziri5118]

Me too, I preferred the a

[@duster497]

Preferred the A also

[@HussainAlkumaish]

Thank you for this very well done review. The A series has a more mellow sound while pros had a sharper tinny sound. But you improved the pros quite a bit with your custom EQ.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks! Glad you could hear the difference!

[@mikemincey5998]

This literally had to be one of the best reviews on anything that I've seen/heard in a very long time. You, sir, have a new suscriber.

[@mikemincey5998]

I'd love to hear an update when the AI enhancement has been implemented on the new version.

[@gregoryfitness]

That mic test vs the A-Series was very informative.

[@DaveTriesToPlayGuitar]

god fucking dammit how i love watching your reviews. always the highest quality

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Haha, thank you.

[@FoxYinnyy]

Pixel buds A sound much warmer and wider to me then the Pro's. Depends on what your preference is ofcourse, but I wouldn't spend 230 dollars on the pro's when they sound very tinny and cold to me. The treble is probably gonna hurt my ears overtime. But everyone has their own preference I guess

[@ThisIsTechToday]

You nailed the differences, and how we like to do things here! Gotta let people make their own decisions and choose what fits them best!

[@Baldurs9891]

Wonderful review. Which third party app would you suggest to tune these as best as possible/with an eq.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Wavelet! I have my custom EQ using wavelet available for channel members, too 😊

[@oryanol]

Thank you for this detailed video. I think I will stick to the buds A, I love the hooks and they don't sound that worse. For ANC I got the Bose 700 when needed

[@ProNab]

Amazing video as always, r u working on buds 2 pro atm? perhaps a comparison?

[@friesiboy________2128]

I really prefer the sound of the A series over the pros. But I stick to the AirPods 3.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Yeah, stock, I think the A series is overwhelmingly better sounding.

[@AshleyGittins]

Damn, that is one fine review! Loved how you direct-recorded the buds to compare - my only feedback on that is that changing sources on the hits made it harder for me to judge what was due to the buds and what was just the mix/arrangement evolving - minor complaint, though :-) I did wonder if the tube affects the recording quality but I trust you'd only be sharing it if it matched what you were hearing. To my ears it sounded like the stereo image was being affected a lot by both buds, with the highs being really wide on both, and the upper mids on the A's seemed a bit scooped, but were more forward and narrow on the pro's (I'm listening on closed-back wired phones, plus all the youtube encoding along the way). Did you get that as well? I figure at least part of that will be down to the bluetooth codec as well. I was pretty close to ordering the pro's but after hearing these tests I'm not sure I'd be happy with either, really. So huge thanks for such an in-depth and unbiased review that lets us draw our own conclusions. I might stick with this pair of AU$30 buds I picked up - they're a tenth of the price but don't sound too much worse - although their ANC is probably nowhere near as good as the pro's. Do you offer stems of your tests (I'm guessing maybe in the members' section)? Anyway, awesome review and appreciate the technical depth and openness.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks! Yeah, the tubes aren't creating an issue that I can hear, only when there's nothing into it and your speaking into it does it sound "tubey" haha. Yes, the Pro's definitely have a narrower sound stage, which is unfortunate.

[@jamiesplinter8758]

The integration with the Google assistant is what im interested in tbh

[@BrianGlaze]

Great video as usual Brandon! Are you telling Marques to not tell people to just buy these 😏🤣😜

[@ThisIsTechToday]

lol, couldn't help but be cheeky since he released his right before mine 😂

[@BrianGlaze]

@@ThisIsTechToday Don't worry I won't tell him that I liked yours better lol

[@ThisIsTechToday]

lol

[@NOLATechy]

From what I can hear on this video using headphones, the Pixel Buds Pro do sound "slightly" better than the Pixel Buds A. They are just a bit fuller and richer, especially on the "Jamie" song at 10:15 in the video. But to be honest, I don't really hear enough of a difference to upgrade from my Pixel Buds A to buy the Pro model. Thanks for the video!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Interesting.

[@scrapmetal58]

I don't usually watch videos this long (because attention span), but this was definitely worth it and held my attention. Very well done! I have the Pixel Buds 2. Do you think the Pros are better in sound quality? Any thoughts on the latest firmware update (and EQ feature)? Also, your cat is super cute. 😊

[@Isti115]

Wow, I've never seen so much effort put into an earbud review before, and I have to say that you've really shaken my decision about buying the Pros. I too was really disappointed by their sound compared to the A series, but I'm so used to having volume adjustment on my previous earbuds - the left side of which died 🙁 - that not having it would be a step back. I'll have to look up how much has changed with firmware updates in the last eight months before making a decision.

[@jamiesplinter8758]

How much has changed ive just ordered these pros

[@Isti115]

@@jamiesplinter8758 I've watched several other reviews, and they said that there's been lots of improvements. I don't know the difference, since I've only been using them with the newest firmware, but I think that they're pretty decent now. (There's also a built-in EQ that you can customize.)

[@cjboltzTV]

May I suggest you use a more rubbery/slightly jelly medium next time as your conduit as they tend to mimic the ear canal better. Low frequencies should be better transmitted to the mics that way. And I'm also curious about your microphones frequency response.

[@Wildue]

Don't cry and unsub just because the buds pro don't sound the best, this isn't biased. This guy is giving the sound straight from the earbuds, and he is also putting a lot of time into making these videos.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks

[@KingBeevr]

Listening to this video on my PBAs. Honestly I like the sound of the Pro better. It adds a bit to the high end and mids without losing any low end. That said, the PBAs still sound great and I love mine and I'd hate to give up the great olive color. But with the exception of a quiet outdoor setting, the mic on the Pro sounds like trash compared to the PBAs. I never owned the PB2s so I don't miss the wireless charging or the swipe gestures (though I know I'd appreciate them).

[@zekiz774]

Is it just me or do the Pixel Buds A Series almost always sound better. I haven't compleatly finished the video yet

[@fsendventd]

If I had to guess, the reason the A-Series sound better is because of Google's "spatial vent" which makes them into almost a semi-open sort of design. The Pros don't have that because it would defeat the purpose of ANC. That's the biggest difference I picked up on in the sound comparisons. For my part, I have both the Pixel Buds Pro and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro and I think they both sound good, but the Galaxy Buds are better. They're both crisp and clear, neither sound compressed, but the high end on the Pixel Buds Pro is very recessed compared to almost everything else I've ever listened to, and yes, I checked that I updated the firmware. (However, the Pixel Buds will be the ones I'm keeping, because I'm allergic to the Galaxy Buds. They didn't fix that from the first generation Pros.) I also think the transparency is better, the Galaxy Buds sound very sharp and processed and you can hear all the high frequencies from stuff like your footsteps and your clothes rustling as you walk, while the Pixel Buds sound much more natural, if a little muffled (kind of like what it sounds like when you're wearing headphones, but headphones that don't isolate very much).

[@Sahil-cz3vf]

Which one should I buy between Oppo enco x2,buds a, buds pro For only sound quality

[@yoni532s9M5w]

You got my sub, thank you for such efforts to make superb content! Do you plan on revisiting the pixel buds pro after the latest firmware update?

[@benkressdesign]

Thanks for this video Brandon... I am in the market and was considering picking up some Pro's. However, after hearing/seeing your detailed review. I am gonna steer clear until the next iteration to see if they get even better in the future. I appreciate the depth of your content and can always trust your opinions to help influence some of my purchases.

[@michaelgideon8944]

I just got mine and I started back to backing them with my soundcores on Dave Brubeck Take Five. I find it much better to demo non electronic music. There seems to be some high end roll off in the Pixels. The cymbals in T5 are way more subdued and less in your face. The Pixels do sound less congested. The bass strings lose some of their sizzle vibrating on the fingerboard. The Pixels also seem better dynamically. The have a much stronger attack on cose miced bass drums. The Pixels remind me of listening to a vintage tube amp that rolls off. I generally agree with the review, good job. The high end roll off doesn't bother me as much probably because my ears are old.

[@loganmitchell2878]

Turning HD Audio off and on again also significantly improves audio quality from your first startup. For some reason the audio is awful at first, and much much better with HD Audio on or off after resetting it. It sounds super weird, and I can't explain it, but it works. They also have a pretty good full EQ in the Bluetooth options menu now.

[@Gabe_M]

I listened to this with my PBP's, and it's not even close to what I hear in mine. I listened to "Hey Marjorie" natively and it is a huge difference in sound quality. I know it won't sound exactly the same due to YT and compression, but even an awesome review with all the right tools still can't replicate what you're actually going to hear. Unless the manufacturing of it is causing major differences in quality.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

lol, if you're listening to the sound samples with the same earbud you're multiplying its sound signature. Gotta use something else.

[@DeltaRanger2029]

"But since the update... 🙄I really haven't changed my mind"😂😂. I actually preferred the Pixel Buds A, maybe I'm crazy. Hannah Parrott👍🏻, I've already downloaded some of her music. Another great informative video! Very thorough, no doubt you're an engineer 😃. Keep them coming, buddy!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Rough, huh? Lol. Thanks for actually watching the video. Hannah is great and insanely talented. So much respect for her.

[@phritza]

4.13 I like how you blended the song along with your speech

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks!

[@mohammedabdulaziz5186]

Hey dude Is the sony wf-1000mx4 better than buds pro in sound quality?

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I think they don’t have the harsh highs that the PBP suffer from, but they’re also quite dark, so you would need to EQ it to brighten and open it up if that’s your preference. Thankfully, there’s already an app with EQ sliders.

[@jrbuckley0]

Thanks for this review! Really balanced and informative. I ended up springing for the Pixel Buds Pro even after seeing this and I have to say I'm really happy with them so far (these are my first buds with ANC and transparency mode, so I have no other experience to compare against). I might have stuck with my A series buds for longer, but they disappeared somehow and I decided to go with the upgrade. The Pros are definitely an improvement in my experience with help from Wavelet. Hoping for some native EQ settings from Google in a future update.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Nice! So glad I could help with your buying decision. Thanks so much for the kind words and please share the video with others!

[@final.boss.]

Ty for all the work you do--always learn a great deal from your vids. In the video it looks like you are playing your music files from local storage directly on your phone. As KZbin music is often a pain to use, and I have my entire audio library saved to my PC in FLAC or MP3--with the intent of transferring all of my music files over to my Pixel 6 Pro XL--could you recommend the very best audio player app to play locally saved music files? Would you recommend listening to music on your phone this way and do you yourself prefer this method of listening to music over streaming services?

[@ayushp5323]

Hi Sir, I really love the quality of each one of your videos. I have a question regarding Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. Wi you be getting those to compare with Galaxy Buds Pro?

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Already have them. It’ll happen eventually.

[@ayushp5323]

@@ThisIsTechToday Thanks Bro! 🙏

[@haven4adream]

I like my Pixel Buds, and haven't had a single issue. I wonder what your top pick would be, and if I'd even enjoy it in comparison.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I'm honestly trying to figure out my top pick myself. I do really, really like the swipe gestures.

[@Sachin_BI]

I can appreciate the effort put into the video.

[@TheChazas]

What kind of music player are you using on your Pixel?

[@ThisIsTechToday]

For this one I was using a third party one that Wavelet supported. I don’t normally use it.

[@ajbvy134]

What will you recommend for bass and sound quality, pixel buds A or Samsung buds 2

[@BeliBoyz]

That's a long video for a pair of earbuds. Looks like I'd have to grab a snack.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Haha! Yeah, I don't mess around with audio reviews.

[@kahnoleary]

Appreciate the review, definitely changed my mind. I want great audio quality and I am now passing on the Pixel Buds Pro. Back to the research I go, searching through your videos now.

[@shimmy1003]

But these don't support aptx or ldac, are these still worth considering?

[@amiradib1007]

Man, that was one of the best reviews I've ever seen. Incredible.

[@weystrom]

That's one extensive review. Thank you! This is what youtube should be like all of the time. Really happy that I've found your channel.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Glad it was helpful! Welcome!

[@thomaswu3424]

Great content! I'm only asking this because you ARE a sound engineer. I've tried watching/listening to your videos on 2 different sets of headphones. Some of your plosives are coming through rather aggressively in my opinion. Is this an issue with my headphones (and/or my headphone settings)? Is this something you've done purposefully (Maybe you're bringing up your high end to enhance your speech that's affecting it)? Or maybe something else entirely?

[@ThisIsTechToday]

When you say plosives but refer to high end, I'm confused. By plosives, do you mean my "P's" and "B's" or do you mean my "esses" ???

[@thomaswu3424]

​@@ThisIsTechToday Your 'esses' and your 'tss' (like when you say Weights, or its)

[@ThisIsTechToday]

lol, I have to ask, are you wearing the Google Pixel Buds Pro? What are you listening on?

[@IsaacNewsome]

I think it's important to consider whether you had ANC on or off, and then remember this the Buds Pro also adjust audio for pressure so I'm interested in an affirmation that all these processing bits were disabled, because the Buds Pro sound awesome in comparison to my A-Series. Smooth sound profile, wicked comfortable.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

that's making excuses and no, the sound doesn't change to magically make it sound good. In ear detection was turned off an other processing bits. I'm confident my own ears could hear the issues because I EQ'd them with my ears to sound better and it sounds better in the samples I provided. I stand by my claims and never seem to give underhanded tosses to any company. If I did, I shouldn't review anything.

[@skullcrusher_1]

Actually I really do like the pixel buds pro. They are definitely comfortable and stay in my ears so double win for me. I find that these have the perfect amount of bass for me as I don't like bass heavy sounding headphones. The A series were definitely too boomy for me

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Use what you like!

[@skullcrusher_1]

@@ThisIsTechToday I only used them after the firmware update. I think I just got them last weekend but I can definitely hear the difference. I heard they may come out with a 5 band EQ later on so I'd be interested to hear your opinion if you revisit these.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Yeah, I touched on the EQ feature. Maybe it'll be enough to make them a regular use, but it depends on how much control over the trouble frequencies it allows for. Wavelet only works in some apps, so it's annoying there, and other earbuds don't have touch gestures, so it's a frustrating time for earbuds right now.

[@Dannya2005]

Thank you for the honesty. I know you love everything Pixel, and still are not biased by Google. You gave us an honest review about the quality of their products. Thanks. Skipping the buds for now.

[@nycalien]

I have both pixel buds and Samsung buds 2 and 2 pro. The best sound for me is pixel buds A. It has a very bright sounds. Samsung buds are very bass heavy, missing mids and the high range.

[@Dadcarots76]

Thx. Love your vids. Still researching buds to get. Any chance a Sennheiser Momentum 3 review is coming?

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks! No plans for that. I have the momentum 4 headphones that I'll be making a video on though!

[@CAST2000]

Best earphone review I've seen. Liked your real word testing.

[@MrHeHim]

It's unfortunate that Google keeps relying on in field development, most likely because they obsess about machine learning/a.i. development and/or just a company focused product development vs end result product. Effectively always having products only truly working at there best halfway through there product life, making the user have it buggy half the time. Sometimes Never getting all the bugs out and leaving the customer SOL *Writing this on a Pixel 6 Pro, which for the first 6 months was a buggy mess and I hate that it has now become one of my all time favorite phones 💀

[@Max-gr5lh]

I don't know what to buy, pixel buds pro or linkbuds s. For my sound quality is the most important part of earbuds , but I couldn't find any direct comparisons between these two

[@drb5003]

JUST GOT THE UPDATE ON THE PIXELS BUD PRO ... THE FIVE-BAND EQ... I TESTED IT OUT AND IT DOES PUSH OUT A LOT OF BASS👍

[@konusanadam]

i liked this app. Sounds better than default eq for the pixel buds pro. Thank you mate.

[@charliehelmijr]

Thank you so much for the disclaimer on firmware. It makes these reviews more complicated, but it's the reality haha.

[@Wolfsv]

First video I find that is this informative with comparison and the testing equipment . I listened to this on airpods pro and could hear a bit of difference between the buds but barely . Honestly at the current $69 price right now for the a series , it's hard to justify the price difference

[@Grubz5]

I don't usually comment on videos, but I just wanted to point out that some of the issues you mentioned have been fixed in the first or second firmware update. For instance: the feedback "squeak" you mentioned was a huge concern to me when I first bought mine (I even bought a second pair to try to rule out it being a manufacturing issue), but after the latest update that feedback loop is completely fixed. That being said, this is a very good, in depth review (although definitely geared towards audiophiles), just maybe due for an update to address the fixed issues :)

[@ThisIsTechToday]

All of this was done on firmware 2.14. Isn't that the latest build? I don't see a new one. Thanks for the kind words!

[@Grubz5]

@@ThisIsTechToday very interesting! Yes that is the latest I have as well. I know in depth technical reviews can take a long time to make so I assumed you might have filmed before the last update, but since that's not the case (and I imagine you would have included amendments even if it had been, given the care and diligence you put into this) I'm at a loss for why this could be. The issues mentioned that I personally noticed on launch were fixed for me in the last two updates (feedback, quality, higher volume compression, etc.). Then again, I don't have the equipment you have, so maybe what I perceive as "completely fixed" is actually more like "significantly improved" and still reproducible in a lab setting? Also can't rule out Google doing A/B testing with feature flags (which they love to do, but would seem a bit absurd in this case)... I don't know 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for the reply and keep up the good work! 👍

[@levil4012]

I'll take either these over the airpod pros ANY day

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Same

[@Honza368]

Appreciate the title change. The old one was misleading.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

It really wasn't though.

[@amayaman4102]

I'm getting pixel buds a-series for 70 dollars, should I consider buying them or do you have any other buds in the same price range?

[@Nawk32]

I figured out when I started shopping for the next gen ear buds that we've reached a ceiling on quality without going into an audiophile ($2000) price range. Bose top of the line buds were a joke, Sony's pro buds couldn't even stay in my ears with multiple adjustments, Google's second iteration was recalled. Ended up settling on Google's A series and eventually got my beloved XM-4s

[@petersdrue]

I really wanted to hear the mic review and I always skip these types of advertisements. Your approach was clever.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

haha, thank you. It's a way to do a win win without making the video longer.

[@petersdrue]

@@ThisIsTechToday I'm so fatigued of ads... But I'm a computer engineer with a love for operating systems, so Pixels make sense. But, how do you feel about the PBP now? I'm still surprised the EQ update isn't in place yet. I bought the Pixel 7 and used my $100 gift card to go towards them. It was a hard decision. I use my HD6XX at work and Sundaras at home, so these aren't hardcore audio headphones, but you probably understand now rough it can be to go to horrible sounding headphones after using quality ones for a while.

[@petersdrue]

@@ThisIsTechToday Also disappointed with codec as my old OnePlus Bullets supported AptX HD. Only reason i don't use them is they got thrown in the washer and dryer. They still worked for a year after that incident but the battery constantly discharged and then they just stopped working.

[@petersdrue]

@@ThisIsTechToday So, I just saw the EQ is rolling out now. Would you be willing to do a quick update once it rolls out to your version?