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No ear caps is instant no buy for me - I literally cannot keep the previous AirPods in my ear and if I do it causes aching, while I can use the pro’s without issue. Or is it just a refresh of the original AirPods?

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For me, it's the exact opposite: my ears are too small, so ear caps give me bruises and make the earphones fall all the time.

It fascinates me to see how people can have completely different experiences for a product as basic as an earphone.

I can’t upvote this hard enough. The spongy tips ARE the killer feature of the pro. They are comfortable and they stay in my ears when I exercise!

This is a refresh of the original AirPods. The Pros are the ones with the in ear caps.

I kinda don’t get the branding then, why are the pro’s a completely different fit AND different sound quality, like wouldn’t you want a choice in ear fit to exist for both regular and pro?

The in-ear fit works in conjunction with the ANC. The regular AirPods are for people who don't want noise to be cancelled, either passively or actively.

+1, these things (gen1) make my ear ache after only a few minutes and fall out like crazy. Luckily, I just tried a family members' so it's not too big a deal, but had I bought these...

This seems to be a refresh of the original.

I had the same worry before I bought my AirPods, but I was very surprised that I don't have any problem with them staying put.

I can even weight lift or row with them.

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