When Apple announced its next generation of AirPods would include noise cancelling in an open (ie no eartips) design, eyebrows were raised. Both of them.
The AirPods 4 launched in two variations: a standard model, and one with active noise cancellation (ANC), the latter of which we are testing here. How exactly would these AirPods 4 deliver effective sound blocking, while also delivering substantial sound quality and all the bells and whistles expected of a pair of modern wireless earbuds today? Apple, it turns out, has done its research and delivered a combination of features and performance that we didn’t know we wanted.
