For optimal performance and to make the experience as seamless as possible, the default setting is for the active microphone to switch automatically between one AirPod and the other. And if you ...

Especially given the 3rd-Gen AirPods don’t feature a silicon tip to isolate sound, they still manage to sound fantastic. Adaptive EQ, on the other hand, uses one built-in microphone to tweak sound ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a ...