The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Are Finally (Back) on Sale

Yeehaw. I’ve been waiting for this. Literally, I’ve been checking every few days for weeks, and no luck until now. Even as the AirPods Pro 2 have been on their eternal fake sale, the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 have been stubbornly stuck at their $250 retail price.

If you missed the Memorial Day sale, then you’re in luck. They’re back on their $50 off deal, making them the same $200 as the AirPods and the choice that much harder.

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Dig the AirPods Pro 2, just not their tendency to topple out of ears during runs and workouts? The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 share so much of the same internal hardware, they’re practically siblings. Both have Apple’s H2 chip, which supports personalized spatial audio (making audio sound more like three-dimensional surround sound), as active noise cancellation.

ANC uses software to detect and then cancel out incoming sound waves. That’s the layman’s explanation for a complicated piece of engineering. Given that the audio and ANC of the Powerbeats Pro 2 are the same as on the AirPods Pro 2, the Beats would be just as useful on a flight to block out jet engine noise, or any other loud environment.

What the Powerbeats Pro 2 have over the AirPods Pro 2, though, are their ultra-secure fit. AirPods of all types can be fine for workouts where you stay mostly upright. That I can vouch for. It’s when I lay down for a bench press or try to box that they fly out of my ears onto the floor.

I had no such problems with the first-generation Powerbeats Pro. Those babies stuck in my ears like they were cemented in. I could hop around the heavy bag and box like a madman without issue. I could even run without them falling out of my ears, although I try to avoid running unless there’s a fire. I expect the same ultra-secure fit from the Powerbeats Pro 2.

Like the AirPods Pro 2, the Powerbeats Pro 2 are rated IPX4 water resistant, which means they’ll withstand sweat as you get all gross and nasty on your morning run or at the gym. Just don’t walk through a heavy rainstorm with ’em.