I have really small ears and ear canals, and AirPods Pro’s are generally uncomfortable (both 2 and 3). They also suck at staying in my ears which defeats the purpose of them being gym buds as well. I’ve tried all kinds of ear tips to no avail. I vastly prefer headphones but unfortunately I have a hair type that gets ridiculous looking headphone lines in it when I wear them. So here I am. I’m hoping for comfort and then features next. ANC would be nice if it’s good, otherwise I guess I might consider wired if I can get much better sound. AirPods don’t sound great when I’m used to my HD 6XX lol.
I used bluetooth for a long time but got tired after they kept breaking. I switched to wired (i think they classify as iems) panasonic rp-hje125 (thats the no mic version). The sound quality is good, they are cheap and comfortable. After using them I completely changed my mind on bluetooth and now prefer wired ones even when running etc. as you don’t have to charge them and have delay or connectivity issues. I had to get the apple lighting -> 3.5 mm mini jack adapter and its working very well, way better than any official apple wireless headphones.
If you get the apple adapter just make sure its official by checking if it has gray “designed in” text on the cable. As fake ones might not have microphone audio.