I’ve never had a particular affinity towards any pair of headphones before buying the AirPods, but now I know I wouldn’t switch to anything else to handle my current headphone needs. I’ve been using them for more than a year with the iPhone and Mac, and they just work. Yes, you may experience the odd connectivity issue, especially if you’re running early beta software on your devices, but the AirPods are amazing. Apple rivals, meanwhile, have been trying for years to get into the AirPods groove, but nobody really managed to make a product as widely praised as the AirPods.