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INSIDE THE APPLE AUDIO LAB WHERE AIRPODS ARE TESTED AND TUNED

engadget.com8 min read

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Apple uses a collection of audio metric booths to help correct and calibrate the AirPods' fit for natural variations in ear geometry. Its engineers use devices seen in audiologists' offices to help validate the company's claims of a clinical-grade hearing test. This allows AirPods users to set up their devices as a hearing aid at home and also creates an accurate hearing profile so users can hear music the way it was intended. This article takes a look at the labs where Apple tests and tunes its AirPods, which show how important sound is to everything Apple builds.