Honest question, from someone who doesn't own AirPods because I'm cheap: Is there a product in either of AirPods' categories that is generally recognized as ei

Honest question, from someone who doesn't own AirPods because I'm cheap: Is there a product in either of AirPods' categories that is generally recognized as either outright superior or a better value? Because both regular and Pro seem like amazing products, and reviews tend to classify them as such. And it's entirely a Cook-led project. Like, if I were to pick one product to prove that Cook cared about product and Apple could still do cool things, that's probably on the top of the list. Calling out one flaw and making that emblematic of his entire tenure feels extremely shortsighted.