Apple AirPods Pro 3 EQ settings for Mac

Wireless noise-cancelling earbuds with foam-infused ear tips, released in 2025. Official specifications from Apple:

Chip

Apple H2 in the earbuds; Ultra Wideband chip in the case

Bluetooth version

5.3

Model numbers

A3063, A3064, A3065 (case A3122)

Noise control

Active Noise Cancellation (Apple: up to 2x more effective than AirPods Pro 2), Transparency, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness

Driver

Custom high-excursion Apple driver, custom high dynamic range amplifier, multiport acoustic architecture

Audio features

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking, Adaptive EQ, Loud Sound Reduction, Personalized Volume

Microphones

Dual beamforming microphones, inward-facing microphone

Sensors

Skin-detect sensor, motion and speech accelerometers, touch control, heart rate sensor

Battery life

Up to 8 hours with noise cancellation on (7.5 with Spatial Audio); up to 24 hours with the case

Charging

USB-C MagSafe case, also MagSafe, Apple Watch or Qi chargers; 5 minutes gives about 1 hour

Ear tips

Foam-infused, five sizes: XXS, XS, S, M, L

Weight

5.55 g per earbud; case 43.99 g

Water resistance

IP57 (earbuds and case)

Sources: Apple: AirPods Pro 3 tech specs, Apple Newsroom: introducing AirPods Pro 3, Apple: Identify your AirPods, Apple: Switch between listening modes.

Codec: AAC. AirPods connect to a Mac with Apple's AAC Bluetooth codec, just as they do with an iPhone, carrying the full 20 Hz to 20 kHz range. Apple notes that Bluetooth connections aren't lossless.

Calls sound worse than music. As soon as an app uses the earbuds' microphone (Zoom, FaceTime, a dictation shortcut), Bluetooth switches to hands-free mode, which has much lower audio quality. Pick your Mac's built-in microphone as the input to keep the AirPods Pro 3 in stereo music mode.

Automatic switching. On macOS Sequoia and later, the AirPods move between your Mac and your other Apple devices on the same Apple Account by themselves; on macOS Sonoma, you click Connect in a notification.

Adaptive Audio and Conversation Awareness on a Mac. Choose Adaptive for your AirPods in Control Center, under Sound, and turn on Conversation Awareness there too.

Spatial Audio changes the sound. On Macs with Apple silicon, Spatial Audio (Fixed or Head Tracked, from the AirPods icon in the menu bar) processes the sound and shifts its balance. Set it to Off while you judge your EQ, so you hear what the sliders do.

Adaptive EQ is built in. Apple's Adaptive EQ runs inside the earbuds all the time and can't be turned off. TuningMac's EQ is applied on top of it.

Noise control. macOS already switches them from the AirPods menu bar icon and System Settings, and TuningMac uses that same system control to put Off, Transparency, Adaptive and Noise Cancellation in its own menu, next to your EQ and volume. How it works

AutoEQ publishes corrections from lab measurements, and none exists for the AirPods Pro 3 yet. Rather than guess, this page will get the exact values as soon as a measurement is published. Until then:

1. Start from Flat in TuningMac's menu bar popover, so you hear the AirPods Pro 3 as Apple tuned them.
2. Adjust by ear with the 10 sliders, or try a preset such as Vocal or Bass Boost as a starting point.
3. TuningMac saves your EQ for the AirPods Pro 3 and loads it whenever they connect.

Have a correction for the AirPods Pro 3 from another source? TuningMac's Advanced EQ pastes any AutoEQ or Equalizer APO text: Settings ▸ Advanced EQ ▸ More ▸ Paste from Clipboard.