I recently picked up a set of the pros while in the US a few days ago. I rarely buy anything without researching it a lot, and reading about them. But this was a bit of a whim purchase, just popped into a nearby Apple store, tried them out and bought them instantly!
I was really impressed with the ANC! Even in a busy store, it removed most of the noise, apart from some of the nearby chatter which is expected. They fitted really well, felt comfortable - and seemed easy to control.
I bought them mainly for running as I'm getting fed up with cables. They worked perfectly. Barely felt like I was wearing anything, sounded great and again, the ANC was incredible. Running along a busy road (with noisy American V8 trucks and cars), I could barely hear any of that. The transparency mode was really cool too, if at junctions etc, you can easily switch to this mode and it'll filter in outside noises such as cars etc. Really useful for me running......
I hope the battery life remains good for a while, and it's not something you have to re-buy every couple of years - otherwise - I am very happy new AirPods owner!