I'm really interested in getting a pair. If you don't mind, I have a few questions:

1 - If you put regular non-Apple earbuds in your ears and talk, does your voice sound different and off-putting?

2 - Do the Airpods Pro do this, and how are they for phone calls in general?

I'd really like to have them for phone calls and Zoom meetings, but regular earbuds make it hard for me to talk without being super conscious of how it sounds. Regular Apple earbuds don't have this effect, but they hurt my ears so I don't think regular Airpods would work for me. I don't think everyone has this problem though.

Initially, I was self conscious when I walked around with them and talked to people, but now I have no problems wearing AirPods Pro all day and talking to people with them on (Via Transparency Mode)

They work great for phone calls, music listening, noise cancellation is great, too.

Maybe not as good as Sony, but as an overall product, I love them and would buy them again in a heartbeat.

Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I'm sure they're a great product, but could you directly answer the following 2 questions?

1) Are you familiar with the effect where having your ears sealed off makes your voice sound weird to yourself?

2) Do the Airpods Pro have this effect?