AirPods Pro Disappointing Bass, nearly non existent, and flat sounding

I have the AirPods 2 and the bass response is actually very good. The AirPods Pro with any tip size is very bad. Almost no bass. The sound is flat and very lacking. It's almost like a pair of dollar store ear buds.

The same songs same eq settings, anc on or off, transparency on or off, tip sizes, volume levels, nothing makes a difference.

Also while I am listening I can hear the active eq changing the way my music sounds in real time, it's very annoying and disorienting.

Are they defective or just this bad? The left and right are equally as bad making me doubt this.