I’m a stickler for sound when it comes to streaming movies on my Apple TV 4K. Whenever possible, I prefer piping the Apple TV’s audio to my 5.1.2-channel speaker setup—if speakers aren’t an option, I’d crack open my Sony MDR-V6 studio monitors or (begrudgingly) my AirPods Max. But earbuds? Until recently, that was a hard “no” for me.

That changed after I tested Apple’s soon-to-arrive AirPods Pro 3, the successor to my frequently used AirPods Pro 2. Don’t get me wrong—I still prefer the Sony cans for late-night Apple TV streaming sessions. (I’ll discuss my issues with the AirPods Max in a moment.) But if I’m hankering for a midnight movie and I don’t want to deal with the MDR-V6’s cumbersome coiled cord, the surprisingly powerful AirPods Pro 3 are making me rethink my “no earbuds” policy w

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