The AirPods Pro 2 are old now. They're certainly the oldest of the "big buds," with more years on the clock than both the Sony WF-1000XM5 and the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds. And no, the USB-C update does not count as a new pair of buds.

So now we're expecting the new AirPods Pro 3. There are signs pointing to an imminent release for Apple's next entrant into the best earbuds category, pegged for this year's September Apple event.

We've even got a picture of what kind of features to expect from the buds, from a built-in heart rate monitor to live translation. But there's only one thing I care about when it comes to Apple's next pair of earbuds, and it's none of those. It's the sound.

Unfortunately, a sonic upgrade isn't a given.

Where they can improve

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