It’s really like having your own audio bubble.

This either gives you virtualized surround sound or spatialized stereo, depending on the source audio.

This is much less tiring, and offers a comfortable sound stage.

A pair of AirPods above a shelf with a TV in the background.

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However, using my AirPods Max to watch TV instead, this issue all but goes away.

I can even make out about 50% of the dialogue inTenet.

It’s not just dialogue either.

This seriously enhances the experience over a soundbar in a number of ways.

First, it offers total immersion.

I can only hear what the film’s creators intended for me to hear.

There’s no noise pollution at all.

It’s all the benefit of an empty cinema, with none of the sticky floors and stale popcorn.

At least not at the start of the weekend.