Tim Gideon

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Spatial audio brings head tracking and simulated surround sound to Apple’s AirPods and Beats headphones. Should you go out and buy a new pair just to get it?

Bose has replaced all three of its high-end noise-cancelling headphones with improved QuietComfort models. It also rolled out a competitor to Apple’s spatial audio feature. We took a first listen.

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Apple proves noise cancellation can work well with an open-ear design. I got a chance to listen to the new AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation and came away impressed.