All:
I recently replaced my Bose QC headphones with a pair of AirPod Max. I use these for listening to both music from my phone and movies and shows from AppleTV. These work great for music, but I'm a little concerned about the audio from movies and tv shows. In particular, when I listen to something with audio description, it sounds like the description is coming from across the room. Its not horrible, but its not nearly as good as the audio from my Bose, which sounds like the audio description is right there with the movie. I've tried making various adjustments to the Airpod Max and turned off the spacial audio, but I'm still experiencing this. I should also add that my AppleTV is usually not connected to any video output as I really don't need this.
Has anyone else experienced this and, if so, were you able to solve it?
Thanks for any input.
Jim
By Jim D, 19 March, 2026
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