I'm as cheap as they come when it comes to earbuds, but I've become increasingly obsessed with changing my ways since the day I purchased a pair of Apple AirPods for my wife. She wears hers all the time and really seems to love them.

Apple AirPods remain for many the quintessential earbuds, their shiny white design perhaps earning the overused word iconic. The latest fourth-generation model has just had its price heavily cut again.

Additional sensors on the AirPods Pro 3 make sense. Apple is already all-in on health and fitness via the Apple Watch, and having additional health data via the AirPods will make that tracking more accurate and useful. However, I’m looking for improvements to the AirPods Pro’s original wireless music mission.