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The perfect pair ofwireless earbudsdoesnt exist.
The same goes for every flagship model from the industrys top audio manufacturers.
Some companies manage to fix their issues, while also creating new ones in the process.
Others continue to neglect criticisms in key performance areas.
Then there are those who make matters worse by drastically changing things that were already impeccable.
Here is the top issue for each major audio brand that they must fix on their next-gen wireless earbuds.
Sonysspatial audiotechnology delivers convincing immersive sound.
The feature struggles to capture selfies of your head and ears.
Even worse is the head-tracking test that requires several tries to register movements.
We request that Sony develop a more effective solution for the rumored WF-1000XM6.
Apple
Biggest problem:Battery life
Apples kryptonite remains battery life.
However, that has been the industry standard for battery life on wireless earbuds for the past three years.
Performance has dipped with every new QC model.
ANC on theQC Earbuds 2wasnt as strong on calls.
Going back to the beginning might do Bose some good to get things right.
Unfortunately, the company has yet to develop a reliable companion app.
These are issues that should have been fixed several generations back.
Sennheiser
Biggest problem:Lack of spatial audio
No audio brand is more under-appreciated thanSennheiser.
For all its ingenuity, the brand cant seem to add spatial audio to its wireless earbuds.
Netflixs spatial audio is also powered by it.
Not having it on theMomentum True Wireless 4has hurt the products appeal.
This makes Beats buds look inferior from a functional standpoint.
The results were somewhat mediocre.
It doesnt always produce the most accurate answers and can often misinterpret requests.
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