Microsoft introduced several new devices this week including the [Surface Pro 9](https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/12/23400261/surface-pro-9-price-release-date-specs-hands-on), [Surface Laptop 5](https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/12/23400274/surface-laptop-5-release-date-price-specs-hands-on), and Surface Studio 2 Plus. They’re all fairly iterative updates; you know that’s true when Microsoft’s hype videos emphasize new colors and integrated 5G connectivity (for the Arm-powered Pro 9) as the most exciting “new” features. We finally got a release date for [the helpful accessibility kit](https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/12/23400273/microsoft-adaptive-accessories-release-date-accessibility-kit), at least.

But Microsoft didn’t have anything new to share about its personal audio lineup. It’s been two years since the company announced the Surface Headphones 2. And those arrived around two years after the original pair in 2018. But the October hardware event came and went without any news of Surface Headphones 3. So if two years was the cadence...