Firestick/airpods

Hello, JackSpratt69. Thank you for posting your question to the Apple Support Communities. We understand that you may be noticing an issue when keeping your AirPods connected and we can certainly help with this. 

We are glad to see that you have already been able to read over the Apple Support article that explains which steps you can try if the sound from your headphones is distorted. We have several more articles that we think will help you as well. 

To continue, we would next suggest completing each troubleshooting step listed in the following article. Please use each step before attempting to connect your AirPods again: 

If your AirPods won't connect - Apple Support

If you continue to notice an issue when connecting your AirPods and Firestick, we can help you more. To gather more details, can you tell us if you notice any similar issues when connecting your AirPods with other devices? 

It may also be helpful to identify and remove any sources of wireless interference as well. This last article can help you resolve issues caused by wireless interference: 

Resolve Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues caused by wireless interference - Apple Support

We hope that these steps help with your AirPods. Please reply back here if you would like to continue. 

Have a great day!