AirPods Max 2

[casperes1996]

They finally got an upgrade. I’m curious about the improved latency claim. Wonder if they’re good enough for wireless electric guitar recording in garageband. For now that only really works wired.

 

[RockRock8]

Apple has surprised announced a brand new second generation of their highest end headphones: AirPods Max.

AirPods Max 2 is big leap for active noise cancellation, audio quality, and innovative features only Apple can provide, powered by the revolutionary H2 chip, and it has a great 20 hour battery life even with Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio enabled, at $549.

AirPods Max 2 has 1.5X more active noise cancellation, an increased separation of instruments and increased naturalness of sound via a higher dynamic range amplifier, and innovative features like lossless playback, enabling AirPods Max 2 the only headphones in the world that someone can create and mix Personalized Spatial Audio with head tracking. Wireless connection is also improved for even lower latency.

Further features include Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Live Translation, Voice Isolation, camera remote, Loud Sound Reduction, Personalized Volume, and Siri Interactions. This brings feature parity with AirPods Pro 3, while extending AirPods Max 2 feature set to offer only something AirPods Max can do: studio-quality audio recording, and lossless playback via 24 bit 48 KHz audio.

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I was about to post this lol.

This is a massive surprise. Bloggers, including Mark Gurman, can eat dirt.

No one saw this coming. And I'm really happy. this is awesome

Surprise and delight

 

[RockRock8]

Apple introduces AirPods Max 2

Apple announced AirPods Max 2, bringing even better ANC, elevated sound quality, and intelligent features to the iconic over-ear design.

www.apple.com

 

[Cmaier]

I was an avid Max user but switched to Pro’s. We have 4 Max’s, and they all, at one point or another, stop working to the point where i have to put them in the freezer to get them working again. Too much of a pain.

 

[RockRock8]

I was an avid Max user but switched to Pro’s. We have 4 Max’s, and they all, at one point or another, stop working to the point where i have to put them in the freezer to get them working again. Too much of a pain.

Interesting. Well, with new speakers and new chips and microphones I'm sure they redid the logic board. Hopefully that doesn't happen again in future if you use them!

 

[casperes1996]

I was an avid Max user but switched to Pro’s. We have 4 Max’s, and they all, at one point or another, stop working to the point where i have to put them in the freezer to get them working again. Too much of a pain.

Yeah I've heard you've had issues. Quite a shame. Mine have worked flawlessly throughout the whole time I've had them, which id about 5 years. I only really like over-ear headphones. Fortunately they've never had any issues for me, but it sucks that all of yours have shown problems.

 

[japanime]

I wonder if the new model fixes the issue with the headband canopy disintegrating after a couple of years. I'd be fine with buying a new headband, as wear-and-tear is something I can accept. But up till now, Apple has offered no replacement of that part alone.

 

[Andropov]

We have 4 Max’s, and they all, at one point or another, stop working to the point where i have to put them in the freezer to get them working again. Too much of a pain.

Lightning or USB-C versions? I had my Lightning ones fail with that exact failure mode you're describing. I wonder if they fixed it on the USB-C version (or in the AirPods Max 2).

 

[Cmaier]

Lightning or USB-C versions? I had my Lightning ones fail with that exact failure mode you're describing. I wonder if they fixed it on the USB-C version (or in the AirPods Max 2).

All lightning. USB-C may well have fixed it. Thing is, now that I’m used to just always having airpods in my pocket, would be hard to go back to over-ear other than for sitting at my desk, anyway.

 

[casperes1996]

All lightning. USB-C may well have fixed it. Thing is, now that I’m used to just always having airpods in my pocket, would be hard to go back to over-ear other than for sitting at my desk, anyway.

All lightning. USB-C may well have fixed it. Thing is, now that I’m used to just always having airpods in my pocket, would be hard to go back to over-ear other than for sitting at my desk, anyway.

Mine that have been perfect since I bought them are the lightning model.

 

[Cmaier]

Mine that have been perfect since I bought them are the lightning model.

What I found is that it gets into some locked up mode if I don’t use it for a few weeks and leave it plugged in in its case. Other times I’d use it every day, grab it and head out somewhere, and it wouldn’t connect to anything unless I plugged it in and out again, so I got in the habit of having to test it before I left my office. My wife and kids have had the lockup problems with their’s, too, but freezing them solves it. Something going on with the charging circuitry, I think.

 

[Roller]

I was an avid Max user but switched to Pro’s. We have 4 Max’s, and they all, at one point or another, stop working to the point where i have to put them in the freezer to get them working again. Too much of a pain.

Did you listen to Coldplay after taking them out of the freezer?

 

[casperes1996]

What I found is that it gets into some locked up mode if I don’t use it for a few weeks and leave it plugged in in its case. Other times I’d use it every day, grab it and head out somewhere, and it wouldn’t connect to anything unless I plugged it in and out again, so I got in the habit of having to test it before I left my office. My wife and kids have had the lockup problems with their’s, too, but freezing them solves it. Something going on with the charging circuitry, I think.

All I can say is I'm happy I have a golden unit, sucks with the problems, hope it's fixed

 

[Cmaier]

Did you listen to Coldplay after taking them out of the freezer?

I literally change the station when Clocks comes on the radio.