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Lossless Audio With Apple Vision Pro Will Be Limited to USB-C AirPods Pro 2

what makes the new AirPods Pro lossless if they both have the same H2 chip I dont understand
 
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CalMin said:
Is it the same H2 chip? Is that known for sure that it is an identical H2 chip and they simply software locked it, or does it have an H2 Rev. B? I'm not saying that it is beyond Apple to do that, but it would be extraordinarily petty of them.

I don't think it's that big a deal to many since the majority of people can't tell the difference between well encoded lossy and lossless (https://www.soundguys.com/is-lossless-audio-worth-it-83392/#). Petty nonetheless if true though.
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It is the H2K chip with unlocked clocks for the over clocking crowd. Just wait until they are outfitted with water cooling.
 
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People knew USB-C case was coming. It didn’t come out of the blue.

APP3 will be a larger upgrade so can’t use that name. No need for an updated name because the USB-C case will let people know it’s the updated model since it wasn’t offered before
 
BiscottiGelato said:
I think the only thing anybody actually cares about here is whether there will be a USB-C case sold (under $100) that works with the existing AirPods Pro 2.
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It was reported earlier today that Apple will not be selling a USB-C charging case by itself.

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Apple Not Offering USB-C AirPods Pro Cases As a Standalone Purchase

Apple on Tuesday made second-generation AirPods Pro with a USB-C charging case available to order, but unlike its move to wireless charging cases,...
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Want USB-C? You'll have to spend $250 for a new pair of AirPods Pro 2.

This is the (Apple) way.
 
So they're basically AirPods Pro 3 but lossless is too "minor" a feature to raise the number.
 
Apple used to be simple... There was one device targeting each customer... and each device did it well.. they could focus on making each one the best it could be.

But now when you walk into an Apple Store it is a confusing mess.. and this decision just makes it worse.

I need a tablet for a little web browsing and reading magazines/ebooks etc... oh, you want an iPad... well you could get the mini, BUT...BUT...BUT... and look at this, and just a little bit more and look at this... walks out with iPad Pro 12.9 inch with Magic Keyboard, Mouse, Pencil, slip case and apple care plus...

You know... you could have bought a MacBook for that....

Kings of the upsell :) Most certainly
 
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20 bit audio? I suppose Logic Pro 10.8 will arrive soon, or perhaps only Apple Mastering at 20 bit, but there is no support in Logic Pro for 20 bit audio track production.
 
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The reason for this is simple and obvious: Apple has had three consecutive quarters in which they failed to grow sales year over year. They need to sell more product and the VP isn’t going to do the trick on its own.

Forcing people to upgrade AirPods Pro 2 is a very Samsung kind of move.
 
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Kylo83 said:
what makes the new AirPods Pro lossless if they both have the same H2 chip I dont understand
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I have no idea... but maybe they are basically doing the same as what the industry has done with processors a long time.. its basically the same thing but with different parts/functions enabled or disabled
 
Does anyone know what "massive reduction in latency" means beyond AppleMarketSpeak(TM)?

How many ms latency is it?

Recording studios worldwide would like to know.
 
Lakersfan74 said:
I think it’s open back sound like a Graco headphones so everybody in the room will hear you, but if you don’t want to be heard, you have to use the AirPods Pro.
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I mean, the whole idea around VP is to use it as an accessory magnet like iPhone. It comes with sound but obviously it isn’t Apple’s best sound. Gotta use AirPods for that. Additional purchases boost Apple’s bottom line.
 
why didnt the new iPhones get the h2 chip and give us lossless audio that would be epic, whats apple doing
 
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*Spend 3500 on a Vision Pro only to use AirPods for audio...*

Wish there was a better integration of the AirPods Max headband and a clip on for Vision Pro... as if they were designed by the same team.
 
1 - Apple support existing products far longer than other companies (i.e. new APP2 features w/ iOS17).

2 - They never said you'd always get every new feature a year down the road.

3 - Nobody here knows if there wasn't a tweak to the power regulator, hardware decoding, etc on a revision of the H2 chip.
 
Surf Monkey said:
The reason for this is simple and obvious: Apple has had three consecutive quarters in which they failed to grow sales year over year. They need to sell more product and the VP isn’t going to do the trick on its own.

Forcing people to upgrade AirPods Pro 2 is a very Samsung kind of move.
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The profit they'll get from selling a few extra new pairs of APP to the extremely low number of Vision Pro buyers will be negligible when it comes to their quarterly reports.
 
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