The ANC (and transparency mode) is already so good that it’s hard to imagine any significant improvement. Adaptive audio on the other devices I have seems pretty gimmicky, although I guess some people like it. I would still consider this to be a fairly minor update, if true.
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New AirPods Max With Improved Audio and USB-C Expected Tomorrow
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Kind of glad these are past midnight now, in Australia. It's nice to wake up to the recap, I'm getting too old for waiting up for these things to go live.
I understand that most of those lossless and so on are mostly for marketing purposes. The vast majority of people cannot hear any difference.
I wish they’d shrink the cups down a bit, or find a way to offer different sizes. I loved the sound on V1 but couldn’t get a good seal and had a ton of bleed thanks to a smaller head. Returned them and grabbed QC Ultras instead. My only device out of the ecosystem…
It’s a problem with some, but there hasn’t been an analysis of what could be causing it to determine if it’s a flaw in the Max’s or the unique operating conditions of those few that have the issue.
I am hoping for a different case that doesn’t look like a bra 😅
Seriously, what the hell are you guys doing with your AirPods Max?
I've owned about five different pairs over the years. Not a single one had a condensation issue. I've worn them hours at a time watching movies/tv or listening to music. Even after about 6 hours straight wearing them there wasn't a single drop of condensation under the pads.
If you're getting condensation because you're using them whilst out running or at the gym then what do you expect, that's down to you - they're not designed for or aimed at people using them that way, they're a $500+ premium set aimed at "luxury listening" at MKBHD put it.
They have no public IP (water resistance) rating, yet I still see people out occasionally running with them or training at the gym. Their own fault.
If you're not doing that and still getting condensation then you're either extremely unlucky and have a faulty set, or a personal problem that means your ears/body overheats easily.
This.
If this updated set does not support Lossless then I'll be annoyed about it.
4 years for an update, and with Apple Music touting Lossless Audio all over the app for a long time, the only device they have you can use to listen to those formats is if you have APP2s + Vision Pro, making it a very niche format for anyone wanting to stick in the Apple ecosystem.
USB-C + Lossless support + H2 chip as an absolute bare minimum. New case, colors and better battery would be really nice too but not essential.
I get the feeling that whatever they are will be announced today, but won't be available until December and will be really hard to get hold of.
What the hell are you doing with them, if you need a new pair every year?
If you lift or do extensive cardio with them on while at the gym they can get pretty swampy.
Good. I was planning buying the $1500 B&W H100, but it looks like I will go for the cheaper $500 Apple AirPods Max 2 instead then.