I would be astonished to see a 2nd gen AirPods Max in the next couple of years.
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Ten Things AirPods Pro 2 Tell Us About AirPods Max 2
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Please explain to me where that skin-detect sensor would be placed on the AirPod Max, since (I assume) it needs skin contact to work.
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I see them everywhere in Australia. Second to the Sony XM4, which I have. But for me, it’s the connectivity (the Apple ecosystem) that is attractive. The XM4’s are annoying Versus my Powerbeats pros.
Could some sort of Wi-Fi Direct allow the bandwidth to stream lossless on the gen 2? I’m not really clued up on this sort of thing but I know Bluetooth isn’t suitable.
If they added lossless it would be a big differentiator from the competitors on the market.
If they added lossless it would be a big differentiator from the competitors on the market.
Just because you can’t afford them doesn’t mean the price needs to be lowered. This is a luxury brand of headphones. Can’t afford them, then there are brands less expensive.
XM4s take a good half a minute to connect to my Macbook compared to almost instant Airpods and a couple of seconds for Bose QC35. Couple that with BT incompatibility on Samsung TVs, not being able to permanently turn off Speak-to-chat, finicky touch controls and muffled default sound profile (you almost have to use equliaizer) it's the most overrated pair of headphones I've ever owned. Both Airpods and Bose are so much better it's not even close. The only big con for Airpods Max I'd say is that stupid case.
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This article misses the boat on speculation.
The AirPods Pro Max 2 will feature a WiFi connection for lossless audio via AirPlay 3 and WiFi 6 with a much larger battery. Since iPhones only have 1 WiFi radio, the AirPods Max will connect to WiFi on a home or office network, not to handheld devices. Bluetooth audio will remain an option. It will also have an entirely enclosed slip case for storage which contains a larger battery for recharging and an external MagSafe connector identical to the one on the MacBook Pro. A USB-C to MagSafe cable will be included which matches the color of the earcups. A 3.5mm audio jack will allow users to bypass the internal digital audio processor and radios for pure analog sound from an analog cable. The colored earcups will be magnetic and removable and available to purchase separately in a plethora of new colors.
The AirPods Pro Max 2 will feature a WiFi connection for lossless audio via AirPlay 3 and WiFi 6 with a much larger battery. Since iPhones only have 1 WiFi radio, the AirPods Max will connect to WiFi on a home or office network, not to handheld devices. Bluetooth audio will remain an option. It will also have an entirely enclosed slip case for storage which contains a larger battery for recharging and an external MagSafe connector identical to the one on the MacBook Pro. A USB-C to MagSafe cable will be included which matches the color of the earcups. A 3.5mm audio jack will allow users to bypass the internal digital audio processor and radios for pure analog sound from an analog cable. The colored earcups will be magnetic and removable and available to purchase separately in a plethora of new colors.
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We can argue about £599 being too much, but £299 is clearly too low when compared against what Sony and Bose offer at (above) that price point. Apple's is clearly a significantly more premium product.
Otherwise, that's a bit like suggesting the latest iPhone 14 Pro should be priced below the latest Samsung Galaxy.
Airpod max should allow direct wifi or something so at least at home it can play lossless.
Needs a new case.
Needs USB-C (so that, if anything, more bandwidth for lossless)
Weight reduction would be nice as well.
Needs a new case.
Needs USB-C (so that, if anything, more bandwidth for lossless)
Weight reduction would be nice as well.
I don’t think there will be a second generation
Weird. My XM4s don't take long to connect at all. Less than 5 seconds.
Yes. In defence of the XM4s, the case and folding system are excellent, and that's important to me when I travel. My flatmate also spent some time comparing the XM4s to the QC35 and she decided on the XM4s based on better comfort, even though the QC35 were a bit cheaper at the time.
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At this point, I'm applying this rule to all new Apple products.
I'm seeing them more and more recently in the UK too. Although for me, headphones are something I use at home and when travelling - not usually when out and about.
So basically release AirPods Max mini. apple is not reducing the price of headphones by 50%.
Also product decisions are made a few years in advance. The economy turned seemingly on a dime and now apple has to follow through. However if apple made a mistake it’s in the company of a handful of companies that this type of decision is not going to cause financial issues.
Different strokes for different folks. Totally ambivalent about usb-c.
Because both times I’ve bought a pair of AirPods Max from an Apple Store (I returned them the first time with noise cancellation issues) they’ve come out of the box with a completely flat battery. I’ve not had that with any other Apple product, and it suggests to me that they’ve been sat in the stock room for a significant amount of time. People aren’t buying them.
Yeah that guy completely forgot about AirPods and AirPods Pro to make Apple seem like they failed in portable audio.
Which makes me wonder, how many Airpods/Beats are out in the wild Vs. iPhones?
Apple is the innovator of charged devices out the box. You may be right but it is a premium product. I'm not sure Apple expected them to sell like AirPods.
Important features not mentioned:
1. Lossless.
2. Studio quality so narrators, producers, engineers, audiophiles, movie and music studios can ditch ugly headphone models.
3. AirPlay standard. Sorry but Bluetooth is the new Intel and moving slower than Apple. So Apple needs to start putting AirPlay first and pushing it like it did iPod or iPhone.
Maybe video and print ads that have the added text "with AirPlay".
(Yes, I know Apple products already support AirPlay but this should be a customer awareness campaign.
If Apple can price them at $399 they could become the new high-end audio standard and take down the big guys like Watch did with Rolex. Again, we have to be realistic. People seem to want all features possible but at half the price. $399 sits well but Apple will have to take a profit cut.
1. Lossless.
2. Studio quality so narrators, producers, engineers, audiophiles, movie and music studios can ditch ugly headphone models.
3. AirPlay standard. Sorry but Bluetooth is the new Intel and moving slower than Apple. So Apple needs to start putting AirPlay first and pushing it like it did iPod or iPhone.
Maybe video and print ads that have the added text "with AirPlay".
(Yes, I know Apple products already support AirPlay but this should be a customer awareness campaign.
If Apple can price them at $399 they could become the new high-end audio standard and take down the big guys like Watch did with Rolex. Again, we have to be realistic. People seem to want all features possible but at half the price. $399 sits well but Apple will have to take a profit cut.
I’ve had my APMs for nearly two years now. I like them much better than my APPs for use around the home. I often use them instead of my APPs for phone calls. I always choose to use my APMs instead of my APPs when listening to music or watching movies/tv. Cannot think of any reason I’d replace them for at least another 2 years minimum.