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AirPods Max v2
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So ... What I want to know is, can it do audio over USB-C? If I plug a USB-C cable from the headphones to a laptop, will it deliver audio that way? (Couldn't do it with the lightning version using USB-C to lightning cable. The only wired audio option was using their expensive lightning-to-3.5mm cable.)
My guess is they didn’t enable this with the DAC because it still lists the USB-C as charging and nothing about line in Auido
Presumably they must be listing a "USB-C to 3.5mm Audio Cable (1.2m)" or else these are not as functional as before?
I saw that, but the old version of the spec sheet (looking in wayback machine) said exactly the same thing about the lightning connector and didn't mention line in either. Though obviously it was supported via their 3.5mm/lightning cable.
Exactly... They still have the lightning version on their web site (https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXK22AM/A/lightning-to-35-mm-audio-cable-12m-white) but I found it via Google, I can't find it via the catalog itself under "audio adapters" or "headphone accessories", so I'm not sure where I should be looking for a USB-C version (if such a thing even exists).
Even so. I'd rather see it support audio over USB-C directly, so I could run audio out to the headphones from two laptops, from my phone, or from my Nintendo Switch — all of which support USB audio output — 3.5mm would actually be more cumbersome (phone doesn't have it, Switch "Genki covert dock" doesn't either).
Probably have to wait until next week when someone can actually have these in their hands and mess with it directly.
Apple is lucky I just don’t like my orange ones and having USB C is cool. Starlight and a fresh battery will be nice. The price hurts $499 wouldn’t have killed you Apple.
They still sound amazing. And now I feel happy that the ones I bought years ago are still relevant.
I bought a pare of refurbished ones from Best Buy in August for only $349
They came in the original box and like new! Thank you Apple for being so lazy making me feel even better about my purchase 😂
They came in the original box and like new! Thank you Apple for being so lazy making me feel even better about my purchase 😂
They were amazing at launch, they remain amazing now. I will only upgrade if my current ones die.
Same story for my AirPods Pro, I bought them at launch in 2019 and I still use them today. No real reason to upgrade despite gen 2 having better performance.
It would make a real Max 2 be a harder sell, when they release it. Even if it comes with H3 or H4, people would still compare to the latest. This way the gap is wider.
I honestly don’t mind. I’m happy that products we buy last longer and stay relevant.
Give the features which the AirPods Pro gen2 have at the very least.
hey Bruce, have you in your time of ownership compared the noise canceling of the AirPod Max with a Bose unit? I have the Bose and really would love them to do a better job at NC during aircraft take offs. The Bose work so hard to cancel the noise that they distort causing a whole new set of noise problems.
I suspect Apple envisions fairly different use cases, which is why they didn’t add the H2 chip - no need for adaptive audio because you aren’t going to be changing environments very often; no Conversation Awareness because you’re probably in an environment where you don’t expect to talk to people, etc. Who knows. I wouldn’t mind them adding the chip, but it isn’t a dealbreaker for me. All I really wanted them to add was USB-C.
So there is a chance there is no way to get audio in via USB-C? I thought you could just get their USB-C to headphone jack adapter, but that works the other way around, doesn't it? May have to cancel my order, because I do need wired input.
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Yeah I get the feeling that this is something that Apple would do very quietly. I don't think they are keen on highlighting their product errors!