A few of us have been ready for Apple to announce a brand new second-gen model of the AirPods Max, its high-end over-ear noise-canceling headphones that had been launched in December 2020. They had been refreshed final yr with USB-C connectivity, some new shade choices and USB-C audio in April of this yr. But when a latest report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who’s often a dependable Apple whisperer, proves correct, we can’t be seeing the AirPods Max 2 at Apple’s iPhone 17 Occasion, which is prone to happen in early September primarily based on earlier iPhone occasions.
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Gurman says what I’ve suspected for whereas: The AirPods Max are “too in style for Apple to cease promoting them, and never in style sufficient for the corporate to take a position a ton of money and time into creating a brand new model.” MacRumors posted an article Monday that summarizes Gurman’s feedback in his newest Energy On publication, which is behind a paywall.
Citing trade analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a reasonably good observe file with Apple predictions, with a 72.5% accuracy ranking over 142 rumors posts, a lighter model of the AirPods Max could solely enter mass manufacturing in 2027 and that “Apple’s audio crew is extra targeted on annual AirPods updates and supporting audio parts throughout different merchandise.”
Whereas we in all probability will not see a brand new model of the AirPods Max this yr, many of us are predicting we’ll see the AirPods Professional 3 at Apple’s iPhone 17 Occasion this fall. As I discuss in my full roundup of the whole lot we all know in regards to the AirPods Professional 3, there’s been a whole lot of chatter in regards to the AirPods 3 getting Apple’s next-gen audio processor, the H3, which might assist energy new options and assist enhance not solely sound high quality however noise-canceling and voice-calling efficiency together with Apple’s Listening to Help characteristic and a rumored new translation characteristic.
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The AIrPods Max are solely geared up with Apple’s H1 chip, so it would not help all of the options discovered within the AirPods Professional 2, which use Apple’s H2 chip. These options embody Adaptive Audio, Dialog Consciousness and Apple’s Listening to Help and Listening to Safety options. Whereas the AirPods Max stay wonderful noise-canceling headphones and have been a fixture on CNET’s finest noise-canceling headphones record since their launch, it is a disgrace Apple’s costliest headphones haven’t got its newest AirPods tech. However we’ll hopefully know much more about the way forward for its AirPods line in just some weeks, so keep tuned.
