After five years, Apple has updated the AirPods Max with a new H2 chip, improved noise cancellation, and a broader set of features that bring them closer to the rest of its audio lineup. On paper, this is a meaningful upgrade. In practice, it’s more selective.
What Apple has changed this time
The biggest shift is the move from dual H1 chips to dual H2 chips, the same silicon used in the newer AirPods Pro. That upgrade enables a range of features that were previously missing on the Max.
Active noise cancellation is now claimed to be up to 1.5 times more effective, while transparency mode has been tuned to sound more natural. Adaptive Audio blends both modes depending on your surroundings, and Conversation Awareness lowers playback when you start speaking.
Apple has also added personalized volume, which adapts to your listening habits over time, along with loud sound reduction
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