Apple AirPods Max 2 Launch With Stronger ANC And More H2 Powered Upgrades

Your AirPods Max headphones are now officially obsolete and you might as well throw them in the garbage. We're just kidding, of course! Don't do that; they're still capable, though they have been replaced by Apple's new flagship headphones, the AirPods Max 2 powered by the same H2 chip as found in its flagship AirPods Pro 3 earbuds introduced last September.

That H2 chip paves the way for Apple to claim up to 1.5x better active noise cancellation (ANC) compared to the original AirPods Max. It also enables a bunch of technologies to find their way to the AirPods Max 2, including Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, and Live Translation, all of which are firsts for Apple's premium headset.

Beyond the improved ANC, Apple says the AirPods Max 2 also work better in the Transparency listening mode, which lets outside noise in so ...