No, pigs aren’t flying, hell hasn’t frozen over and also you (most likely) haven’t received the Powerball jackpot, however one thing else practically as sudden is going on. Over 4 years after it debuted AirPods Max, Apple is ready to replace them with long-overdue options. The corporate is bringing lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to the overear headphones when it rolls out iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS Sequoia 15.4 in April.
It's the primary (and solely main) replace Apple has given the AirPods Max exterior of beginning to supply a mannequin with a USB-C charging port again in September. And that's the kicker: based mostly on the wording in Apple's press launch, it appears the replace will solely be for the USB-C model of the AirPods Max, not the unique model with the Lightning port. What's extra, it seems that lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio could solely be out there once you join the headphones to an audio supply by way of a USB-C cable. Engadget has requested Apple for affirmation.
As luck would have it, Apple is beginning to promote a USB-C to three.5mm cable right now. It'll run you $39. There will even be the choice to attach your iOS or iPadOS gadget to audio system or automobile stereos which have 3.5mm audio ports with the cable.
Nonetheless, you'll eventually be capable to hearken to 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio with AirPods Max. Lossless audio will even be suitable with Personalised Spatial Audio, Apple says. Apple Music subscribers can hearken to greater than 100 million songs in lossless audio.
The corporate notes that, following the firmware replace, "AirPods Max will grow to be the one headphones that allow musicians to each create and blend in Personalised Spatial Audio with head monitoring." It provides that the ultra-low latency audio characteristic will permit for no response delay on par with the audio system constructed into Mac, iPad and iPhone gadgets. It suggests this characteristic might be a boon for avid gamers and livestreamers.
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