Apple is lastly updating AirPods Max with lossless and ultra-low latency audio

No, pigs aren’t flying, hell hasn’t frozen over and also you (in all probability) haven’t received the Powerball jackpot, however one thing else almost as surprising is going on. Over four years after it debuted AirPods Max, Apple is about to update 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.

That is the one main replace Apple has given the AirPods Max thus far, outdoors of beginning to supply a mannequin with a USB-C charging port back in September. And that's the kicker: the replace will solely be for the USB-C model of the AirPods Max, not the unique model with the Lightning port. This is because of technical constraints on the Lightning mannequin, akin to digital-to-analog converter efficiency.

What's extra, lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio received't be obtainable in wi-fi mode. To reap the benefits of these options, you'll want to attach the headphones to an audio supply through a USB-C cable. As luck would have it, Apple is beginning to promote a USB-C to three.5mm cable at the moment. That may run you $39. There can even be the choice to attach your iOS or iPadOS machine to audio system or automotive stereos which have 3.5mm audio ports with the cable.

Nonetheless, you'll ultimately be capable of hearken to 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio with AirPods Max, so long as you will have the USB-C mannequin. Lossless audio can even be suitable with Customized 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 develop into the one headphones that allow musicians to each create and blend in Customized Spatial Audio with head monitoring." It provides that the ultra-low latency audio characteristic will enable for no response delay on par with the audio system constructed into Mac, iPad and iPhone gadgets. It suggests this characteristic may very well be a boon for players and livestreamers.

Replace March 24, 12:08PM ET: Added clarification that lossless and ultra-low latency audio will solely be obtainable on the USB-C model of AirPods Max and solely in wired mode.

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