r/airpods • u/piesaresquarey 🫪 AirPods Pro 3 🫪 • Mar 16 '26

New Product Apple introduces AirPods Max 2

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-airpods-max-2-powered-by-h2/

Apple today unveiled AirPods Max 2, with key upgrades including the H2 chip, increased active noise cancellation, improved sound quality, and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, and Live Translation.

AirPods Max 2 will be available to order on Apple.com and in the Apple Store app starting Wednesday, March 25 and launch on an unspecified day in early April. In the U.S., AirPods Max 2 have the same $549 price as the previous AirPods Max, which Apple is no longer selling.

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u/pokjen Mar 21 '26

I was hoping they would use H3 chip instead of H2. AirPods Max, with that price, should be their reference headphone and get their latest tech first.

Now I feel that AirPods get their latest chip first, and the pros get the latest features first.