Apple finally offers some long -awaited sound features for AirPods Max headphones, which it launched four years ago. With the company’s iOS 18.4, iPados 18.4 and MacOS Sequoia 15.4, which the company plans to release in April, AirPods Max’s USB-C version, Lossless sound support and ultra low-delay sound transfer.
This development stands out as the largest software improvement for the AirPods Max. Previously, Apple launched the USB-C input version last September last September. However, new sound features only cover this USB-C model; The original AirPods Max holders with Lightning input will not benefit from this update. This is due to technical limitations such as digital transformation performance of the Lightning connection.
Apple’s lossless sound and ultra low -delay sound features will not be supported through wireless connection. For this reason, users will have to connect their headphones to the sound source via a USB-C-connected cable to benefit from these features. For this purpose, the company started the sale of a new cable with a USB-C input with a 3.5 mm jac input as of today. Thanks to this $ 39 accessory, users will be able to connect the AirPods Max USB-C to phones, speakers or vehicle sound systems.
With all these innovations, the USB-C-connected AirPods Max holders will now have a lossless sound experience in 24-bit, 48 kHz format. Apple also states that this lossless sound is compatible with the company’s personalized spatial audio (Personalized Spatial Audio) technology. Apple Music users will be able to listen to more than 100 million songs on the platform in this format.
AirPods Max will be more functional for musicians
After the software update, Apple says that AirPods Max will become the only headset that musicians can make both production and mixed with personalized spatial sound support. In addition, thanks to the ultra low -delay sound support, it will be possible to transfer almost zero delayed sound at the same level as Mac, iPad and the internal speakers on the iPhone. This feature can offer a more synchronized and reactive experience, especially for online games and live broadcasting content producers.
On the other hand, Apple emphasizes that the update will not only come to the old Airpods Max models due to hardware, but also due to hardware limitations. Therefore, users who want to experience new features will have to switch to the USB-C version. All these developments show that Apple aims to bring the sound experience to a more professional level not only on the consumption side but also in production processes.