Apple Is Bringing Lossless Audio And Low-latency Audio To Airpods Max

Apple announced connected Monday that it’s bringing lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to AirPods Max headphones erstwhile utilizing nan included USB-C cable.

With this upcoming update, AirPods Max headphones will unlock 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio to support nan value of original recordings. Lossless audio besides extends to Personalized Spatial Audio “to present a much sonically accurate, uncompressed, and immersive experience,” nan institution says.

Users will beryllium capable to perceive to much than 100 cardinal songs successful lossless audio pinch Apple Music.

As for nan ultra-low latency audio, Apple says nan AirPods Max will beryllium amended suited for euphony production. Using nan USB-C cable, AirPods Max users will alteration musicians to create and operation pinch Personalized Spatial Audio and caput tracking. This intends artists tin grounds and operation euphony without losing audio quality, Apple notes.

Gamers will besides use from ultra-low latency audio, arsenic they will acquisition little lag clip pinch nan AirPods Max.

Lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio will beryllium disposable successful April arsenic a free firmware update pinch iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 for AirPods Max pinch USB-C.

The caller features will beryllium disposable exclusively to AirPods Max pinch USB-C, and not the Lightning type of nan headphones.

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