Apple Updates the AirPods Max with Lossless Audio Support

Apple’s flagship, under-supported headphones, the $549 AirPods Max, now support uncompressed audio for wired listening.

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AirPods Max Colorways. Courtesy of Apple

Last September, Apple spent much of its “Glow Time” event talking about how comprehensively they’d updated their AirPods earbuds line-up. There was a new base version, a new Pro — with various health monitoring features — and a mid-tier model with limited noise-canceling. That model doesn’t seem to sell well, which makes sense, given that if you’re willing to pay the price bump for the mid-tier model, you may as well pay a bit more for the Pro.

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