Apple AirPods Max 2 Review: A More Significant Upgrade Than I Expected

Apple quietly announced the AirPods Max 2, a hardware refresh that adds the H2 chip and a new amplifier.

The Max 2 keep the original design, weight, battery life and USB-C lossless audio support while staying at $549.

The H2 chip brings features like Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, improved voice isolation and studio-quality recording.

Noise canceling and transparency modes are noticeably improved in our testing, while Bluetooth is upgraded to 5.3.