Apple is finally transitioning away from the Lightning port with its just-revealed refresh of the AirPods Max: new colors, and a new USB-C charging port.

Apple announced a new set of AirPods Max during its event last week, updating them with USB-C and in a new set of colors. The switch to USB-C is a welcome one, to be sure, but Apple changed nothing else about them.

Apple's most expensive wireless headphones — the AirPods Max — are getting up there in age, which has us wondering what the second-gen cans will offer.

Issue: The latest AirPods Pro (and even the $129 AirPods 4) get a more advanced H2 chip, which improves battery life and ANC performance and is necessary for Apple’s adaptive transparency mode. But the AirPods Max are stuck on the older H1 without any of the new features. Fix: None. It still has the H1, farcically.

Apple's AirPods Max have been out for some time now, first appearing in 2020 with their metal chassis and exemplary noise canceling. Since then, they've been dethroned by some alternative stellar options, held back by their heavy weight and mind-bogglingly woeful carrying slip-case thing.

After nearly four years, Apple finally delivered an update to its most premium headphones. But instead of a new generation of AirPods Max, the company simply refreshed the existing over-ear headphones with USB-C support and a handful of new colors.

AirPods Max have always been a bit of a status symbol, but the ‘new’ AirPods Max announced this week make that more true than ever.

As Apple makes way for its new AirPods 4 launch, Amazon is offering major discounts on previous AirPods models. According to Apple's website, AirPods 4, the "next evolution of sound and comfort," boast "immersive,

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