Apple Announces Lossless Audio and Ultra-Low Latency Audio For AirPods Max

This April, a software update is coming for AirPods Max, which will enable the highest quality of audio for music listeners and allows musicians to create music seamlessly with Personalised Spatial Audio with head tracking. This will deliver an all-new music listening experience and an even more immersive performance for music production.

With an included USB-C cable, users are able to enjoy the clearest audio experience whether it be for music, movies or games. All the while music creators can experience cutting edge enhancements for songwriting, beat making, production, and sample mixing.

Higher Quality Audio

AirPods Max will unlock 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, keeping the integrity of original studio recordings in turn allowing listeners to experience music as if they are in the studio with the artists themselves. Lossless audio also extends to Personalised Spatial Audio that delivers a more accurate and uncompressed experience. With this feature, users can enjoy more than 100 million songs in lossless audio under Apple Music.

Upraised Musical Production

With lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio it will enable music creators to fully utilise AirPods Max throughout their creative workflow on Logic Pro, GarageBand and other music creation apps available. Using the USB-C cable, AirPods Max will be the only headphones that enables musicians to both create and mix music in Personalised Spatial Audio with head tracking. By delivering lossless, high-resolution digital audio with low latency, artists can record with AirPods Max without compromission.

Smooth Gameplay and Livestreaming

AirPods Max does not just benefit music listeners and creators only, gamers and livestreamers can also benefit from this as well. With the ultra-low latency audio, which lowers lag time significantly, and is on par with the native built-in speakers on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Additionally with no response delay, streaming and gameplay has become reliably smoother and much more immersive.

Prices and Availability

Lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio will be available this April as a firmware update for iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 for AirPods Max with USB-C.

AirPods Max are available at a price of RM2,499, coming in five different colous such as midnight, starlight, blue, purple, and orange.

The USB-C to 3.5 mm audio cable will be available from now at a price of RM219. The cable can be used to connect with AirPods Max to 3.5 mm audio sources such as the audio-out port on an airplane. Users can also connect their iOS or iPadOS device with 3.5 mm audio ports similarly to audio-in ports on car stereos or other speakers.

Check out the online Apple Store to browse the AirPod Max selections as well as the latest devices compatible with lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio.

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