{"id":349119,"date":"2026-03-16T14:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/349119\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:31:07","slug":"apples-549-airpods-max-2-add-better-anc-and-live-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/349119\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s $549 AirPods Max 2 add better ANC and live translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">As noted by Apple, the AirPods Max 2 offer active noise-cancellation that\u2019s 1.5 times more effective when compared to the original AirPods Max, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22177494\/apple-airpods-max-headphones-review-price-features\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">which launched in 2020<\/a>. The AirPods Max 2 also add conversation awareness, a feature that lowers volume when someone starts speaking nearby; voice isolation to prioritize your voice and reduce background noise during phone calls; and a feature to automatically lower loud sounds in your environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The AirPods Max 2 support 24-bit, 48kHz lossless audio when connected with a USB-C cable \u2014 two features that Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/9\/9\/24236804\/airpods-max-second-gen-price-specs-features-release-date\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">added to its first-generation<\/a> AirPods Max <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/634506\/apple-airpods-max-lossless-audio-low-latency-usb-c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">years after their launch<\/a>. Similar to their predecessor, the AirPods Max 2 also support up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge. Transparency mode, which allows you to hear your surroundings while wearing the headphones, also sounds \u201cmore natural\u201d with the AirPods Max 2, according to Apple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">There\u2019s a camera remote feature, too, which allows you to press the headphones\u2019 digital crown to take a photo or start a recording, as well as a personalized volume capability that \u201cautomatically fine-tunes the listening experience\u201d based on your preferences over time. You can also now respond to Siri by nodding or shaking your head. Apple previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/6\/10\/24173874\/apple-airpods-new-features-wwdc-2024\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">added these features<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23878402\/apple-airpods-pro-usb-c-adaptive-audio-conversation-awareness-test-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to its AirPods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The AirPods Max 2 come in blue, black, purple, beige, and orange. You can preorder the headphones starting on March 25th, with availability starting \u201cearly next month.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As noted by Apple, the AirPods Max 2 offer active noise-cancellation that\u2019s 1.5 times more effective when compared&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[936,203,8240,61,60,43,216,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-349119","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-gadgets","10":"tag-headphones","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-tech","15":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}