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AirPods Max USB-C gain lossless audio with new cable and iOS 18.4

Apple is updating its high-end headphones once again, this time with better audio quality over a wire

Apple has announced a big update for AirPods Max: it’s adding proper lossless support to the headphones thanks to a new USB-C cable and iOS 18.4 Connect it to your device of choice and you can play full 24-bit, 48kHz lossless audio, bringing you closer to how the original recordings of your favorite music sound. A Lightning cable’s signal isn’t robust enough to handle hi-fi audio quality like this, whereas USB-C is far more capable and has the bandwidth support to make it happen.

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