Apple AirPods Max, the legendary ANC earphone is finally available

Apple’s own wireless noise-canceling headphones, AirPods Max, which have only heard the sound of the stairs, finally made their debut tonight! As the name mentions, this earphone belongs to the AirPods series, so it is not surprising that it is equipped with the H1 chip, so it has smart functions such as Siri activation, audio sharing and automatic switching. But what worries everyone the most is the specification of the headset. Apple said it uses a 40mm moving coil unit and a unique dual neodymium ring magnet motor. The latter can produce a total harmonic distortion rate of less than 1%.

The design of the earbuds actually introduces the design concept of the Apple Watch. The design of the digital crown knob is brought to the earpiece. It becomes the volume control knob and also has the play / pause function; the long button next to it is the ANC button, one key switch between noise reduction mode and transparent mode. Speaking of ANC, its H1 chip’s 10 audio cores can each perform 9 billion operations per second, providing a more sophisticated noise reduction experience, and there will also be an adaptive equalizer function, that is, it will analyze smoothness. of the earmuffs. The pad tension adjusts the sound. At the same time, there will be spatial sound effects, providing a 5.1, 7.1 and Dolby Atmos loopback sound experience.

Apple mentioned that the part of her headband is made of stainless steel. Like ear muffs, it is covered with a mesh surface. The ear pads are made of acoustic engineering memory foam, which can provide a sealing effect. It is a combination of balance, comfort and sense of use. Additionally, the AirPods Max will also have head-mounted optical sensors and sensing functions. Putting on the headphones will automatically play music, the one-sided ear muffs will be removed or raised to pause the audio, and placed in the unique smart headphone sleeve. It will also enter an ultra-low power consumption state to help save energy. As for battery life, the official said there will be 20 hours of playback in ANC mode.

It should be noted that AirPods Max is priced up to HK $ 4,599 / NT $ 18,490 / RMB 4,399 and can only be equipped with iOS 14.3 or higher, iPadOS 14.3 or higher, macOS Big Sur 11.1 or higher, watchOS 7.2 or higher, or tvOS 14.3 or higher. Apple devices are not compatible with the fonts used by general music enthusiasts.

Pre-orders can be placed on Apple’s official website from now on. Hong Kong and China will be officially on sale on December 15. There are five colors: space gray, silver, sky blue, green, and pink. Taiwan will open pre-orders later.