If the AirPods Pro 2 do indeed support lossless ALAC codec, then i really hope the strongly rumoured forthcoming colours refresh of the AirPods Max also gets the wireless lossless support. Nevertheless, while very happy with the wired performance of the AirPods Max, I’m holding off purchase until the updated version is out hopefully before the end of the year. But as I understand it, LC3 audio codec will theoretically allow for lossless, though whether apple will actually implement the lossless aspect may not be a foregone conclusion if it impacts battery life, maybe they will determine that lossier implementation of LC3 codec that somewhat improves audio while still being able to boast improved battery life will be the take home message they want to send out. That means improved audio quality but, as I interpret it, not necessarily with lossless support. In the above link, they say they would like more bandwidth. They could call it the AirPods Max Pro … if they released AirPods Max 2 with internal DACS that support Hi Res audio, as well as a lightning to lightning cable to enable a wired connection to iPhone and with software updated to support wired Hi Res audio.Īs regards wireless, I think it’s unlikely that they are developing their own lossless codec. The wired input into the AirPods max is already in the digital 24bit/48Hz format.
#C TO LIGHTNING CABLE UPDATE#
I am currently using the workaround of the adapter with lighting to 3.5mm jack cable and I must say it is a definite upgrade over wireless to my ears, but I’m sure a pure digital pathway would have a discernible edge and I see no reason why a software update to both iPad Pro and AirPods max would not enable it. it seems to me, all that it may take to have wired lossless audio when AirPods max are connected to iPad Pro using just a lightning-to-usb-c cable is merely a software update to both devices. That would be great but would probably not be backward compatible with older devices - personally I still use a iPhone X. Most discussions in other places are focused on the prospect of wireless lossless audio. However, it is disappointing to me that over a year on since Apple Music lossless audio was released, wired lossless audio for the AirPods Max is nowhere in sight, which I believe should be do-able. wired lossless audio for the AirPods Max/iPhone combo), there exists, as mentioned already, a USB-C-to-lightning cable for a potential AirPods max/iPad Pro wired lossless combo. But wired lossless audio is hopefully something that could theoretically be address/fixed with a software update to both the AirPods Max and the iOS device, granted there is no lightning-to-lightning cable currently (and Apple may not feel it worthwhile to market one for such a niche need were it to come to pass ie.
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