Apple AirPods Max (2024) – Premium Over-Ear Sound and Comfort

Combining premium sound quality with advanced features, these headphones provide a luxurious listening experience. From personalized Spatial Audio to pro-level Active Noise Cancellation, AirPods Max offers unparalleled performance for audiophiles and casual listeners alike. Perfect for music lovers who crave both style and substance.

Key Features:

• High-Fidelity Audio: Crystal-clear sound with deep bass and balanced highs for an immersive audio experience.
• Active Noise Cancellation: Block out external noise to focus on your music or calls with professional-level noise reduction.
• Personalized Spatial Audio: Dynamic head tracking for a 3D-like sound experience tailored to your movements.
• Comfortable Over-Ear Design: Cushioned ear cups provide comfort for long listening sessions.
• New 2024 Colors: Express your style with bold, vibrant color options in this latest edition.

The 2024 Apple AirPods Max takes over-ear listening to the next level, offering a combination of stunning audio quality, pro-level features, and fresh new colors. Whether you’re at home or on the go, these headphones will elevate your music experience like never before.

Overview

• The ultimate over-ear personal listening experience — now in fresh new colors. AirPods Max deliver stunningly detailed, high-fidelity audio. Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking for sound that surrounds you. Footnote ⁴ Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation to remove unwanted sound. Footnote ³ Transparency mode to comfortably hear the world around you. Up to 20 hours of battery life on a single charge. Footnote ¹⁵ Effortless setup and on-head detection for a magical listening experience. Now with USB-C for easy charging.

What’s in the Box

• AirPods Max (USB-C)
• Smart Case
• USB-C Charge Cable
• Documentation

Which AirPods are right for you?

New

AirPods 4

The next evolution of sound and comfort.

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Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Footnote ⁴

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Voice Isolation, Hey Siri, and Siri Interactions Footnote ⁷

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge Footnote ⁸

Up to 30 hours total of listening time, using the case Footnote ⁸

Charging Case (USB-C)

Dust, sweat, and water resistant Footnote ¹²

New

AirPods 4

Active Noise Cancellation

The next evolution of sound, comfort, and noise control.

Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Audio, and Transparency mode Footnote ¹

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Footnote ⁴

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Voice Isolation, Hey Siri, and Siri Interactions Footnote ⁷

5 hrs

Up to 5 hours of listening time on a single charge (up to 4 hours with Active Noise Cancellation enabled) Footnote ⁸

Up to 30 hours of listening time (up to 20 hours with Active Noise Cancellation enabled), using the case Footnote ⁸

Wireless Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker for Find My Footnote ^{9, 10}

Dust, sweat, and water resistant Footnote ¹³

AirPods Pro 2

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and a breakthrough in hearing health.

Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation, Footnote ³ with Adaptive Audio and Transparency mode Footnote ²

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Footnote ⁴

Hearing Test, Footnote ⁵ Hearing Aid, Footnote ⁵ and Hearing Protection Footnote ⁶ features (coming fall 2024)

Voice Isolation, Hey Siri, and Siri Interactions Footnote ⁷

6 hrs

Up to 6 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled Footnote ⁸

Up to 30 hours total of listening time with Active Noise Cancellation enabled, using the case Footnote ⁸

Wireless Charging Case (USB-C) with MagSafe, Footnote ¹¹ speaker for Find My with Precision Finding, and lanyard loop^

Dust, sweat, and water resistant Footnote ¹⁴

New colors

AirPods Max

The ultimate over-ear listening experience.

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Up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation,Footnote³ with Transparency mode

Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking Footnote ⁴

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Hey Siri

20 hrs

Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation enabled Footnote ⁸

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Smart Case

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The ultimate over-ear personal listening experience — now in fresh new colors.

High-fidelity sound. Exhilarating audio with deep bass, expansive mids, and crisp highs.

Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation.¹ Removes unwanted noise so you can immerse yourself in the music.

Over-ear design. From canopy to cushion, built for unequaled fit and comfort.

USB‑C. Charging is fast and easy with the one‑cable convenience of USB‑C.²

All the vivid details.

AirPods Max deliver stunningly detailed, high-fidelity audio for an unparalleled listening experience. Each part of the custom-built driver works to produce sound with ultra-low distortion across the audible range — so you’ll hear every note with a new sense of clarity.

Personalized Spatial Audio

with dynamic head tracking³ gives you a theater‑like experience with sound that surrounds you for movies, TV shows, and games. Using built-in gyroscopes and accelerometers, AirPods Max and your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV track the subtle motion of your head, anchoring sounds to your device.

Adaptive EQ

tailors sound to the bespoke fit and seal created by the ear cushions. Inward-facing microphones measure what you’re hearing, then adjust the frequencies of your music to deliver a rich, consistent experience that faithfully reproduces every note.

Unheard-of sound.

Pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation.

With up to 2x more noise cancelled,¹ pro‑level Active Noise Cancellation counters external sound with equal anti‑noise. With control over what you hear — and don’t hear — you can immerse yourself in music and podcasts, or simply stay focused, like never before.

Transparency mode.

Press the noise control button to switch to Transparency mode, which lets outside sound in so you can interact naturally with your surroundings.

Everything designed in perfect harmony.

From cushion to canopy, AirPods Max are designed for an uncompromising fit with unequalled comfort that creates the optimal acoustic seal for many different head shapes — fully immersing you in every sound.

Effortless.
With encore-ready power.

Automatic Switching⁴ and on-head detection. If you’re playing music on your Mac and take a call on your iPhone, AirPods Max automatically switch over. And AirPods Max pause audio when you take them off and resume playback when you put them back on.

Audio Sharing.⁵ With just a tap to connect, you can easily share an audio stream between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.

USB‑C charging. The new USB‑C connector lets you charge your AirPods Max with the same cable that charges your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or other Apple devices.

Up to
20 hrs of
listening

Battery. Up to 20 hours of listening, movie watching, or talk time — with Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio enabled.⁶ A quick 5‑minute charge delivers around 1.5 hours of listening.⁷

 

Color

Audio
Technology

• Apple-designed dynamic driver
• Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation¹
• Transparency mode
• Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking²
• Adaptive EQ

Sensors

• Optical sensor (each ear cup)
• Position sensor (each ear cup)
• Case-detect sensor (each ear cup)
• Accelerometer (each ear cup)
• Gyroscope (left ear cup)

Microphones

Nine microphones total:

• Eight microphones for Active Noise Cancellation
• Three microphones for voice pickup (two shared with Active Noise Cancellation and one additional microphone)

Chip

Apple H1 headphone chip (each ear cup)

Controls

Digital Crown

• Turn for volume control
• Press once to play or pause media
• Press once to answer a call or mute or unmute³
• Press twice to end a call
• Press twice to skip forward
• Press three times to skip back

Noise control button

• Press to switch between Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency mode

Size and Weight⁴

AirPods Max, including cushions

168.6 mm (6.64 inches)

83.4 mm (3.28 inches)

187.3 mm (7.37 inches)

• Weight: 386.2 grams (13.6 ounces)

Smart Case

• Weight: 134.5 grams (4.74 ounces)

Battery

AirPods Max

• Up to 20 hours of listening time on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation enabled⁵
• Up to 20 hours of movie playback on a single charge with pro-level Active Noise Cancellation and Spatial Audio on⁶
• Up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge⁷
• 5 minutes of charge time provides around 1.5 hours of listening time⁸

AirPods Max with Smart Case

• Storage in the Smart Case preserves battery charge in ultra-low-power state
• Charging via USB‑C

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

In the Box

• AirPods Max
• Smart Case
• USB‑C Charge Cable
• Documentation

Accessibility⁹

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new AirPods Max.

Features include:

• Live Listen audio
• Headphone levels
• Headphone Accommodations

System Requirements

• iPhone models with the latest version of iOS
• iPad models with the latest version of iPadOS
• Apple Watch models with the latest version of watchOS
• Mac models with the latest version of macOS
• Apple TV models with the latest version of tvOS
• AirPods can be used as wireless Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality may be limited.

AirPods Max and the Environment

AirPods Max is designed to reduce environmental impact:¹⁰

Materials

• 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
• 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
• 100% recycled copper plating salts on multiple printed circuit boards
• More than 90% post-consumer recycled polyester in the canopy yarn and ear cushion yarn
• 100% fiber-based packaging¹¹
• 40% recycled content in fiber packaging

Energy

• Meets U.S. Department of Energy requirements for battery charger systems¹²

Waste

• No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program

Smarter chemistry¹³

• Mercury-, BFR-, and PVC-free