We do not want AirPods Max 2… but

OPINION: This will sound bizarre, delirious even contemplating the success of the unique, however I don’t assume we want new AirPods Max over-ear headphones. A minimum of not but.

With Apple’s upcoming event revealing the following iteration of its iPhone collection, the Web – as normal – is awash with rumours when it comes to what different merchandise we may count on to see from the corporate.

There may be a follow-up to the AirPods Pro true wi-fi because it’s been a number of years since we noticed an replace, and it’s extra probably they’ll be an announcement for the AirPods 4, however I’m in an analogous headspace with these earbuds as I don’t get the impression they’ll result in substantial modifications to the established components, and that’s just about why I count on Apple to carry off on a brand new AirPods Max 2.

Apple isn’t an organization to be rushed into making a choice. It’s been years for the reason that Apple TV (an precise TV) was first rumoured however we’ve seen nothing since. Rumours about an Apple soundbar come and go together with nothing concrete talked about. There’s even been a hearsay about some type of Echo Show version of the HomePod however who is aware of if that’s taking place, although I’m ready to look a idiot on that entrance.

There are a few the explanation why I don’t count on an AirPods Max 2 to pop up. For one, Apple’s current merchandise appeared to have lacked an actual hook for buying them. The present iPhones have refined the template however they haven’t provided something notably new.

The most recent Apple TV 4K box was primarily a minor tweak, and the identical appeared to be true for the current Apple Watches. Innovation appears just a little missing within the Apple product division.

The second cause is that, there’s merely no main subject pestering present AirPods Max house owners into feeling an improve is required.

Apple headphones work effectively throughout the Apple ecosystem, an ecosystem that’s packed filled with options, however there hasn’t been something substantial on the audio entrance for a while now.

If I had been an proprietor of an iPhone and AirPods Max, I would love the headphones to have the ability to play wi-fi lossless audio, however for causes solely recognized to Apple, that’s unlikely to come back to fruition.

Who actually needs an iterative replace?

A brand new AirPods Max would largely be extra of the identical and that’s not a compelling cause to convey out a brand new mannequin. After a sluggish begin the Max over-ears have grow to be a juggernaut – they’re arguably the rationale why so many other audio brands are eyeing £449 as a result of Apple has bought many headphones at that value level. There’s hardly ever a day I don’t see the AirPods Max on somebody’s head. They’re ubiquitous and have quietly grow to be certainly one of Apple’s larger success tales.

That’s to not say there aren’t enhancements to be made – we now have given them four-stars for a cause – however for Apple clients, they do all the things you would need. Would you actually need to pay £549 / $549 for barely higher noise-cancellation and barely higher audio? Sadly for Apple, the headphones hit the bullseye on the first time of asking.

There was the hearsay of an AirPods Max that might have components swapped out however then Apple nipped that within the bud. With the customisation that the Dyson OnTrac affords and modular headphones such because the Fairphone Fairbuds XL and AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio, maybe that could possibly be on the desk once more, however I don’t see Apple pulling a rabbit out of the hat and shocking us on the subsequent occasion. Generally it’s higher to maintain issues ticking alongside as an alternative of forcing one thing new that’s not likely wished.