Apple updates AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C, Lossless Audio and IP54 rating

13 September 2023
Lossless Audio will only work with the Vision Pro headset.

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DroidBoye, 14 Sep 2023LDAC is opensource ever since Android 8. Apple "can&qu... moreI have sony earbuds and a walkman. I can use that for music, I also own the Xperia Pro-i. I mostly use my airpods for the gym, youtube, and phone calls. Majority of my lossless music are stored on my Xperia and walkman with a 1TB memory card. Music on my iphone is mostly for carplay. I still like Apple Music and Apple is my main ecosystem. I mean, i am still using mini disc and use wired headphones when I get the chance. I still use my ipod classic every now and then.

    Anonymous, 14 Sep 2023You want Apple is implement Sony's LDAC on their iPhon... moreLDAC is opensource ever since Android 8. Apple "can" use LDAC if they wanted to.

    Edit:

    The encoder is opensource so Apple can integrade LDAC in their OS to support existing devices that has LDAC receiving capabilities.

    However, LDAC decoder is still proprietary and requires licensing fees so Apple will have to pay Sony to properly receive and decode LDAC with their earphones/headphones.

      Anonymous, 14 Sep 2023You want Apple is implement Sony's LDAC on their iPhon... moreUh...yeah. At least LE for better quality than SBC and to not essentially force others to use Airpods.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 14 Sep 2023

        Dometalican, 13 Sep 2023So...still no LDAC or LE? That's just sad...You want Apple is implement Sony's LDAC on their iPhones ?

        Seriously ?

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          • Anonymous
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          • 13 Sep 2023

          I Just Read, 13 Sep 2023Apple updates Airpods 2 with USB-C loss Audio and IP54 rati... moreThe only earphones capable of 24-bit lossless is the Galaxy Buds2 Pros.
          This is nothing but the usual pretend specs Apple sells their stuff with. Unfortunately for the consumer, tech blogs always plays along on the lies.

            Apple updates Airpods 2 with USB-C loss Audio and IP54 rating

            I don't visit the Apple Vineyard, but are aware or its existence / location etc

            This airpods only supports lossless when used with the Pro Vision headset
            Airpods as airpods do NOT support lossless streaming.

            https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT212183#:~:text=3rd%20generation)%3F-,AirPods%2C%20AirPods%20Pro%2C%20AirPods%20Max%2C%20AirPods%20(3rd%20generation,don't%20support%20lossless%20audio.

            I don't want to get to technical here, CD Quality Audio is 16 bits / 44 KHz
            Essentially more bits better sound quality
            16 bits is 2^16 65536

            So if you read 16 bits 48Khz you have a slightly better sampling rare.
            The bits incremenatal rate are "normally" by 8
            24 , 32, 48
            Apple lossless is of course CD Quality, however 20 bit / 48 Khz Apple did not complete one whole Audio step

            There are audiophiles who would be able to detect this so I've heard (get it)

            Now who is saying not to get thr Apple 15?

              Hahahahaha Wireless Lossless audio.....Hahahaha. even Ldac is not lossless. Apple you are not fooling anyone.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 13 Sep 2023

                Anonymous, 13 Sep 2023LDAC is Sony technology, and I'm guessing that Apple d... moreThey're not LDAC enabled, Apple uses its own proprietary codec, ALAC, for lossless audio on its products that supports it.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 13 Sep 2023

                  Nothing, 13 Sep 2023Why is apple not producing black airpods or any other color.?They don't want it in dark colour and also it saves them money by making only one varient.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 13 Sep 2023

                    Dometalican, 13 Sep 2023So...still no LDAC or LE? That's just sad...LDAC is Sony technology, and I'm guessing that Apple doesn't want to pay their licensing fees (even if Anker and others do). LDAC isn't even supported to iOS/MacOS products, why would they bother putting it on AirPods when the only devices serving up LDAC connections are Android?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • tui
                      • 13 Sep 2023

                      Nice, hope they can software update the lossless audio on the previous airpods pro 2

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                        • 8wT
                        • 13 Sep 2023

                        Why is apple not producing black airpods or any other color.?

                          So...still no LDAC or LE? That's just sad...

                            DarlingYext, 13 Sep 2023Yeah, that would've made more sense if they were BBK, ... moreAt least it’s not those confusing names like Redmi Note 12 vs Redmi 12, and Redmi Note 12t pro without a 12t model.

                              justasmile, 13 Sep 2023Would’ve made more sense if they had released a separate mo... moreYeah, that would've made more sense if they were BBK, but they aren't.

                                AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C is the best thing they've decided to launch now.

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                                  • LTH
                                  • 13 Sep 2023

                                  why wouldn't they renamed it to 2x or 3? this are newer features than iphone!

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 13 Sep 2023

                                    that is not nice from Apple imagine...to release an airpods pro 2.5 after just couple of months
                                    Especially for people who bought the airpods pro 2

                                      Would’ve made more sense if they had released a separate model called the AirPods Pro 2T and discontinued the pro 2.

                                        AirPods Pro 2.5

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