Apple Debuts $549 AirPods Max 2 Headphones With Live Translation, Better Noise Canceling

Apple Inc. introduced the AirPods Max 2, upgrading its over-ear headphones with more powerful noise cancellation and a handful of features that have already rolled out to the AirPods Pro line in recent years.

The AirPods Max 2 offer active noise cancellation that’s 1.5x more effective than the original model, which came out in late 2020, Apple said Monday in a statement. A light revision of the AirPods Max with a USB-C connector and lossless wired audio arrived in 2024.