Apple AirPods Max 2 are 22 percent off right now at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. I've tested more than 100 wireless earbuds and headphones, and for Apple loyalists, these are the over-ear headphones to get, especially if you bounce between your iPhone and MacBook often. The fact that they're $120 off the sticker price makes them a much more appealing buy and brings their price closer to options from Sony and Bose.
This isn't specifically an Amazon Prime Day sale; it's available at multiple retailers. If you're curious about other deals happening right now, be sure to check out our guides to the Absolute Best Prime Day Deals , Best Prime Day Apple Deals , and Best Prime Day Headphone Deals .
Apple AirPods Max 2 launched earlier this year, and while they look unchanged from the outside, they have a few key upgrades when you look a little closer.
The biggest is improved active noise-canceling (ANC). AirPods Max were already some of the best ANC headphones you could get—this second version improves on a winning formula with 1.5 times stronger ANC. Having tested this out in the real world, I can confirm they are better at blocking out sound of all kinds.
Other improvements are more software-focused, tied to Apple's H2 chip inside (upgraded from the H1 in the original AirPods Max). AirPods Max 2 now have many of the features carried over from the latest AirPods Pro, including live translation, adaptive audio, and conversation awareness.
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