Jacob Krol, writing at TechRadar:
To understand exactly what that means five years on, TechRadar sat
down with Apple VP of Platform Architecture Tim Millet and
Director of Audio Product Marketing Eric Treski to unpack how
AirPods Max 2 is finally catching up to its own ambitions. […]One of the boldest claims Apple makes for AirPods Max 2 is a 1.5×
improvement in active noise cancellation — achieved without
changing a single physical component. “Getting those improvements
to ANC and especially that 1.5 times more powerful ANC, which of
course is a feat in itself, considering we didn’t change the
actual design of the headphone at all from a form factor or
material standpoint,” says Treski.That improvement isn’t limited to a specific frequency band
either. “We take that average at 1.5 times across an average of
all frequencies. We’re not cherry-picking individual frequencies
or a certain range,” he adds. That means AirPods Max 2 should
perform better whether it’s blocking louder, booming sounds or
higher-pitched ones — and that’s a high bar, given that the
original AirPods Max were no slouches when it came to blocking
out sound.
