While AirPods' wireless quality is excellent, it isn’t perfect.
While compression has come alongway since the days of MP3 files, you do lose information in the process.
AirPods Max will support ALAC streaming and downloads via a USB-C connection.
Apple wants professionals making music with AirPods Max
The other big update here is ultra-low latency audio.
Traditionally, wireless headphones have been impossible to use for anything that requires real-time audio feedback.
However, if you’re a professional musician, this delay is unworkable.
Now that AirPods Max with USB-C can be used with a wired connection, that’s changing.
The company also touts the benefits of this reduced latency for gaming and livestreaming.
Lossless audio support is awesome, especially if you have the lossless audio files to play.
And if you have interest or need for a pair of headphones for music creation, all the better.
However, barring these needs, I’d still recommend comparing prices between the Lightning and USB-C AirPods Max.
