I review audio kit for a living and AirPods Max 2 are the best ANC headphones I've ever tested — there, I said it

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Let me be clear: iPhone owners who want comfortable, shut-out-the-world, noise-cancelling over-ears cannot do better than Apple's latest AirPods Max. Despite their largely unchanged looks, they are thoroughly deserving of the AirPods Max 2 moniker. Why? Thanks to the new H2 chip and its computational wizardry, they're punchier sonically, the ANC is better, and the new perks (Live Translation, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Head Gesture control and the Camera Remote feature, for starters) work seamlessly. Provided you've got a recent iPhone — an iPhone 15 Pro or newer — these box-fresh Apple Intelligence features really make for an excellent, full-bodied music and call-handling experience that does what you want and does it with minimal fuss or button pushing.Are there any flies in the ointment? Two. There's still no higher-res wireless codecs (no LDAC or aptX here — although the iOS-ensconced will hardly miss what they never had), so if you...

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