When Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 sequence with USB-C final week, the corporate didn’t overlook about wired headphone followers. Apple up to date its EarPods for the primary time since 2016, giving them a USB-C connector too—and in the event you want a pair of headphones, you would possibly wish to give them a glance.
EarPods are quite simple headphones harking back to the unique iPod headphones featured in Apple’s iconic silhouette adverts. They had been redesigned in 2012 with “a breakthrough design for a extra pure match and elevated sturdiness, and an unbelievable acoustic high quality sometimes reserved for higher-end earphones,” and the brand new model is similar save for the USB-C connector.
They’re truly fairly comfy and at $19, incredibly cheap. And in the event you subscribe to Apple Music, they’ll additionally play lossless audio. In accordance with MacOtakara, who examined the brand new EarPods utilizing an Audio MIDI gadget, Apple’s latest buds play audio in lossless quality because of a built-in DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that helps 48kHz.
Meaning Apple’s $19 earbuds play music at a better bitrate (16bit/44.1kHz to 24bit) than its $549 high-end AirPods Max (256kbps/44.1kHz). Granted, the distinction between the 2 gadgets is huge, with the AirPods Max providing spatial audio, lively noise cancellation, and a slew of different options, however they’re additionally almost three years outdated, nonetheless have a Lightning port, and desperately need an update.
So we wouldn’t advocate spending tons of of {dollars} on a pair proper now. Nonetheless, for $19, the most recent EarPods are a implausible deal that can greater than maintain you over till Apple will get round to updating the AirPods Max.