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Yesterday I talked about the possibilities for the airPods Max 2, including a new touch operation, a 3.5mm headphone jack that provides transmission for lossless sound quality, and a power button. Today, let's make a bold guess about the possibility of Apple launching the iPod Max. As early as last March, there was speculation that Apple was likely to launch a commemorative product on the 20th anniversary of the iPod; of course, this did not come true, but the industry's speculation about the iPod Max has not stopped, because its combination with AirPods Max is definitely a partner that enthusiasts cannot refuse.
You should remember that Apple added two major updates to the streaming music service Apple Music at last year's "WWDC21". Apple also said that thousands of songs will support Dolby Atmos, and more than 20 million songs will support lossless audio. The problem, however, is that the former can be obtained via wireless Bluetooth, while the latter must be connected via a wired connection to be truly lossless.
At present, all the headphones in the AirPods series use Bluetooth, and Apple Music uses AAC of up to 256Kbps by default, which cannot achieve true losslessness. Therefore, the only hope apple users have is that the AirPods Max 2 can achieve true lossless quality when using wired. At the same time, as a pure music player, the iPod Max is also getting louder and louder.
In fact, for Apple, the thing to do is very simple, just add a 3.5mm headphone jack to the AirPods Max 2. With it, high-resolution lossless sound quality up to 48kHz/24bit can be transmitted. Seeing here, some people will definitely ask, using Apple's lightning to 3.5mm adapter and AirPods Max connection, is not the same as the wired connection? Completely correct, however Apple has long given a clear explanation:
Regarding the AirPods Max, Apple confirmed that it will not stream losslessly and high resolution losslessly over Bluetooth, but with lightning to a 3.5mm audio cable, the headset will provide "excellent audio quality." However, given the analog-to-digital conversion in the cable, playback is not completely lossless. See, or not!
Next, let's talk about the iPod Max, which is undoubtedly the Apple product that enthusiasts are really looking forward to. The most mainstream speculation at present is that with the design inspiration of the iPod Classic, this product will run the iOS system and will focus on streaming audio services such as Apple Music and blogs. For lossless audio, this means it will need more storage space to hold your hundreds of albums. Some influential foreign whistleblowers even gave detailed configuration parameters for iPod Max:
1, 3 inch Retina display: with 1000nit brightness, outdoor use is not a problem.
2. Apple S6 processor equipped with W3 chip: Using the same chip as Apple Watch Series 6, it can easily handle Functions such as Bluetooth.
3, AirPlay 3: equipped with the latest AirPlay technology, with a more stable connection, AirPlay 3 will bring similar lossless wireless audio quality.
4. 512GB storage: iPod Max can store up to 100,000 high-quality songs and up to 50,000 lossless songs.
On the iPod Max, users can also take advantage of the classic iPod wheel to enjoy the nostalgic feeling of clicking on a song. In addition, Apple Music will also offer everything you love: from scrolling lyrics to HDR dynamic album covers; want to add songs or create new playlists? Just ask Siri to do it for you.
Although the above content is our conjecture, but with the iPod reviving Apple in the past and changing the glorious history of the digital music industry, we have reason to expect that Apple will launch a new iPod product in the near future. As for when this day will come, let's wait and see.
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