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Re:AirPods Max 2 by mikehall314 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @04:40AM (#47410014)
Yeah, the condensation issue was a problem for me too. I ended up having to take them in for repair to Apple several times.

The noise cancellation went flakey, the auto-switching went flakey, they would crash [1] if lifted one cup from the side of my head. Apple ended up replacing them completely, but then the new pair eventually developed all the same faults.

I hope some of these are addressed in the new models, because despite all this I really enjoy them as headphones.

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Re:AirPods Max 2 by mikehall314 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @05:25AM (#47410334)
[1] Playing audio would stop, the noise cancellation would shut off, they would disconnect from my phone, seemingly reboot, then reconnect again.
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Re:AirPods Max 2 by dubbie99 on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @07:59AM (#47411456)
Ah mine do this. It’s suuuper annoying. I assumed it was because I use them connected to my work Linux workstation.
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