There’s now no way to do wired playback with the AirPods Max with USB-C. Plugging in via USB-C doesn’t work, and Apple doesn’t offer any adapters that enable the feature. Various Reddit ...

On the other hand, the AirPods Max offer a better noise-canceling experience by virtue of that form factor. Both products ...

Thankfully, Apple's heavy-duty, aluminum, and stainless steel headphones still sound great and work over a headphone jack with an adapter ... moving much more air in AirPods Max.

The original AirPods Max from 2020 supported a wired audio connection with a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter, but the 2024 model with USB-C does not currently support wired audio playback. Should you ...