Noise-cancelling over-ear headphones
The 2024 USB-C version of Apple's over-ear noise-cancelling headphones, which gained wired lossless audio in a 2025 update. It keeps the original H1 chips, so it lacks the Adaptive Audio and Conversation Awareness of Apple's H2 models.
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Wired lossless audio
Over the included USB-C cable it plays 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, with latency rated on par with the built-in speakers of a Mac, iPad or iPhone. Neither works over Bluetooth.
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No adaptive mode
A button switches between noise cancelling and Transparency, with no adaptive mode that blends the two. Reviewers found the noise cancelling unchanged from the 2020 original.
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Smart Case standby
Placing the headphones in the Smart Case puts them into an ultra-low-power state to save battery. The case is a slim cover over the ear cups rather than a full travel case.