A new model has been rumored for a few years. However, Apple is only tweaking the original AirPods Max model during the iPhone 16 event.

The AirPods Max may be nearly four years old, but they’re still a great pair of noise-canceling headphones if you’re deep in Apple’s ecosystem and appreciate some exceptional (although, heavy) build quality.

Save 45%: For Sept. 16 only, you can grab refurbished AirPods Max from Best Buy for just $299.99. Compared to the headphones' full price of $549 brand new, you'll save $249.01.

AirPods Max are Apple's most expensive headphones, normally going for $549.99. However, you can get them refurbished for $339.99 from Best Buy for a limited time.

Apple announced a new set of AirPods Max during its event last week, updating them with USB-C and in a new set of colors. The switch to USB-C is a welcome one, to be sure, but Apple changed nothing else about them. And that feels weird, right? What gives?

Issue: The latest AirPods Pro (and even the $129 AirPods 4) get a more advanced H2 chip, which improves battery life and ANC performance and is necessary for Apple’s adaptive transparency mode. But the AirPods Max are stuck on the older H1 without any of the new features. Fix: None. It still has the H1, farcically.

Want a pair of Apple AirPods Max on the cheap? You can get them refurbished from Best Buy at a $250 discount, but only today!

Unlike its AirPods brethren, the AirPods Max is a more traditional style over-ear headphone. If you're not a fan of earbuds that go in your ear, then over-ear headphones are definitely going to be a better fit for you.