The late summer AirPods deals are really flying now, folks. While we might be in for a next-gen and potentially next-gen price come next month, AirPods Pro 3 are sitting at some of the best prices ever, AirPods 4 with ANC just hit the lowest rate in nearly half a year, and the 2026 AirPods Max 2 just dropped even lower at $120 off the list price.
We are more than likely on the precipice of the next generation of in-ear personal listening experiences from Apple in under a month’s time, but it just upgraded its over-ears with the new AirPods Max 2 this year, and they are now sitting at one of the best prices to date.
Amazon is now offering AirPods Max 2 down at $429 shipped. That knocks $120 off the regular $549 list price, delivering one of the best deals we have seen since release. A brief and unreliable Prime Day deal saw them drop to $399, but it was largely hit-or-miss in terms of stock and the color you wanted.
As of the time of writing, Best Buy is offering all five colors at the discounted rate as part of its massive 60th Anniversary Sale that went live this morning, and Amazon will likely follow suit sooner than not.
Apple finally upgraded its AirPods Max with a proper next-generation treatment earlier this year, and there’s no telling how long it might take before we see a third-generation offering. We saw some fresh coats of paint and a USB-C jack slapped on to what many would call the AirPods Max 1.5 release previously, but the new Max 2 touched down this year with vastly improved specs including a high dynamic range amp and a listening experience powered by Apple’s H2 chip – up to 1.5x more Active Noise Cancellation and a new “digital signal processing algorithm” to upgrade the Transparency mode action.
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We already showcased the upgrades in detail right here, but here’s a quick refresher courtesy of Apple:
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Justin is a senior editor covering all things music for 9to5Mac, including our weekly Logic Pros series exploring music production on Mac and iOS devices. Justin is an audio engineer/producer with over 10 years experience in the music industry.
