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Apple should be including the H2 chip in their new MacBook Pros (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by DiddleMunt@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch
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The Vision Pro will have an H2 chip inside, which, when paired with the 2nd Generation AirPods Pro (which is also powered by the H2 chip) , will be able to do ultra low-latency lossless audio. When the Vision Pro was first announced with this chip, I thought it would be a no-brainer for Apple to start including it in future Pro products. After all, low-latency lossless audio is pretty important for audio professionals. But the iPhone 15 Pro wasn't announced with the H2 chip, and now the new M3 MacBook Pros weren't announced with it either. This feature would help them sell more AirPods Pros, so I don't see why they haven't started doing it yet.

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[–] MrEcksDeah@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Despite the name, AirPods Pro aren’t actually for audio professionals, they’re for regular consumers.

[–] Gloriathewitch@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

and amazing for people with disabilities like hearing loss. helps me so much

[–] sylfy@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Just curious - how do they help with hearing loss? Do they help you isolate voices better against background noise?

[–] FizzyBeverage@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Nothing beats a wired connection when you want maximum accuracy and quality.

[–] Gloriathewitch@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

who would that benefit besides gamers and maybe video editing? serious question

[–] kalvin126@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

If they use 5Ghz for MacBook and iPhone, we’d get shitty streaming reception the further we are from said device. Least with the Vision Pro, the air pods are literally right next to the device at all times.

[–] soundwithdesign@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure any professional doing audio work will plug in their studio grade headphones rather than using AirPods. And for those who mix and master, when doing a check of the mix on AirPods, having low-latency and lossless audio doesn’t really matter.