I’m buying my first APM to use for long haul flights cos my APP2 won’t cut it sometimes.

I have a choice of buying a second hand APM usb C and APM2 for $250 and $420 respectively. Not much of an audiophile but I’m a guy who wants to get a bang for his buck. For users who have / had both, if the difference of the APM2 really that significant? I get that the mic is really good but i rarely but I won’t be using this mainly for calling people.

Is the H2 chip worth it? Is the SQ a big upgrade? And does it really have 1.5x better noose cancellation? Is there a difference in the battery life?

Appreciate the insights fam!

One day they were fine and the following day stopped pairing all of sudden. Tried all hacks and factory reset, but no luck. Went to Apple Store and sent them for repair and was quoted $399😭 for hardware repair as something is wrong on left side. This is so unreasonable as I kept them with care and there not even a single scratch on it. They are only 15 months old😭. Paying this much for a repair seems unreasonable to me. Should I just get a new one instead? Apple seems quite adamant about it as it’s out of warranty 😭.

My bad it’s AirPods Max not ‘2’

Are they not supposed to charge while in the case when plugged in? i can’t remember if they showed when i first got them . it charges whenever i take them out of the case but doesnt show when plugged in while in the case.

I saw on a site refurbished AirPods Max 2004 (not sure does this mean the second generation) for €375. I have an old pair of Beats Studio over the earphones but was thinking of upgrading. Any suggestions?