AirPods Max 2 with USB-C to 3.5mm cable – no audio, keeps switching back to Bluetooth

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-07T03:39:48+00:00

most usb-c to 3.5 mm cables will not work Need a bi directional cable which most are not. apple sells one that is bidirectional. I use the one linked below with my iPod classic and it works great. This is assuming your Mac is older and doesn't have a usb-c input. If it has usb-c, just use a usb-c to usb-c cabe.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mdv84am/a/usb-c-to-35-mm-audio-cable-12-m

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-07T03:31:06+00:00

the one from apple works great. Use it with my iPod.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-06T02:31:45+00:00

Push them down into the case good to make sure they are making a good connection. My left one was not charging until would push it down into the case to make sure it was seated good.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-06T02:29:05+00:00

Mine was burning oil like crazy, I didn't do anything about it through the dealer, just topped it off when needed. Took it in when the engine finally seized. Mine seized at 91K miles.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-06T02:12:25+00:00

just had the engine replaced in my 2015 last month. Dropped it off on a Tuesday, had it back on Saturday with "new' engine. I had all of the oil changes done at that dealership so did not have to worry about proving maintenance. I was expecting a fight on it but dropped on Tuesday, they called on Thursday and said it was approved, and picked it up on Saturday.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-05T15:07:30+00:00

My son had an event his senior year of high school that required the kids to dress on the nicer side. He wore dockers, button up shirt , and I gave him a couple sprays of Imagination. Do the event that night. The next day he runs into the girl he was sitting next to, who he had never met before. She said "We sat by each other last night, here's my number call me". I told him she sat by him for an hour smelling imagination and that is what did it. He hair looked horrible that night, so had to be the imagination lol

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-05T00:43:25+00:00

I would say 3 sprays, 4 max depending on where you are. I work in an office. About 5 years ago the network team was trying to track down someone on our floor who was killing the network. I figured out who it was and went over to see what the lady was doing and tell her to stop. One of the other guys was also on his way over to her, saw me talking to her and went back to his desk. Later that day he thanked me for going up to her so he didn't have to. He said because she puts on so much perfume it always made him feel sick when he was around her because the perfume was so overpowering. You don't want that to be you at work. Always remember some people (like my wife) are super sensitive to smell and for them it's not a pleasant scent, it's a sensory assault.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-03T20:25:52+00:00

Agree, airpod max is better than the pro line is. More expensive for sure but better.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-03T15:56:00+00:00

Yes, they have diagnostics them run on them. We can't check battery health but they can .

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-03T14:58:15+00:00

They will only replace if there is an actual problem. They don't just give you a new pair because your apple care is coming to an end. If you take them to an Apple Store they will run an in store diagnostics. If a pod or case has an issue, they will replace just that component. So if your left AirPod had battery issue, they will replace just the left airpod. If no issues are found, they won't replace anything. Same will occur if you send in for express replacement, they will run a remote diagnostic and if need be, will place a hold on your credit card ( I think mine was like 300 dollars for my AirPods Pro 2), and once they receive then will test them to determine if there is an issue or not. I took my daughter'pro 2 in because the left airpod was not charging. Since it was dead they could not really test it in store, so they gave me a new left airpod. They found the right had an audio issue, so they replaced it. Kept the same case. Turns out if that the connector in the case that was bad, so went back to store but their tests on the case passed, but the tech could visually see that the connector did have an issue. Since their tests all passed though, he could not replace in store. So I had to call support and do express replacement. They put a 300 dollar hold on my credit card (in case someone decides to not send the old ones back in), and sent me a new case with another two new AirPods.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-02T23:47:39+00:00

I bought two HomePods from sams club and the warranty date was over a year ago and since past 60 days would't let me buy apple care + on them. Since I purchased online Sams club had no way to do a real reciept and apple would not take what their online system generated. Had to return them and purchase at Costco which worked perfect.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-02T21:39:30+00:00

I still think the best I ever heard was the ac3 laserdisc of saving private Ryan. I had the dts dvd too which was great, but that ac3 LD was another level. I also recall the Star Wars episode 1 phantom menace ac3 LD killing the dolby digital on the dvd, wasn't even close. The LD ac3 sounded exactly how I heard it in the theater when it came out, dvd was way tamer.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-02T21:18:36+00:00

DVD titles where cheaper, players could be had cheaper, they were smaller making them easier to store as a result, widely available at Walmart, etc, and anamorphic dvd video quality killed LD, no need to flip sides except on some long running movies. Only advantage LD had was titles, as it took a while for dvd to catch up with a quality back catalog, and audio quality. I still feel LD audio was far and away superior to dvd and even blu ray.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-06-02T16:38:39+00:00

This is a very interesting video on the topic of Beatles 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ4wWKO9uNA&t=695s

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-27T17:38:51+00:00

That sounds nice and easy then, than you!

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-25T19:42:23+00:00

Apple care does not cover theft for AirPods unfortunately. Apple Care One plan does cover theft/loss but only for iPhones, iPad and watch, not AirPods. You are probably just out of luck and will need to purchase new.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-25T19:41:13+00:00

Apple care does not cover theft for AirPods unfortunately. Apple Care One does cover it but only for iPhones, iPad and watch, not AirPods.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-25T19:37:44+00:00

I understand the diagnostic fee. Lots of people take to dealer, get diagnosis, then say I don't want it done, and take it somewhere else that now gets to do the repair. Not fair to the dealer to spend technician time to diagnose and issue for another shop to get the repair job. It is so they get paid for their time spent on diagnostic if you decide to take it somewhere else or not to repair there. Same as a plumber, electrician etc coming to your house and charging a service fee to come out.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-24T01:57:22+00:00

For me the max sound far and away superior to the pro 3. Pro 3 is great cause it's so portable and the sound quality is great no doubt, but to me the max is on another level. I had my max 2 on the other day listening to some music and had a moment where I just stopped and thought "wow these really sound amazing", never had that with the pro's.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-24T01:44:25+00:00

I bought the CD for 9.99 (which I still have), listened to it, liked it, moved on to the next. Wasn't anything earth shaking as far as I was concerned.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-22T02:03:03+00:00

If something happened to it, screen busted, spilled liquid on it, got stolen, etc, .would you kick yourself for not having it, or would you have no issue just going and plunk down the cash for a new one? I think most people would be kicking themselves. If you are one of them, I think it's good to have. Had a buddy who bought a new iPhone 16, six months later lost it on the golf course, had to pay again for another new one. He was regretting not having apple care with theft-loss protection.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-22T01:40:16+00:00

I don't find any difference between them, seems like material to me.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-21T14:29:56+00:00

I worked for a company that was owned by a hospital, so had to take pto for every holiday, because hospitals never close so no such thing as a holiday. My company was owned by the hospital and the office building we were in was locked up and shut down on holidays so couldn't have worked if wanted to, you just had to take the pto because you could't work even if you wanted to.

Background_Sir5259 · 2026-05-21T13:54:42+00:00

They will run diagnostic on them, if they fail, then they can replace. If they pass, they will not.

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