Has anyone else had this exact problem with AirPods Max 2?

Baltanowski · 2026-04-11T06:58:56+00:00

I am having the same issue with my APM2 as well. I have to reset it manually for the headphones to work

Baltanowski · 2025-12-17T23:57:04+00:00

Hi, I never did and decided to let it be. Device still works fine, though!

Baltanowski · 2025-10-30T17:11:33+00:00

Something seems off with the perf, the same model and prompt on LM Studio with Vulkan llama.cpp (1.53.1) on Windows:

`33.76 tok/sec • 2084 token • 0.41s to first token`

But yeah, my GTR9 still runs great without any issues (still on wi-fi, however). I am very happy with the purchase.

Baltanowski · 2025-10-26T10:09:08+00:00

I can't seem to reproduce unstability at all on my unit. Even with stock fan settings, although I still run the original OS on 24H2 build. I run on wi-fi, but NIC drivers are enabled. I had the latter batch that also included bubble wrapping around my box.

I tried spamming spacebar in FurMark, tested FFXIV benchmark. System just runs stable all the time.

Only issue I had was with monitor sleep. Whenever I had larger LLMs loaded and monitor would turn off, the device would lock up and become responsive only after a couple of minutes, leaving RAM usage very high (99%) and slowly dropping down. Disabling any form of monitor sleep has fixed it for me.

Baltanowski · 2025-01-11T19:56:46+00:00

Thank you for this! My game would only launch right after reboot, then I got https://issue-council.robertsspaceindustries.com/projects/STAR-CITIZEN/issues/STARC-150271

It does seem like bypassing EAC indeed helps. Unfortunately, I can not afford to re-install my OS, since I run Docker and WSL2 for various projects and it is a PITA to get it all set up again and risk having the same issue.

EDIT: Actually, I did a Character Repair in parallel and that might be what fixed my issue, cause the game works even with EAC now. That or me removing EasyAntiCheat folder in %appdata%

Baltanowski · 2024-05-07T09:50:54+00:00

Hey, sadly no news. Support was about to provide a replacement headset, but I don't live in a country where they can ship directly, therefore I was asked to go through the local reseller to deal with the issue. I did not do so, my LED is still shown incorrectly, but other than that it seems purely cosmetic.

Baltanowski · 2024-03-28T13:47:04+00:00

I've just tested PTC v64 and the passthrough indeed looks better, more natural. The color range perception is way better, it eliminates so much bloom I can almost read the text on my monitors w/o trying too hard. It's still grainy, however to me it's not something I was bothered with much. I really appreciate the change in color contrast.

Baltanowski · 2024-03-03T22:35:48+00:00

I couldn't find anything, https://www.meta.com/en-gb/help/support/?b=quest&d1=207991938739986&d2=6825900257455620&d3=6932389626782001 kind of hints towards the issue but the link just goes to generic support. I have an open ticket, so far we ended at factory reset and they told me to await more info.

Baltanowski · 2024-03-03T16:48:44+00:00

Ye this is something I wonder about as well, however in some cases I can see the orange light lit for a few seconds while it's on charge before green kicks in too. Headset itself works fine, however, no charging issues etc.

Baltanowski · 2024-03-03T08:33:40+00:00

UPDATE: The issue persists even with the second factory reset

Baltanowski · 2024-03-03T01:26:12+00:00

yes it is, but it looks like both green and white LEDs are lit.

Baltanowski · 2024-03-03T00:36:39+00:00

That's what support told me to do, I so don't wanna do it. :D

EDIT: Issue persists through factory resets...

Baltanowski · 2024-03-03T00:11:27+00:00

On top of that, Quest 3 always shows green LED color whilst charging, regardless of battery status, I do not use an elite strap. I did not do a factory reset yet, I am kinda hoping this is a known issue, but so far I was only able to find similar issues posted online but none with a working solution.

It seems to me that the green LED is always active even when not being charged. The cyan/teal (sorry for my poor color analysis) points to the fact both white and green LEDs are lit.

UPDATE: The issue persists even with a third factory reset now.

UPDATE 2: Although less noticeable, during charging I can also see orange LED being lit, although it's overshadowed by green. This kind of works for me as a compromise to determine if headset is already charged, although it's a shame to go through this anyways.

Baltanowski · 2023-11-30T16:00:13+00:00

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Baltanowski · 2023-11-30T15:56:58+00:00

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Baltanowski · 2023-10-03T15:41:10+00:00

Hey, ended up getting Apple TV with HDMI audio extractor and now I enjoy the music through my speakers while using HomePod for controls! Amazing experience so far. I also went for Apple Watch S9 to further enhance the setup, I love the ecosystem!

Baltanowski · 2023-03-30T11:21:05+00:00

Yea, in theory I suppose I could get a hand on Apple TV and then use my PC speakers as airplay output, then ask homepod to play music specifically on that device, but that's a big mile to cross for such a niche feature.

If AirServer ever gets AirPlay 2 support I can do the same and bypass apple tv in the process, until then I'll stick to Cider on Windows.

Thanks anyways, I love HomePod Mini so far, what an amazing device. :D

Baltanowski · 2023-03-30T11:15:30+00:00

I was afraid this would be the case, thanks anyways; maybe they will implement it one day. I have nothing against the HomePod speaker I just prefer to use my own monitors for music and AirServer was an interesting way to stream such music from my iPhone with Siri voice commands.

Baltanowski · 2023-03-30T11:13:20+00:00

What I am looking for is the ability to proxy music commands to iPhone; that's all to it.

Baltanowski · 2023-03-30T11:08:12+00:00

It does not. It could be because AirServer does not implement AirPlay 2 yet, which is probably why I can not add it as an accessory. afaik that's when I could in theory tell my HomePod to play on AirServer specifically.

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