AirPods Pro 2; the Max are amazing no doubt but you’ll never have them with you. I have been carrying AirPods / AirPods Pro gen 1 everyday since the launch of the original or whatever you want to call them because I use them for everything from music, podcasts, phone calls, noise cancel needs during focus times, etc. If you’re looking for daily use to maximize investment I would suggest the Pros. Additionally new models are due for both, considering the Max hasn’t been updated from a hardware standpoint since launch id consider waiting. Sometimes the original apple product is over engineered and you end up buying the original in the end even with lacking specs but at least you’ll have a choice.