Luckily, to use your USB-C EarPods, AirPods Max, Beats Studio Pro, or any other headphones with a USB-C connection, you need to follow a few simple steps. After connecting your headphones to the Mac’s USB-C port (it doesn’t matter which one), you will be prompted to allow this accessory to connect to your Mac. After that, go to System Settings, tap “Sound” and in the “Output & Input” section, select your wired headset as the audio output. In these settings, iPhone users can also change the volume behavior on Mac and adjust additional audio-source settings.
This is why you should use wired headphones on a MacBook.
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Even though Mac and MacBook computers work great with Apple AirPods, there are real benefits to choosing USB-C headphones over wireless options. For example, if you’re a gamer, wired headphones give you absolutely zero latency, meaning you instantly get sound from footsteps, gunfire, and anything else you need to pay attention to in a game. It can also improve your experience when editing a video or podcast.
On top of that, using USB-C headphones gives your headphones infinite battery life, meaning that even if you’re on your computer for 16+ hours straight working on an important project, you won’t have to worry about your headphones dying along the way.
Wired headphones are also very useful if you’re constantly making video and audio calls on your computer, as some options, like Apple’s EarPods, have a microphone very close to your mouth, making you sound much better than with wireless headphones.
Last but not least, if you care about the sound quality of your songs and want to take full advantage of lossless, your MacBook, especially the MacBook Pro M5 models, has an excellent digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that will make your wired USB-C headphones shine if they can handle the larger data your MacBook will send from your favorite tunes.
