The AAC is the codec used to transmit Bluetooth stuff from the iPhone to most of its headphones. Apple says that no, even when you connect your AirPods Max with a cable, you still don't get lossless audio. To listen at all, apparently to the 24-bit 192-gale hertz, you need an external DAC because I guess the phone won't do that.
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