By the way, funny story. I told my spouse that I want to buy myself the Max headphones as a birthday present. They laughed and said, “Five-hundred-euro headphones? What do you even need those for?” I said that I enjoy listening to music and watching movies, so it would be a nice way to treat myself. Then they said something that really stopped me: “Do they also have a battery that dies after a few years? Can you even replace it?” And I was like… uh, right. That’s when I realized that these €500 headphones would basically have to be replaced every three years.
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AirPods Max 2: Everything We Know So Far
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I have the original AirPods Max, and love them, especially on an airplane.
But.. the fact they cannot fold annoys me soooo much! Always needing a huge case to be able carry them safely with me. Ugh.
Please make them foldable, add a nice "compact" case to carry them, and a cable for wired Hi-Res audio.
Thank you.
But.. the fact they cannot fold annoys me soooo much! Always needing a huge case to be able carry them safely with me. Ugh.
Please make them foldable, add a nice "compact" case to carry them, and a cable for wired Hi-Res audio.
Thank you.
I'd like to add one qualification to my Bose QC Ultra recommendation—there's too much bass! I know that sounds like a geriatric opinion, but unless you want to lose your hearing, I suggest toggling the software equalizer to the Bass Reducer setting!
Nothing.
There's just a very weird push on here that "everything must be updated and you must update to the new update". It's not a mentality that is reflective of the real world.
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Just get two small magnets - the on/off "switch" is activated by contact with the magnets in the case. Use the case to work out where the magnets should be placed, then just put some small magnets on those spots when you want to switch off. problem solved.
Luckily the Ultras have reasonably good EQ ability in the Bose App, yes.
Another knock against ALL AirPods (lack of EQ on iOS)
I can't even believe that. Another case of Apple over-simplifying their products. I could have sworn iTunes used to have an equalizer. So I'm surprised that the AirPods don't.
Music ( i.e. rebranded iTunes) still has an equaliser.
On Mac: Menu bar -> Window -> Equalizer
On iOS -> Settings -> apps -> music - EQ
They're alright, but my big qualm that I had with them is that unlike most other headphones like these, you can't fold them up which I think was one of their biggest downfalls when packing them in something to travel
Yup, all correct
And then for another app like Spotify, it has both EQ presets as well as a customizable multiband one
It does -- and IIRC my iPod Nano that I use for the gym still (with Airpods 2) has EQ options.
LOL. They should try giving us a black colorway again. It sells.
To what end? That chip isn’t better than what those companies have, it’s just a bunch of proprietary stuff that doesn’t work with competitor products. So y and Bose have better tech and always had.
They are knowhere near fantastic, Lol…the newest Bose Quite comfort gen 2’s are far better!
This is why I won’t buy the APM again. I really like them but the mesh headband wears out way too quickly. It’s worse than the non-replaceable batteries.
hey, to each their own—I’m speaking from personal experience, based on my own idea of what makes a product fantastic, & a product is never gonna have 100% customer satisfaction. glad the new Boses are treatin you well !
They need to be lighter. I really wanted to like the APM, but they were just too heavy. I bought the Bose QuietComfort Ultra instead and love those.
I rarely use mine because they make my ears so freaking hot and sweaty. Nasty, imo. Bad design.
That and they are so heavy they fall off when I lean forward or bend over.
That and they are so heavy they fall off when I lean forward or bend over.
Just make them lighter and it's done. Mine still sound amazing, and with H2 they might have even better ANC but even the current ANC is state of the art.
Mine actually died on me before the warranty expired so Apple replaced them with new ones 3 years ago. But I suppose they would have fixed the "randomly dying" issue by now. Must be a manufacturing defect.
Mine actually died on me before the warranty expired so Apple replaced them with new ones 3 years ago. But I suppose they would have fixed the "randomly dying" issue by now. Must be a manufacturing defect.