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AirPods Max Customer Impressions: Premium Design and Competitive Sound Quality, Can Feel Heavy on Ears and Smart Case is Useless
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They are not heavy to me, I'm used to wearing headphones all the time anyway, but they are kinda tight but I have a big head.
Pardon my generic message, look up how the nuraphones work - the app analyzes your hearing when you set them up and creates a personalized listening profile. Not everyone hears audio the same
Really? All that's coming up is his Twitter and his Android Police writers profile. Calling a big meh on his reputation tbf.
Also he's like what? 15?
I received my pair today. I tried my best to like them, I came up with every possible excuse to keep them. However, I just put them back in the box and I'm ready to ship them back to Apple. Although they sound AMAZING, it's hard to ignore the weight, after 45 mins you just want to take them off. Putting my XM4's back on felt like heaven.
Sorry Apple, I tried my best to like them, but I'll wait on the next iteration for sure. Also, it's stupid that you cannot use the lightning to 3.5mm adapter that came with the previous iPhones, you actually need to purchase their new lightning to 3.5mm cable. WTF.
Sorry Apple, I tried my best to like them, but I'll wait on the next iteration for sure. Also, it's stupid that you cannot use the lightning to 3.5mm adapter that came with the previous iPhones, you actually need to purchase their new lightning to 3.5mm cable. WTF.
After paying that much money for the headphones, I wonder how many owners will say the 'cheaper headphones are better?
Do you have 90k twitter followers? Apparently anyone who criticizes Apple in this forum is an automatic fraud.
But that’s the thing. I want the full picture of what they can do combined with a little apple magic and their Apple Music plan. Obviously we’re not getting it. Again very few but 600 dollar headsets to watch movies on their iPhone.
I think maybe this was priced 100 too much but I haven't had a chance to try them out. 450 sounds like an ok price since its 100 more than the top beats. I wonder how good the noise canceling is on them? If they can cancel out the noise of my "Surround Sound" baby they might be a must buy lol. The Bang & Olufsen headphones are nice but also priced way out of most peoples budget. I wonder if they are that good but i'm not a sound expert.
Try to watch this video, they are not audio experts but I think they try their best and have this natural honest vibe to it all. It’s a first time user experience recorded:
I find it hilarious that people are defending the weight of these and the ridiculous case by saying "Well these aren't meant for travel, they are meant for home use watching movies." WTF Are you talking about? Are we seriously living in a world where Apple releases WIRELESS noise cancelling headphones and people are claiming that they aren't meant for travel? You have got to be kidding me. Having noise cancelling headphones in my home is absolutely absurd.
I want to wear noise cancelling headphones in place where I actually want to cancel the noise, like in an airport, train, etc. I have never watched a movie in my home wearing headphones. But now I guess that's the main function of AirPods Max. I use my headphones for music in croweded places for long stretches of time sometimes and that's what I expect to get out of the Airpods Max.
Jeez what's next? Apple is going to release the Apple Car and people will claim its only meant to sit in the driveway.
I want to wear noise cancelling headphones in place where I actually want to cancel the noise, like in an airport, train, etc. I have never watched a movie in my home wearing headphones. But now I guess that's the main function of AirPods Max. I use my headphones for music in croweded places for long stretches of time sometimes and that's what I expect to get out of the Airpods Max.
Jeez what's next? Apple is going to release the Apple Car and people will claim its only meant to sit in the driveway.
Sounds odd ‘cause it’s not true.
Nothing needs an update other than, maybe, the person that said it doesn’t work? I mean, I suppose THEIRS might not work due to any number of reasons. But, yeah, it works fine.
Hence why I started a thread in the AirPods forum wondering what Apple’s intention was with these. Because many aspects don’t seem conducive to use outside the home/travel yet they’re wireless with active noise cancelling which seems like something you wouldn’t necessarily need in your home. Also they’re priced like a low to mid end audiophile headphone but they have no aux jack; you have to buy an adapter for that. Plus true audiophiles are probably not listening to music over Bluetooth and aren’t interested in ‘intelligent sound’ or whatever Apple is calling their audio tech in this product. It’s kind of like one department at Apple wanted to make a high end headphone and another department said but it has to be wireless and have all these smart features. Jason Snell said he thinks these were priced to be able to discount but I doubt they’ll be on sale any time soon. New Apple Watches rarely go on sale. I can’t see them doing that with a niche product like this.
He's a kid who writes for an Android blog. Why should anyone take him as unbiased?
I have the QC 35 also...they aren’t great besides the ANC, which I’d say is matched about 90% by the airpods pro. The only difference is likely the Bose are over ear and block more sound physically.
Bottom line is you will pay a lot for that last 10%. It’s true in TVs, cars, speakers, etc.
I challenge the average person to discern the difference in a world world picture of an OLED TV, QLED, and LED. Some people can tell, most can’t.
On the other hand, A Kia is 90% of a BMW in that it has 4 wheels and gets you from point A to point B. The Kia even has air conditioning, leather seats, Bluetooth and navigation...buts it’s still a Kia and I don’t want it. Others won’t care.
Please tell me you don’t think Twitter followers garner any sort of credibility. There are so many counter examples, I can’t begin to list them.
Thank you so much for the link. Im scared when I try them on I will love them, luckily or unfortunately the Apple store near me is practically on lock down, nothing to try on or even enter, its just a line for buying/picking up orders and another line for genius repairs (Is that normal?). Knowing classes are starting back up in January and the AirPod Pro's, as much as I love them can't cancel out baby when he's in his surround sound tirade so maybe just maybe these might be a solution. Still the price does shock me. Thanks again for the link.
Which ones? You've heard them and done a detailed comparison?
If some people are complaining about the weight/pressure on their ears after only 40-45 mins, forget about wearing them on a flight across the Atlantic or Pacific and not regret the purchase. I can already see Tim talk on stage about how they made the AirPod Max 2nd gen or Series 2 lighter after “feedback” from our customers. It’s a shame because they look nice with the case being the exception and another thing to fix with the next generation AirPods Max.
Mine arrived today. The sound is very good. They’re pretty hefty. Either my neck will get stronger, or I’ll get shorter. The “case” is truly a useless novelty - but the intricate folding of the cardboard shipping box is amazing, considering it starts out as one sheet of cardboard. I played with that for quite a while. I’d love to watch the machine that cuts and folds them.
This is comical beyond belief that you'd say this. People here criticize Apple's unreleased products that nobody has even tried or tested. They even criticize unannounced rumored Apple products, and you expect someone not to criticize some random tech blogger they've never heard of? lol