Smart case isn't useless if you live somewhere (Australia comes to mind) where 8 legged things can crawl into the ear pod for a rest just before you pop them on...
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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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you have seen the price on the H95's right? I own the H9's and the H9i- love them both but I passed on the H95 at that price point.
Well, it seems everyone can agree on something, the 'case' is silly...
"Competitive sound quality"...with headphones half the price.
Yeah, I have no doubt these are really good, it's just out of my price range right now. Now, if the Sport comes in with similar specs at a lower price, I might be all over those.
Bluetooth wireless headphones weren't designed to be portable?
I don't think this eurodouch cares about the price of the H95's.
If they weren't selling, they wouldn't sell them. B&O has always been, to me, the Saab of personal electronics.
I had thoughts about buying them...until I saw the case.
I don't mind the weight at all thus far. But I will have to use them for several hours to be certain as a lot of headphones can feel rather comfortable, to begin with but feel rather bad after having them on your head for an extended amount of time. But so far they don't feel any worse than my Bose NC 700. You definitely notice that you have more weight on your head so when you turn around etc you feel that you have more weight swinging around. But in terms of pressure on my head and things like that, there isn't any noticeable difference compared to using my Bose NC 700. The earpads are in fact much more spacious and have much better breathability so those feel nicer around my ears.
still not convinced that they truly sound better than the Boses, Sonys for 200 less ...
and yes, that "case" is a joke for $550 earphones ...
and yes, that "case" is a joke for $550 earphones ...
This. And if they were not intended to be portable, then there should be a wired passive mode so that they can be used with a proper desktop setup. And why do I need ANC if they are for home office use? Just some strange marketing choices at work here. Is it a portable ANC headphone, a high end audiophile headphone or something in between? Seems like it is something in between but that just narrows the market further as it offers the worst of both worlds. The saving grace appears to be typical impeccable Apple build quality but honestly, I don't personally prioritize this in a headphone.
I think everyone is just gonna have different tastes in sound
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think he mentioned that the headphones should go into standby automatically about 2 hours after taking it off since the eat cups have sensors that detects if you’re wearing them. The case just puts them into standby mode immediately. I doubt that only being connected to your phone for 2 hours without playback would drain the battery that quickly anyways with the H1 chip.
A good article is The ultimate guide to Bluetooth headphones: AAC only acceptable on Apple phones - SoundGuys
AAC is one of the more intriguing Bluetooth codecs to analyze, owing to its psychoacoustic rather frequency band quantization. This makes judging its quality a little tougher, as we have to take into consideration auditory masking rather than the consistent noise floor that we see with other codecs, CD, and Hi-Res files.
Still your going have a lot of people point out that no matter the cost and workmanship of the headphone, the AAC Bluetooth will limit audio quality.
As one who owned the H7 Gen.1, H9 Gen.1 and H9 Gen.2 and the H9i I can attest to the build quality of B&O. But the H9i was a huge miss for me. The slimmed-down the ear pads and my ear was actually touching the insides of the headphones with the new and slimmer earpads so they hurt my ears a ton in no time. Worst design change ever.. I didn't find the ANC or microphones any good either.
Out of all of them, I actually enjoyed the H7 the most. The most disappointing thing about all of them is how neither had neutral sound or balanced sound for that matter. I did expect much more from B&O especially considering the price. But I kept them because they have a much wider soundstage compared to the competition and I love the built quality.
I haven't tried the H95, mostly because I didn't think they would be worth it at all considering my experience with H7, H9 and H9i.
If you are one that likes the sound of the BeoPlay's I think you will like the sound of the AirPods Max quite a lot. They are even wider and more spacious all while being more neutral and balanced.
Now that's one product I'm definitely staying away from. It's clearly only getting attention cause it's made by Apple.
I'll wait for the v2 that's gonna be lighter, prettier, with USB-C (or wireless charging) and perhaps without a useless ugly case.
I'll wait for the v2 that's gonna be lighter, prettier, with USB-C (or wireless charging) and perhaps without a useless ugly case.
No. The best headphones on the market are the few types universally used by audio engineers who work in studios or location sound recording. None of these people pay $500. The industry standards tend to be $100 or less. High priced headphones are for home users who are more gullible.
You might think you need $500 headphones but the guy who mastered the recording almost certainly did not think so. Which are the "best" professional headphones? It really depends on the industry. The TV and motion picture industry uses a certain model Sony and a couple of different AKG are the most common in the music business.
Oddly, this is not the same as speakers. Pros working in a studio will be happy to outspend the average consumer when it comes to speakers by the same huge amounts
You had me until you started talking about watching movies on a plane and sound quality. The only, and I mean ONLY thing that matters in this situation is the ANC with regards to low frequencies and chatter. None of the current top brands is able to filter out background noise to a level that differences in sound accuracy and clarity would even remotely matter. I don't mind good gear, but your comment sounds like you are just celebrating expensive stuff.
Why didn't they make a proper AirPods case, one that covers the entire device, and provides charging to the headphones? A case that size could have a big battery and provide many charges over. Not sure what they were thinking.
That case thing is hideous. Even the headphones, while not bad, seem un-Apple. Really concerned about Apple's design direction with Jony gone. He got flack with wanting to make thinner iPhones, but his designs were stunning.
I really can't understand why Apple didn't do something "magical" with the case... a premium headphone should come with a protective hardshell case. They could have added a battery pack for wireless charging or some other "smart" feature to differentiate it from other premium headphones.
Not all Bluetooth headphones fold into a small package like the Sony headphones the person I responded to was talking about and not all Bluetooth headphones are made of plastic, e.g. light materials.
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