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AirPods Max Unboxing Videos: 'More Than Good Enough to Compete With Other High-End Headphones'
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From MKBHD's video - I think there is an "off" mode that just isn't enabled (presuming the option can be ticked).
MKBHD had nothing good to say about the case, or the fact that a 3.5mm plug wasn’t included in the box.
I'll wait for the Flossy Carter review...I'm sure he'll say they're a major major go but I know he's going to rip Apple on the price
Why would you think the time was over? Physics is physics. Sure you can argue that all headphones/ear buds serve the same purpose, sound in your ears, but not all experiences are even remotely similar. Over the ear is a different fit than in ear. Some people will chose on fit. Over the ear offers better mechanics for noise cancellation when you dont want something crammed in your ear.
What happens if you rip the mesh after using them for a year or two?
Hardly.. IEM's are nowhere near the sound quality of a good pair of cans.
Some of them. I do like many of them like MKBHD and Average Consumer because I do think for the most part they are unbiased. Unbox Therapy will destroy these if they aren't good as Lew is a big headphone guy.
iJustine is just painful to watch. Its like she's speaking to tween girls. Which maybe that's who her audience is but I find it beyond grating.
Commuting in New York, people wearing over the ear headphone outside has increased a lot over the years, especially in the colder months when the headphones act like ear muffs.
I think he's probably one of the most impartial reviewers out there to be honest - I don't always agree with him, but I don't doubt his integrity for one second.
That off is for turning off the noise cancellation or transparency features, not for turning off the headset. Air Pods Pro has the same software setting. I believe the OP was talking about a power off.
I tend to like MKBHD full reviews but iJustine I tend to see as just a commercial for whatever product she gets.
She's pretty so she gets the clicks, can't fault her, if I was a female and could pull it off I would too. Her sister was able to ride her coattails into becoming a reviewer too. I wouldn't watch iJustine video to decide if I wanted to by a product.
I agree, haters got to hate. shrugs. I am encouraged by the you tubers comments, supports what realistic folks have been saying since the announcement. Though yeah, will still look forward to a more nuanced, dare I say 'informed' evaluation. I strongly believe at the end of the day Apple has hit this one out fo the park from a technical stand point. Whether it is a commercial success, remains to be seen. But that's for stockholders to worry about me, I like my HomePods even though they will never be the commercial success people seem to think is a sign of quality. I am sure I am going to like this headset as well. Yep I got my preorder in.
The case, which does indeed resemble a pocketbook or new age bra, must have been a real challenge to design.
I switched it off at her defending the lightning port with "Makes sense" 💁♀️
No it doesn't, iKaren.
Agreed. I too, love my HomePod and did from the start. Some people appreciate quality sound and others don't, and thats fine. Apple is rivaling high end consumer companies like Bose, B&O and other companies that are even niche. What they are doing with sound research is beyond belief.
Why watch her reviews in the first place?
Really? With an army of lightning cables and lightning to 3.5 adapters out there? It doesn’t make sense to you?
I don’t mind some of MKBHDs videos although I do find he sits in the middle of the road most of the time and doesn’t want to be too critical of anything.
Lew just criticises Apple to make a point I think.
As for iJustine, I’ve managed to stop seeing her videos on my YouTube account. No idea how I managed but I am glad!
Agree, somehow all reviewers forget about Bang & Olufsen, those are premium NC headphones in $500-700 range, that's where we should compare.
I disagree about MKBHD. Yeah he has a good relationship with Apple, but he is critical of them when he feels its warranted. iJustine on the other hand might as well be an Apple employee. She doesn't review Apple products, she fawns over them on video while acting like she's 12 years old.
Reviews seem not that great to me? MKBHD was very underwhelmed by them in my opinion.
Just make sure you use them playing TIDAL or Qobuz. Expensive headphones deserve hi-def sound, not the watered down MP3 Apple Music provides.