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Whoa! I can't wait for the audiophiles to get ahold of this one :p I say this as I listen to my mid-fi Bowers & Wilkins P9's. Seriously, I do hope the high end version has balanced sound. I'm not a Beats fan.
 
I can't imagine Apple using the term AirPods with headphones? Imagine a consumer getting AirPods Pro and AirPods Studio mixed up and ending up with wrong product. ;)
 
Bose sound quality is pretty mediocre but their build quality and noise cancelling are quite good. I think they're more "mass market" than "trash" personally.
It’s refreshing to actually see an accurate and balanced opinion about BOSE hardware (namely the ubiquitous QC35s). They have a very high brand recognition and their NC tech is without peer, which is the reason airports were like their spawning grounds. I’d say high end premium mass market, alongside B&O, Sennheiser, B&W etc all around the same price points, just not audiophile
 
have spacial audio on these puppies and I will take it, and I am sure those are just dev units. Apple always makes things look nice.
 
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I’ve been looking forward to getting these for some time but it will take something special to beat my B&O H6 - beautiful, unmatched reference sound quality and I’ve tried them all.
 
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If you really think about it Apple has not updated the Beats studios headphones in years I’m not even sure they’re still sold.... so I definitely will be purchasing these for travel and other purposes
 
I’ve been looking forward to getting these for some time but it will take something special to beat my B&O H6 - beautiful, unmatched reference sound quality and I’ve tried them all.

There is already an H9
 
According to them, the design is “pretty much final”

fudge is a pretty legit leaker, so I trust these images to be representative. I think we should reserve judgement until we seem the final product though
 
The question is in what these headphones could be any different from any other high-end headphones? What happened to Apple's philisophy to focus only a few things but do them right? I dont want judge before seeing the actual product but Im starting to worry that Apple is loosing their focus on innovation and we are just getting refreshed products and nothing really new and awesome. Last night event was boring beyond anything I have seen in years.
 
If you really think about it Apple has not updated the Beats studios headphones in years I’m not even sure they’re still sold.... so I definitely will be purchasing these for travel and other purposes
So you are suddenly in the need for headphones because Apple may release some?
 
I have no doubts these are the real thing.
I have ZERO doubts that everyone who is rushing to HATE them right now, is gonna LOVE them pretty soon. It is always the case, ALWAYS.
Why? With wireless headphones there is a lot of competition. This is one marketplace people can be more picky. $349 I seen mentioned makes them more likely to be compared to competing products.
 
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