Apple Announces AirPods Max Over-Ear Headphones With Noise Cancellation, Priced at $549

[bronksy]

I’m sure it’s super comfortable 🙂

It's their best headband yet.

 

[Rogifan]

I don’t get the outrage.

$500 for headphones is nothing to an audiphile.

Audiophiles spend thousands. This price range would barely be considered mid-range. Something like Beyerdynamic DT 1990 would be around this price.

Sure if that’s the market Apple is going after. But most likely they’re going to be compared to cheaper options just like the HomePod was. I will be curious to see who gets review units.

 

[MvdM]

I'm not sure what to do. Buy this or save for the wheels or maybe, in a year, a display stand.

 

[zombierunner]

I will stick with my QC35s .. 549 jeez man

 

[FaustsHausUK]

I’m still happy with my Beats Studio3. Had these shared a price tag, I’d maybe consider upgrading, but there is nothing worth $550 about them.

 

[Falhófnir]

Wow, unless these are the M1 MacBook of wireless consumer headphones, those are priced OTT even by Apple's standards.

 

[metalsiren]

ok whats in the box it says "smart case" wtf is that?

 

[confess_jason]

Without having used this product, I can verify that they are overpriced. No amount of computational audio is worth more than, say, $200. Maybe $250. Why buy an overpriced M1 MacBook Air when you can buy a superior and more afforable Chromebook? Why buy Skippy peanut butter when Walmart Great Value brand is just as good and far cheaper? This madness needs to stop.

Are we meant to be impressed by $50 worth of engineering?

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I'm not sure what to do. Buy this or save for the wheels or maybe, in a year, a display stand.

If you were a real Apple fan, you'd get all of them.

 

[Homy]

Here in Sweden they cost 6 695 SEK with tax so it's about $740.

 

[TheSkywalker77]

I'm calling it, AirPods Mini are coming next.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

ok whats in the box it says "smart case" wtf is that?

It is a sleep mask or bra for your AirPods

 

[AustinIllini]

So when the battery no longer holds a charge do these become as worthless as my first general AirPods? And no professional is going to use Bluetooth headphones, especially if they have “computational audio” it’s clear that these are meant for the iJustine YouTube influencer market dummy’s.

They last a whole long longer because the batteries are a whole lot bigger.

This isn't really new technology.

 

[3xBoom]

Will Belkin save your day by selling a safety lock to prevent thieves from grabbing these off your head?

 

[MrMichaelJames]

Does it also come with a headphone stand that costs $800 made out of steel?

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Ate these headphones made of GOLD???

Probably not a good idea to eat these even if they're made of gold.

 

[Marshall73]

They are going to get pretty grubby in no time at all. Especially with that 'case'.

 

[Bdub12]

I wonder if this means high-res Apple Music in inbound?

 

[youdontsay]

In France this thing is the same price as the brand new iPad air, more or less. 😂

 

[pcd213]

Honestly, I think the biggest news here is that this is a Bluetooth 5.0 headphone.

 

[NightStorm]

I'd consider buying a pair of these if they did spatial audio/atmos processing with AppleTV. I'm sure they would sound great for late-night movie viewing.

 

[raindogg]

Maybe someone should tell Tim Cook there's a global pandemic and people are struggling financially.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

They look painful. Angled in at the bottom quite a bit, too much space at the top. Like the ear parts don't pivot, or pivot enough. And without a full case, that 'canopy' isn't going to last through TSA lines and hustling between gates. It must be made for those that have private planes, and can avoid TSA, and running. They are priced at that level too.

Yikes...

Apple releases a 60k 'pro' computer' 1k mounts, .8k wheels. What's the perfect accessory? $560 headphones with a bra case and no protection. Apple isn;t 'for the rest of us' anymore. That ended long ago apparently.

OK, you’re exaggerating quite a bit.
First of all, the wheels are not $8000, they’re $400 pre-installed, and $700 not pre-installed.
The Mac Pro starts at $5999, not 60,000.
You even got the price of these wrong, they’re not $560, they’re $550. Yeah, that’s just a $10 difference, but still.

 

[Marshall73]

Another battery powered device from the green Apple.

I dont think anyone has been able to get devices powered by unicorn tears yet, so battery power it is.

 

[bobmans]

Here in Sweden they cost 6 695 SEK with tax so it's about $740.

549$ * 1.25 (VAT) = 686$

Seems priced correctly to me (import tax, 2 year standard warranty additional cost and currency fluctuation margin not added to figure above).