I don't think that the weight will be an issue as much as the lack of padding on the headband (at least for those of us with little or no hair, by choice or by nature).
That's certainly true that lighter headphones are much more comfortable.
Let's not forget that Apple makes Beats, which ADD WEIGHTS to their headphones.
I wonder if these are also so heavy because they add metal weights in them?
True, but everyones hearing is different, and preferences subjective. I like a good flat frequency response, I like Sennheisers. I'd like to compare them, or is that out the window with computational audio now.There isn’t a review, but out the gate the Sony’s have some advantages based on what you’re looking for. The noise cancellation has been superior, they have transparency modes, not really sold on Siri integration but I can see where it’s a plus. Since I have the AirPod pros, I can imagine that spatial audio on the Max will be amazing. It’s just not enough to warrant the price point I don’t think. Plus I’m not an audio engineer so I can’t accurately speak on it, but I believe high fidelity and lossless audio works better with wired headsets currently....but not a lot of consumers even have that quality of music produced from Apple Music, Spotify, etc. Tidal has it but.....who uses Tidal really?
They look great, I hope they sound great, and I applaud Apple for this innovation. HOWEVER, The price point is completely wrong. Audiophiles know they can get better audio quality for far less. $399 would have been the sweet spot. But at this price, it’s better to wait for the next version and lower price point.
That's certainly true that lighter headphones are much more comfortable.
Let's not forget that Apple makes Beats, which ADD WEIGHTS to their headphones.
I wonder if these are also so heavy because they add metal weights in them?
Many of you took an interest in the Beats teardown post from earlier this week, and we learned a lot about metal being added to a variety of product designs (thanks commenters!). However, a few sharp-eyed readers contacted us with disturbing allegations: Those weren't actual Beats headphones at all, they claimed.
Those people need the Apple Fitness+ planI can see the threads now.
“AirPods Max causing neck strain.”
Lightning is here to stay. Much better.Also, why Lightning?
Thats 5-10 years of Lightning to USB-C cable happiness.
Just make everything USB-C already.
MUCH SIMPLER.
Right, but I have a good pair of headphones. They were $250 on sale, $350 originally. Noise cancelation, padding, audio input jack, something like 20 to 20kHz response, Bluetooth 4.2, weigh 10.23oz and they sound great too.I love how we all talk about these headphones like we have tried them on or heard them. I'm going to wait to see how they sound for myself. I just ordered them if I don't like them I will return them. They could be amazing they could be crap I'll let you know. Stop hating start saving LOL Just joking but really