I tried out the AirPods Max a few months ago and I returned them due to that I felt that there weren't worth it for the Apple TV 4K. Since tvOS 15.1 came out, I would like to know if the AirPods Max are worth buying again?
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Are The AirPods Max Worth It Now
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johntw
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Yes. I almost exclusively consume movies and tv shows on my TV with APM. Spatial Audio is fabulous, especially with Dolby Atmos content.
I just bought them at Best Buy around noon which is on sale. They had a Black Friday guaranteed price on them, if it goes down in price before or on Black Friday, they will refund me the difference.
archi penko
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Do you have surround sound speakers at home? How does the APM spatial audio compare?
johntw
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I had a 3.1 soundbar that I ditched right away. I live in an apartment and can't really benefit from a proper surround sound experience. Dune on HBOMax was amazing with the APM as are other Dolby Atmos supported titles.
For ~$500 (or whatever they are now), I think they'd be a bit disappointing if that's your main usage. The spatial audio is kinda neat, but it does something weird to the dialogue that I don't really care for. Gives it kind of an echo. I think the Apple TV/spatial audio stuff are good bonus features but not a good reason to buy by themselves.
johntw
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I know the echo you are fearing to but I have only experienced with Spatialized Stereo, basically fake Spatial Audio and I always turn that off.
For me personally, the APM are the best movie, tv show and music headphones I have owned and also enjoyed wearing for hours at the time. iCloud syncing and fast-pairing is what makes them worth the price for me.
For me personally, the APM are the best movie, tv show and music headphones I have owned and also enjoyed wearing for hours at the time. iCloud syncing and fast-pairing is what makes them worth the price for me.
I was hearing it on Ted Lasso and For All Mankind. I was assuming both of those would be mixed correctly. Maybe not. I’ll have to give it another try with a movie I know for certain is setup for it. I don’t even know how to turn off spatialized stereo on atv.
archi penko
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Would love to hear from others more comparisons between APMs and surround sound speakers at home… How does the APM spatial audio/Dolby Atmos compare? How close/far are they in terms of difference?