Yes and no. They should've comapred airpods to to headphones in the same price rangeThis is a really good and fair review, great job MR!
Yes and no. They should've comapred airpods to to headphones in the same price rangeThis is a really good and fair review, great job MR!
That is a pretty select case. All wireless headphones with noise cancelling exist for listening to content on the move as a primary function. It’s actually aeroplane travel and travelling in general that is used when marketing most of these products as it’s the white noise that puts these devices to the test best.Do you live alone? I live with my wife and daughter. They both work and go to school from home. My wife teaches, so I constantly hear her talk to the class. And my daughter is in classroom for college, and she’s always participating in online video class. On top of that, a freaking “DJ” moved into the house next door, and he practices all the damn time.
So, having NC is pretty freaking important to me at home.
Yeah you can, and this is really annoying. Speaking as an audiophile, I find that any potential for variation in the frequency of an audio signal before it reaches my equipment undermines the experience. So much so that I’ve found that the only truly satisfying way to enjoy the money I’ve spent and told people I’ve spent is to sit with just my headphones on. I don’t even plug them into their amplifier anymore. I stopped actually listening to music months ago. Far too many variables I couldn’t control.Can you control EQ with them through iTunes/Music on Mac? I personally use iTunes and find that my tuning of audio makes any headphone quality superior than the default.
I guess you refer to the fact that experiencing this video with your audio equipment, you will of course hear your headphones or loudspeakers.Satire, right?
Awesome. A review from someone who hasn't touched a pair - just the insight I was looking for. Thanks !They don’t have better sound. That is subjective and ease of use? They don’t fold, they don’t have a headphone jack, they’re heavy, they don’t have an off button, and the battery life is on the low end.
Wow you’ve tried them all? That’s great!!Spoiler alert; they're not.
I think that, for most of the folks/places doing tech reviews, they just don’t have access to anything more expensive. And, since sound is subjective, they don’t want to spend that much OR wait to get more expensive ones in to do a “real” comparison because it really doesn’t matter. Folks that want them early have already ordered OR already have them. These early reviews are all about getting eyes/ad revenue (even folks that DON’T want them have likely read every single review, too!). In a few months, when there are reviews on the HiFi sites (for the market they’re actually in), no one will look at these early comparisons to Sony or Bose again.I do find it funny how people are upset that these $550 headphones are being compared to $350-$400 ones. When has Apples ever came to the market later, but cheaper? Maybe a few edge cases, but for the most part, there is the classic Apple Tax that most people are willing to pay. I was hopeful that these would be $350-$400, am I surprised at the $550 asking price? No.
I don’t know if 5.1 improves battery life by THAT much. I mean roughly 5 vs. roughly 6 hours (in some cases by just including a larger heavier battery)... I wouldn’t call that huge, really.And, I don't have the AirPods, AirPods Pro, nor AirPods Max! I dislike the sound of the original AirPods (muddy), the AirPods Pro still have very short battery life and are only Bluetooth 5.0 — they should be 5.1 for MUCH improved battery life...like all of the competing small true wireless earphones released in the past year.
"Sony has always been the best at noise cancellation"
Demonstrably prove your claim.
I did a double take on that claim, too. Seems awfully bold and flimsy.good point because that used to be Bose, then Sony has sometimes edged them out, and some claim Sony is better, but it seems more of a subjective test than honest down to earth measurement based
Maybe if people here gave a product at least a month of being available on the market before expecting them to make a "top 20" list. SMH. 🙄Well Apple, you'll have to try harder if you want to crack the top 20 of this list... (and not all of the ones listed would necessarily be considered to be at an 'audiofile' level):
...AirPods Max Edition version maybe, with 18k gold ear cups instead of aluminum...![]()
The World’s 20 Most Expensive Headphones
Audiophile? You’ll enjoy this if you’re. Would you pay $120,000 for a pair of headphones? I suppose it’s all relative, but still, that’s a significant amount of money to spend. The global headphone market is currently valued at $18.4 billion and is expected to grow at a rate of 2.4% annually for...wealthygorilla.com
I can only comment on the NC700 which I currently have and the XM4s that I’ve tested, the XM4 has better NC and was better at drowning out conversational noise. The NC700 has a better voice/call quality though. I do like the aesthetics of the XM4 too. Overall if buying now between the two I personally would get the NC700 because while NC quality isn’t too far off from the XM4, the call quality is definitely better in crowded/noisy environments.I would say that these pretty much raised the bat for over ear wireless headphones. No other headphones have raised the bat higher.
I was thinking the same. Bose was generally known for noise reduction, Sony, while good, is new to the quality NR game. They certainly haven’t ALWAYS been known for NR.
They're heavy, the battery life is not as good as others that are cheaper, Lightning is not a 3.5mm headphone jack, They are electric headphones and it would be great if they turned off. I am not getting them, even if someone forced me too.They do have better sound. They can be wired via lightning to 3.5mm cable, they’re not THAT heavy, they don’t need the off button, as they don’t drain the battery. Apple, as usual, understates the battery life, I get more than 20 hours on them.
The bottom line: don’t get them, nobody’s forcing you to!
Many seem happy with the Sony XM4, even though their soundstage is mediocre at best.
Whatever floats your boat!
And just to be clear, you own a pair right? You've done extensive testing of the battery right to give such feedback against cheaper products right? OH WAIT! The part that I highlighted qualifies you to not have valid qualified feedback since you haven't even touched them. 🙄They're heavy, the battery life is not as good as others that are cheaper, Lightning is not a 3.5mm headphone jack, They are electric headphones and it would be great if they turned off. I am not getting them, even if someone forced me too.
Don’t feed the troll LOLAnd just to be clear, you own a pair right? You've done extensive testing of the battery right to give such feedback against cheaper products right? OH WAIT! The part that I highlighted qualifies you to not have valid qualified feedback since you haven't even touched them. 🙄
I mean its not really like laptops where the manufacturers all kind of game battery life tests by having it be low brightness, no WiFi, word processing only or whatever. There's not as much play there for wireless headphones. The Sony XM4s are at 30 hours with NC on. 10 more than the AirPod Maxes. And they can turn off. Plus they can still work as headphones with no battery because of the wired headphone jack. APM still need power to use it wired with lightning.And just to be clear, you own a pair right? You've done extensive testing of the battery right to give such feedback against cheaper products right? OH WAIT! The part that I highlighted qualifies you to not have valid qualified feedback since you haven't even touched them. 🙄
Apple has understated the battery life on these just like with many other products of theirs: I’m getting more than 20 hours on them.I mean its not really like laptops where the manufacturers all kind of game battery life tests by having it be low brightness, no WiFi, word processing only or whatever. There's not as much play there for wireless headphones. The Sony XM4s are at 30 hours with NC on. 10 more than the AirPod Maxes. And they can turn off. Plus they can still work as headphones with no battery because of the wired headphone jack. APM still need power to use it wired with lightning.
My XM3s have zero trouble hitting their 30 hour rating so unless Apple was ridiculously conservative with their rating they aren't going to be close.
It’s not so much the current state analysis, but instead, this clam.I can only comment on the NC700 which I currently have and the XM4s that I’ve tested, the XM4 has better NC and was better at drowning out conversational noise.
Sony simply hasn’t always been the best at noise cancellation. They’ve gotten better recently, but the writer’s “always” must surely mean “since I’ve been paying attention for the last couple years”. It’s just one of those curious VERY easily researchable statements you see every now and again.Sony has always been the best at noise cancellation, and the AirPods Max are truly competitive.