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Deals: AirPods Max on Sale for $449 in Every Color ($100 Off)
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This one: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0...in_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&language=en_GB
Overall it's bulkier than the XM4 for travel, but it's a good solid case with space for a charger.
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Even with the $100 off it is expensive. But for anyone interested, it is a good deal.
I was hesitant, but snagged a pair at the last amazon sale.
Do I like them? Oh yes, I do.
Are they worth $550? No, no they are not.
Are they worth $450? Maybe, but I still feel at $450 I overpaid.
$350 - $400 and I think they would be a good value.
Do I like them? Oh yes, I do.
Are they worth $550? No, no they are not.
Are they worth $450? Maybe, but I still feel at $450 I overpaid.
$350 - $400 and I think they would be a good value.
It does support lossless up to 24/48, but not High Res.
CD's are considered lossless at 16/44.1 by many, but that depends on your point of view.
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I picked up the AirPods Max last month, in February, same $449. Just low enough for me to say, "I'll get them." It took me a couple of weeks to get used to them, controlling them and adjusting things. I'd kind of like Apple to give you a AirPods Max app. But anyway, it takes a while for them to get to know you. They take echo readings off your ears, and you play with the capabilities of you finding the sweet spot. Until I started adjusting, I liked the ATMOS, but I missed some of the Beats' bass. It sounded metallic from the aluminum. I have the special, you know, wire, to plug into a sound source without the use of bluetooth!
The best thing is its noise reduction and the Spatial Audio. I love it. I just lets me listen to all of the instruments. Harmonies and counterpoints sound like parts I can differentiate. I can listen to harmonies in my favorite songs, and be able to focus on the tenor and the bass as well as the lead. I can also softly sing along, find a key, and sing harmony myself. Channels have been turned into three-dimensional images of sound. They're playing tricks on your brain, but my brain really likes it.
The AirPods Max aren't headphones in the normal sense. I'd call them something like the iPhone camera, which is like a point-and-shoot camera with a big computer attached.
Oh, and there are still problems in keeping them paired. I have gotten sounds from them like a computer crashing at times. And sometimes, just putting them on your head doesn't really pair them at all. On the Mac, I hear the chime. I then have to check on the Bluetooth menu. The image of the Max should be "live". Then I check the Sound panel, to make sure it's going to play on headphones and not blare over the speakers. Why not just be like the iPhone? Put the headphone near the computer, and a panel comes up...
The best thing is its noise reduction and the Spatial Audio. I love it. I just lets me listen to all of the instruments. Harmonies and counterpoints sound like parts I can differentiate. I can listen to harmonies in my favorite songs, and be able to focus on the tenor and the bass as well as the lead. I can also softly sing along, find a key, and sing harmony myself. Channels have been turned into three-dimensional images of sound. They're playing tricks on your brain, but my brain really likes it.
The AirPods Max aren't headphones in the normal sense. I'd call them something like the iPhone camera, which is like a point-and-shoot camera with a big computer attached.
Oh, and there are still problems in keeping them paired. I have gotten sounds from them like a computer crashing at times. And sometimes, just putting them on your head doesn't really pair them at all. On the Mac, I hear the chime. I then have to check on the Bluetooth menu. The image of the Max should be "live". Then I check the Sound panel, to make sure it's going to play on headphones and not blare over the speakers. Why not just be like the iPhone? Put the headphone near the computer, and a panel comes up...
I think the truth is, double-blind testing for High Res shows that most people aren't able to say, this is High Res and this is not. Some people might be able to hear it somehow. A large part of humanity barely gets to 18,000 cycles. It falls from there as you age, and of course if you stand next to amps a lot while playing loud... you'll spend your golden years with non-functioning ears.
use framework "IOBluetooth"
use scripting additions
set AirPodsName to "_Device_Name_"
on getFirstMatchingDevice(deviceName)
repeat with device in (current application's IOBluetoothDevice's pairedDevices() as list)
if (device's nameOrAddress as string) contains deviceName then return device
end repeat
end getFirstMatchingDevice
on toggleDevice(device)
if not (device's isConnected as boolean) then
device's openConnection()
return "Connecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
else
device's closeConnection()
return "Disconnecting " & (device's nameOrAddress as string)
end if
end toggleDevice
return toggleDevice(getFirstMatchingDevice(AirPodsName))