Are they selling “really well”? Do you have any sales numbers for the AirPods Max? Everyone thought the HomePod was selling well until it was axed due to poor sales. I would be very surprised if the AirPods Max are selling any better.
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Gurman: Apple Not Working on Second-Generation AirPods Max, But Has Considered New Colors
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Please apple, if you haven't been making 2nd gen Airpods Max yet, at least make a new smart case that's actually a case and do not require rotating the earcups, so it won't scratch the aluminium so easily and easier to store in more EDC bags.
I love everything about the Airpods Max including the sound but the current smart case is beyond stupid.
I love everything about the Airpods Max including the sound but the current smart case is beyond stupid.
It says a lot when adding new colours is considered more important than adding more features and upgrading the technology.
AirPod Max - we can
huh I’ve tried to be annoyed by those features on my XM4 but I just can’t. You know what’s annoying? Not being to fold up my headphones 🎧 into a compact travel case. Noise canceling headphones on an airplane is a beautiful thing.
I absolutely CANNOT use earbuds for more than 10 minutes. So I’m glad Apple made the AirPods Max. Definitely a lot better than the Sennheiser headphones I was using.
As someone who bought the light gray ones, I would very much recommend a darker color. The white cushions and headband get kind of dingy over time
This is not designed for the general public, it is for the money-is-not-an-issue niche.
Chill. People here seem to miss the statement that Apple only recently caught up with demand. So it doesn’t look like a failure. At least not like the HomePod that still hasn’t sold its first batch.
When Beats are sold for 350+ it’s ridiculous to expect that price. 450+ makes more sense.
AirPods Max were released about six months ago, with availability starting in January 2021.
Releasing an update so soon would be silly. It's not an iPad or iPhone.
Releasing an update so soon would be silly. It's not an iPad or iPhone.
It would be so refreshing to open a thread about these headphones and not hear 100 people whingeing about the price. They’re good headphones, well built, with incredible noise cancellation. If you don’t want them, don’t buy them.
Airpods Max and the iPhone Mini. My 2 favorite products, joined together by their unique size and poor sales. I hope Apple sticks with them both.
I agree on the upgrade cycle. And it does appear to be nothing out of the ordinary for Apple’s audio products.
I bought the Powerbeats Pro in 2019, and there has been no word of an update since then, but a new set of colors was recently released. Might take a while for the next Airpods Max to be refreshed, if I’m comparing it to the Powerbeats Pro.
Upgrade cycles don’t necessarily indicate the success of a product; Apple just has different timelines for each of their offerings.
My Airpods Max literally just arrived yesterday. Odd how supplies are still constrained; I don’t know if I should read into that, but the Powerbeats Pro was similarly constrained for a while here in my home country too.
I really love the Airpods Max. I’ve never had a product with ANC before, so I’m entranced. The sound is great—it’s a clean, full sound, just like the Powerbeats Pro’s, except with a bigger soundstage. The only thing I’m not a fan of is the price [and the case, fine], but other than that, I think it’s a solid product. Still keeping my beloved Audio Technica ATH-M50xBT, though!
I cant imagine a time where Apple updates the design/iteration for these in the next 2-3 years. I really wouldn't be surprised if these dont get a second generation at all, similar to HomePod and HiFi. New colors? Maybe...but even that sounds a little out there for me. I could see a completely new product that fills the Airpods Max sector with a radically "new" design and feature set after several years. Not because they aren't a good product, but because Apple seems to do this with "Premium" Audio devices throughout its history.
I couldn’t be happier with my AirPods Max.
Oh please. They’re a couple hundred dollars more than much of the competition.
I bought a pair in January, and it was a splurge but it was worth it. I spend hours a day using them and the noise cancellation is incredible at isolating me from extraneous noise.
Funny arguments here. It's a flop, it's not a flop. It will be a flop if not enough peoples buy them but that does not say much about the quality of the product, it's more about the design decisions they took. They will be great headphones for some and totally uninteresting to others.
Personally, they are not for me, too expensive, too bulky and I don't like the look they have. Apple never has been afraid to take controversial design decisions. Sadly for me most of them have not been to my liking in the past few years. The only Apple product I still find genuinely pretty is the iPad Pro.
Personally, they are not for me, too expensive, too bulky and I don't like the look they have. Apple never has been afraid to take controversial design decisions. Sadly for me most of them have not been to my liking in the past few years. The only Apple product I still find genuinely pretty is the iPad Pro.
Same here. As soon as it was launched it had the feeling of a long overdue product that would have been cancelled if not for how much money they had already sunk into it. This run is intended merely to recoup costs.Called it a few months ago
That's what you get when you design products in a vacuum chamber and take 4 years to release a one-off expensive something that doesn't even have an ON/OFF button.
PS. And it's a shame, because the AirPods line overall has massive appeal and potential. Is there any more proof to Apple's aimlessness in product direction?
Any product that is twice the price of every other equivalent for no measurable reason is in a world of its own.
Plus, the fact that the AirPods Mac works with anything Bluetooth means it’s automatically better than the HomePod by miles. I can ACTUALLY use my AirPods in Windows where I can’t use my HomePod in Windows.
Traveling through ATL airport frequently, I have yet to see a pair in the wild.
I don’t really know why Apple would need to work on a next gen AirPods Max right now. The current ones are perfect IMHO. I love mine.
For what’s it’s worth, they’re on sale at Best Buy for a whopping $19 off.
No measurable to you. That’s ok. To some it is. I have no clue where you are getting the twice the price from. I think it’s 50 to 100 over priced but that’s Apple lol.