To sell to a brand-conscious audience for more money?So these are going to be Apple branded headphones and not Beats? What exactly is the purpose of Apple developing its own audio accessories separate from Beats?
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KGI: Apple Developing High-End Over-Ear Headphones, Launching Late 2018 at the Earliest
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Everyone who knows Apple knew it was coming.
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do airpods?
I hope they build something that has a flat sound and is not enhanced for bass like Beats. Something you can use in studio monitoring and everyday use.
Don’t enhance what is not there. Just let me hear what is there with amazing clarity.
Don’t enhance what is not there. Just let me hear what is there with amazing clarity.
"High-end" means what, exactly? I guess we'll find out
It means they will sound popular, which right now means emphasized bass and muddy highs. They will probably contain internal compression to make them sound louder and will automatically turn off after 30 minutes and stay off for 30 minutes to protect the users (children) ears. They will contain a bunch of internal processing to make them the top of the line, justifying the big bucks Apple will charge, but that will screw up the phasing between frequency bands. No one will care because the youths are not experienced enough to notice and they will be bought by millions.
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I wonder if they will have a proprietary Bluetooth connection what works only with iPhones, Macs and Homepods?
Apple does not have a bluetooth that works reliably with anything, so it won't matter that it is not proprietary.
So Apple is admitting a decent size of their install base wouldn’t purchase anything under the Beats brand. So that just makes me go back to why the heck did Apple buy Beats in the first place.
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I still don't get why people love the airpods so much. If I can hear humanity around me then the earbuds suck. I listen to music so I don't have to hear your crappy conversation, out of control child or loud jackhammer.
Announced in June, shipping Decemember 22nd, supply constrained until February. White $649, black $729.
Are you serious? My fidelio X2 will run circles around your m50x. Personally I like open back headphones. Recently, mass drop had a collaboration with sennheiser to make their version of the HD650 called HD6XX for just $200. The HD650 were normally running for $500.
I honestly don’t understand how Apple’s product can be called high end if it does not have a way to accept higher quality music sources. Also, I assume it will be Bluetooth only and probably closed back and noise canceling. Which automatically puts it in the realm of the Bose and Sony products that cost approximately $350. There is already a Beats competitor at this price that did not do as well as Sony and Bose in reviews.
Honestly, I don’t consider noise canceling head phones to be high end! Just my 2 cents.
Not sure why so many praise the M50x. I think the M40x sounds better from what I remember. But I much prefer my Sennheiser HD598s while I wait on their HD6XX and HD58X from Massdrop. I also have the AirPods.
I do wish those that somehow the AirPods were more noise cancelling if at all possible. But they do sound great otherwise.
I much agree with this. I have the 6XX on the way from MD as well as the 58X. Can't wait. Rocking 598s right now.
Thanks for the site. I was looking for some IEM's and I am surprised how good the Beats X is compared to the Shure SE315.