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Re: AirPods Max

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Post by bilal4hmed »

Etheryte wrote: post #39
headmelted wrote: post #7

$549 a pair. Yikes. I'm fairly confident I've reached my own personal peak for Apple pricing. As a spectator I've no doubt these will sell massive numbers but I'm curious to learn what the market will bear for Apple's products.

For comparison, Sony's WH-1000XM4 which are currently widely considered the state of the art in the active noise cancelling over-ears, will cost you anywhere between $300-$400 depending on where you are. (I was very surprised the price can vary that widely, actually. On Sony's US page they're $279, while in the EU they're €380 which is about $460.)

A few weeks before black friday I picked up new 1000XM3 for a $100. These better be something amazing for that price

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by jaimex2 »

mabbo wrote: post #37

Remember the days when Apple was breaking new ground, pushing the limits? The iPod was fundamentally a game changer in the music space. The iPhone caught Blackberry with their pants down and they never recovered. Macbooks were a level up in so many ways to their competitors. It was worth paying extra for the device Apple was selling because everyone else was years behind them. Now it's wireless headphones with techno…

Why? They know people will buy whatever they make regardless.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by stetrain »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #47

> AirPods Max come with a soft, slim Smart Case that puts AirPods Max in an ultralow power state that helps to preserve battery charge when not in use. This is a bit confusing, why would you need an ultralow power state for your headphones? Is this just so you don't have to turn them on and off? It seems less convenient to put them in and out of a bag than to just turn them off (and preferably fold them) when you're…

I'm guessing the case has a magnet that tells the headphones to turn off completely, instead of being in standby looking for a sensor to indicate you have put them on.

I agree though that the case doesn't seem like the best way to accomplish it. Put a switch on them, or allow them to fold in such a way that the folding/unfolding can power on the device.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by [deleted] »

mcintyre1994 wrote: post #47

> AirPods Max come with a soft, slim Smart Case that puts AirPods Max in an ultralow power state that helps to preserve battery charge when not in use. This is a bit confusing, why would you need an ultralow power state for your headphones? Is this just so you don't have to turn them on and off? It seems less convenient to put them in and out of a bag than to just turn them off (and preferably fold them) when you're…

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Re: AirPods Max

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Post by clustrfunk »

Not the biggest fan of the design nor the lack of options for colors. Also, no further technical specs makes absolutely hard to justify the hefty price point.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by YetAnotherNick »

klmadfejno wrote: post #25

These look pretty ugly to me. I'm sure they work well but I don't see them one-upping airpods. Airpods have a key feature in that they can be put in one's pocket or purse.

If you are not from that time, airpod looking ugly and weird was the common theme among most the reviews. Then somehow they became status symbol. There was some video or some blog which argues that Apple making weird looking products intentionally, as they want to use that as symbol rather than some other competition like product.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by tcldr »

10yrengineer wrote: post #40
headmelted wrote: post #7

$549 a pair. Yikes. I'm fairly confident I've reached my own personal peak for Apple pricing. As a spectator I've no doubt these will sell massive numbers but I'm curious to learn what the market will bear for Apple's products.

You aren't their target demographic. The lower class uses luxury products as signaling. It's why iphones sell despite being lower quality. Impracticality is necessary in luxury products.

Expensive, yes, but I haven't seen much evidence of iPhones being objectively lower quality devices overall.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by stetrain »

mabbo wrote: post #37

Remember the days when Apple was breaking new ground, pushing the limits? The iPod was fundamentally a game changer in the music space. The iPhone caught Blackberry with their pants down and they never recovered. Macbooks were a level up in so many ways to their competitors. It was worth paying extra for the device Apple was selling because everyone else was years behind them. Now it's wireless headphones with techno…

Man it's been a whole 3 weeks since the M1 Macs shipped and now we're back to "Remember when Apple did exciting things?"

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by formerly_proven »

klmadfejno wrote: post #25

These look pretty ugly to me. I'm sure they work well but I don't see them one-upping airpods. Airpods have a key feature in that they can be put in one's pocket or purse.

Somehow Peltor ear-muffs manage to look nicer than this. I hope no one shows Rams one of these, he might just die of shock how tasteless they are.
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