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Re: AirPods Max

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Post by m000 »

nbzso wrote: post #102

Apple: Made in China - 549 USD, no thanks. If I need something that is "Max" I will buy this - made in Germany. https://www.amazon.de/beyerdynamic-Amiron-Over-Ear-Kopfh%C3%... People still don't get this thing. Its simple : Big Corporations are taking big profit by using China as manufacturing, China is not a democracy, China is not free market economy, buying products completely made abroad is killing off a middle c…

Practically, not choosing China at this moment is impractical, to say the least. But I would applaud sites doing teardowns if they started cataloging the provenance of the major components used in each product. This would be a first step to allow consumers make more informed purchases in the future.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by kishinmanglani »

I'm a sucker. I just bought them. I love being able to switch between my iPhone and my Mac on my AirPods.

I have the Sony MX3's, and they are great. I don't like toggling between devices and having it automatically connect to my last used device, have to disconnect it from one, blah, blah.

This is what Apple does. They raise prices. People are stunned initially. Others follow, then those prices are the norm. iPhone was considered overpriced when it was released. I think people have always thought the same about Macs, iPad, Apple Watch, etc.

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eertami wrote: post #113

$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…

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Post by abrowne »

wincy wrote: post #95

> AirPods Max require Apple devices running iOS 14.3 or later, iPadOS 14.3 or later, macOS Big Sur 11.1 or later, watchOS 7.2 or later, or tvOS 14.3 or later. Wait, can these only be used on Apple devices? Or is there a Bluetooth fallback. I guess to spend so much you’d be a little crazy to just want a vanilla Bluetooth experience.

https://www.apple.com/airpods-max/specs/#footnote-8:

> AirPods Max can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited.

Which is the same thing Apple says for the "basic" AirPods FWIW: https://www.apple.com/airpods-2nd-generation/specs/#footnote...

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Post by lethologica »

crispyporkbites wrote: post #51

Yes these are expensive, but I understand that these will work seamlessly with your iphone, macbook etc. Compared to my bluetooth Sony headphones, where pairing is always hit and miss, I can see why someone wearing headphones all day and tranistioning between apple devices would see this as a reasonable purchase. Plus you get the virtue signalling of being "rich"

This is the only reason I'm interested in buying these despite the price. Pairing my original Bose QC35's to my Apple devices is annoying and sometimes requires a seperate app all together just to get to work. Seamless pairing across all of my devices is a huge plus for me.

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Post by scoopertrooper »

reedf1 wrote: post #46

> Using the gyroscope and accelerometer in AirPods Max and iPhone or iPad, spatial audio tracks the motion of a user’s head as well as the device, compares the motion data, then remaps the sound field so it stays anchored to the device, even as the user’s head moves. I'm not sure I want this? What does this actually mean?

I think it means that if you move your head within a 3D sound space it'll sound as though you've turned your head relative to the source. The source being some sound emitter on the sound stage (not the iPhone).

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by mrkeen »

nojito wrote: post #60
lma21 wrote: post #49

A few months ago, I experienced sort of an inflection point regarding the love I had for Apple products when my iPhone broke for no reason whatsoever: it worked perfectly during the day, no physical scratch or anything, woke up and I noticed that the phone was hot, i opened it, tried to close some apps and I noticed that it's quite slow. I opened the settings and kept getting notification popups regarding storage and…

>I'll never buy an 'un-repairable' headset for $549. What other headphones are repairable at that price point?

I'm not sure what the price point adds to it. Maybe headsets less than $100 are to be considered disposable?

Most of my headsets have detachable XLR cables, and some of them have replaceable ear cushions too.

Last week I took the ear cushions off my AKG Q701 (5 years old?), put them through the washing machine, and they came out great.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by sneak »

Really quite curious to see how these stack up against the $263 Sennheiser HD1s, my current favorite over-ear noise cancelling bluetooth headphones, which sound lovely (my daily drivers are the HD820s, for reference).

I can't really speak to the price (like others in the thread) until I hear them. It's possible they're $1000 headphones for Looking forward to trying a pair.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by aphextron »

eertami wrote: post #113

$549!? That puts it in the same price category as: Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-1, Beyerdynamic DT1770/1990, Grado RS2e, among many many others. Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price. At least airpods have a unique selling point in their portability and ux but I don't see how this benefits over-ea…

> Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price.

Because it's Apple. The same reason people pay the Apple premium for anything else. It's the brand, the aesthetic, the ecosystem, and the signaling.

Re: AirPods Max

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Post by Benjamin_Dobell »

r0fl wrote: post #122

I know nothing about headphones, nor do I want to invest any time learning about headphones. I’ve had a bunch of Apple products that have never disappointed me in the last 10+ years. I’ll buy these overpriced headphones because an extra $200 for a product I’ll probably use for 5 years will not break my bank account.

I can certainly understand when going to make a purchase wanting to choose a reliable brand. However, if you know nothing about headphones, why do you suddenly need an expensive pair now that Apple are selling them?
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