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Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by lurkingllama »

rkomorn wrote: post #93
proee wrote: post #88

I bought the AirPods Max 1 but had to return them because they felt like a vice and were too heavy. I ended up going with the Sony wh-1000xm5, which are much lighter. My only complaint on the Sony is the earcups are not deep enough for my big ears.

It's amusing to me how personal all this stuff is. The XM5s were super uncomfortable to me (to the point I was relieved when they got stolen) and I ended up going back to Bose even though I liked the sound quality on the Sonys better.

Same experience. Everyone raved about the Sonys and so when my Bose died, I tried them out. I can't stand them! They're way less comfortable and have worse noise cancellation. The lack of buttons drives me crazy. And worst of all - when on flights, the noise cancellation will randomly stop working. Despite flights being one of the main reasons I purchase noise cancelling headphones.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by paxys »

porphyra wrote: post #129
BowBun wrote: post #109

Truly the Beats of our generation. Buy headphones from audio specialists, not Apple.

Honestly Apple's Airpods Pro and Airpods Max sound pretty great though, and I own several pairs of "audiophile" IEMs and headphones.

Will agree about Airpods Pro, but Max are a notch below the competition (Bose, Sony, Sennheiser).

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by bayindirh »

ex-aws-dude wrote: post #114

I don't understand how a pair of headphones can be $549 meanwhile the Macbook Neo is $599 The pricing on these always seemed a bit crazy to me, like the value is way off compared to other Apple products

As said, different markets. If you look from the same perspective, the last iPhone I ordered is 3x the price of a last generation MacBook Air.

$549 is pretty reasonable if the headphone has the sound detail it's advertising. Given how AirPods Gen 3 sounds, I'm sure that thing sounds pretty amazing.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by dc_ist »

BlobberSnobber wrote: post #107
dc_ist wrote: post #86

I owned a pair of the first gen AirPods Max. After a couple of months of usage, I began noticing a rattling inside the right earcup. I had never dropped them or exposed them to any sort of physical damage that could knock something loose. The rattling would happen every time I tilted my head in any direction. I had taken them to Apple Genius support in store 3 different times and 2 of those times the onsite tech agre…

Funny that something similar swore me off another brand’s headphones. The noise cancelling would amplify mechanical vibrations of the headphones, so much so that even eating with them on would cause a deafening bass. Walking with them on was also incredibly loud. I sent them to support with a very good description of the problem, came back the same, “cannot reproduce”. It seems support workers for both companies just…

Prior to the third time going to Genius Bar, I was able to reach a senior manager for Apple repairs in a phone call to Apple Support. And even after asking him to take down a note on my incident to have the repair tech physically open the right ear can, they still came back with "cannot reproduce". There was either a screw loose in my brain or the headphones. Guess we'll never know which.

Re: AirPods Max 2

#135

Post by gnarlouse »

i'm sort of done with apple products for awhile. aside from apple silicon, the quality of hardware and software decisions seems to have been consistently dropping for quite some time. i regret buying the new iphone. i regret buying the new air pods. i don't regret buying a mac mini recently, but only because it's got an apple silicon processor.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by porphyra »

ex-aws-dude wrote: post #114

I don't understand how a pair of headphones can be $549 meanwhile the Macbook Neo is $599 The pricing on these always seemed a bit crazy to me, like the value is way off compared to other Apple products

Isn't this pricing pretty in line with other high end ANC headphones?

e.g. Bowers & Wilkins PX8 ($699), Focal Bathys ($849), Sony WH-1000XM6 ($399), Kef Mu7 ($399), Bose QC Ultra ($449)

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by sqnfxn »

darknavi wrote: post #96
dc_ist wrote: post #86

I owned a pair of the first gen AirPods Max. After a couple of months of usage, I began noticing a rattling inside the right earcup. I had never dropped them or exposed them to any sort of physical damage that could knock something loose. The rattling would happen every time I tilted my head in any direction. I had taken them to Apple Genius support in store 3 different times and 2 of those times the onsite tech agre…

All three pairs of AirPod Pros I've owned have had rattling issues that would reproduce when I physically moved/tilted my head. It's really annoying.

Same here. Three pairs and all had this issue after some time. One of the pairs was a used one with the same problem.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by dijit »

throwaway290 wrote: post #130
dijit wrote: post #113

The Max 2 finally arrived and I felt nothing. That surprised me... I buy every in-ear AirPods Pro without much deliberation, even the Pro 3 which measurably regressed on sound. The heart rate sensor and ANC bump were enough. I say that to clarify: I wanted to want these. But it's death by a thousand cuts. The weight alone I'd live with. The case I'd accept. No IP rating on something I'd like to wear outside.. fuck..…

can you use them in wired mode?

I feel like a salesman now, but yeah you can... they come with a straight through USB-C:USB-C cable (though it's super thick and seems rated to carry 60w and USB2.0 speeds according to my Treedix.. weird choice) and a USB-C to 3.5MM jack cable.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by bayindirh »

BowBun wrote: post #109

Truly the Beats of our generation. Buy headphones from audio specialists, not Apple.

Apple knows its cookies when it comes to sound. I can say that as someone who uses proper HiFi systems and has played in orchestras.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by steve1977 »

throwaway290 wrote: post #116
ex-aws-dude wrote: post #114

I don't understand how a pair of headphones can be $549 meanwhile the Macbook Neo is $599 The pricing on these always seemed a bit crazy to me, like the value is way off compared to other Apple products

a lot of non apple headphones cost more... and many don't even sound better...

Well, in the market segment of Bluetooth ANC headphones, there's not that much. Bowers & Wilkins and Focal come to mind, both audiophile luxury brands and similarily overpriced.

On the other hand, the flagship Sony is quite a bit less than AirPods Max.

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