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Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by _cenw »

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.

I have the same issue with the shape of my ears not fitting any ANC headphones (and many larger over-ear ones). The only alternative to the APM I found that doesn't hurt after a few hours was the Sonos Ace. Which also have a price that hurts but at least they haven't broken yet while my APM kept breaking (and they're one of the few products where you can't infinitely renew Apple Care).

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by infecto »

StefanKarpinski wrote: post #145

Wild. I have been eagerly awaiting this refresh, but this doesn't address either of the main issues with the original AirPods Max: 1. Still just as heavy. The AirPods Max sound quite good, but they are very heavy, to the point of being fairly uncomfortable after listening for any longer amount of time. This release as the exact same weight as the originals (13.6 oz). 2. Still no off button/position. They stay partial…

Reading #2 makes me sad. I had a pair of Bose for probably a decade and tried out Sony and the biggest complaint I have is the lack of a physical off button. The Sony have a known issue where it don’t detect that it’s off of your head and it’s not that obvious that the headphones are on or off. At least a few times a week I put them on in the morning and they have been on all night.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by phil21 »

46493168 wrote: post #159
StefanKarpinski wrote: post #145

Wild. I have been eagerly awaiting this refresh, but this doesn't address either of the main issues with the original AirPods Max: 1. Still just as heavy. The AirPods Max sound quite good, but they are very heavy, to the point of being fairly uncomfortable after listening for any longer amount of time. This release as the exact same weight as the originals (13.6 oz). 2. Still no off button/position. They stay partial…

Are you sure your AirPods Max have the latest firmware? This issue was addressed in an update right after the first version came out and people reported the issue you're describing: If you set your AirPods Max down and leave them stationary for 5 minutes, they go into a low power mode to preserve battery charge. After 72 stationary hours out of the Smart Case, your AirPods Max go into a lower power mode that turns of…

They must have been utterly unusable on release then.

I have latest firmware and if I forget to place my Max's in their case they are at half power or less within a few days.

As such they get used a lot less than I would otherwise. One of my more wasteful purchases in the past few years.

That and the super annoying behavior where two floors away they decide to randomly pair with my Mac Studio when someone Slack Huddles me or whatever, then I need to fiddle with settings to get my airpods pro to connect instead.

This is coming from someone who thinks the Airpods Pro are downright magical in how well they work.

Could be because I also pair them with regular old Bluetooth from a PC in addition to the Apple ecosystem. The earbuds likely don't have the same issue because they inside a case and are fully turned off when not in use.

Sound quality honestly isn't that great either, but I suppose that's more inherent in headphones in general vs. speakers than anything to do with them specifically.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by mingus88 »

rsynnott wrote: post #78
mingus88 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sony HH-1000XM6 are $500 Bose QC Ultra are $450 That is the market for premium BT headphones. There are way more expensive headphones out there. But yeah it is notable that the Neo is cutting the legs out of the lower end laptop market to that degree.

Does anyone ever actually pay that for them, tho? I've got the QC Ultras; looks like they cost me 331 euro _with VAT_. Apple's RRP is usually the actual sale price, but IME the RRP for Bose stuff at least is generally pure fantasy, with actual prices being significantly lower. EDIT: Currently they seem to be 350EUR inc VAT on Irish Amazon; Amazon is making it difficult for me to see the US price and I'm not intereste…

Amazon US has list price for QC Ultra 2 at $449 and selling for 5% off at $425

https://a.co/d/0jlMl9RC

I see the QC Ultra (first edition) for $299 USD

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by rokweom »

stego-tech wrote: post #34

No wireless lossless audio means these are a hard pass for me. I really expected Apple of all folks to figure that out since they engineer their entire stack, hardware to software, but they’re still just pushing the same bluetooth audio that my Airpods Pro 2’s consume (which are half the price and incredibly excellent). Sony’s LDAC is niche, but sounds objectively better to my ears than the AAC used on Apple’s kit wh…

but sounds objectively better to my ears

Subjectively. Objectively, there's no audible difference between lossy and lossless (at usual bitrates).

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Post by gehsty »

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

One is a fashion item, another is an education focussed laptop. People will pay a lot of money for how things look.

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Post by Gigachad »

seizethecheese wrote: post #164

I'll briefly join the chorus: AirPods Max were the worst value for money I've ever spent on a tech product. But more interestingly: what happens at a company like Apple that leads them to not cancel this product and come up with something totally new? Is it that the success of their other products pulls this along so well that they are numb to this product being a dog? AirPods Pro (the earbuds) are a great product, s…

I agree it seems terrible value, but I see plenty of people wearing them on the street so it’s probably a commercial success just as a luxury product for people to flex with. While everyone else gets the AirPod pros.

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by Gigachad »

Is there any info on what codecs these support? They mention “lossless audio” without any extra detail, is this the new Bluetooth LE audio or something proprietary?

Re: AirPods Max 2

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Post by phil21 »

wavemode wrote: post #52
alstonite wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah. My bone grew around the two plastic pieces of the band because the mesh in the middle lost all of its springiness. One day I felt my head and decided that I was switching as soon as a competitor refreshed.

That... doesn't happen. More likely it's an indentation in your scalp.

Hey, OP might be an infant and their skull might still be growing!
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