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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

Waterluvian wrote: post #370
chihuahua wrote: post #286

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was Beats. At first it was found in counterfeit Beats, but later the same was found in genuine Beats. And then guess who bought Beats for their exquisite metal weight technology? That's right, it was Apple.

Oh is that why my wife’s cheapo crappy Beats earbuds have a special UI for pairing with my iphone…

All genuine Beats as far I know come with the H1 chips and pair just like AirPods - even my cheap $60 Beats Flex I use on planes since I don’t have to worry about them falling out - they just fall around my neck

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Post by raw_anon_1111 »

whaleofatw2022 wrote: post #367
UqWBcuFx6NV4r wrote: post #355

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Thanks for doing the legwork. Any “nehhh apple BAD they make products for IDIOTS!” comment should be treated with skepticism, as usual.

Idk im not sure why they bought Beats aside from marketing hype in the first place...

For Apple Music

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Post by sonar_un »

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 wish someone would find a way to take the wireless chips and battery out of thrown-away headphones and put them into a decent pair of headphones.

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Post by ldaw »

larrik wrote: post #206
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…

As someone who has never seen these or paid attention to them I was thinking "how heavy could they possibly be?" Then I saw 13.6 oz and I was blown away. That's actually really heavy for headphones!

It's heavy but not unheard of; my headphones weigh 14.8 oz and some of the heaviest I know of are something like 1.3 lbs!

Still though, I think this is just a case of Apple making them heavier purely for a premium feel.

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Post by jhogendorn »

I wonder if you can buy a replacement headband yet, since they have a lifespan of about a year before the mesh collapses. Which probably happens because they are so god-damn heavy.

I really wish the audio technica headband style was more common, even they use it less now. The two winglets as the head contact are just so much more comfortable than literally any other configuration.

Has anyone done a teardown and figured out where all the gravity in these things comes from?

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Post by 1970-01-01 »

paxys wrote: post #103
HumblyTossed wrote: post #17

I really don't understand how these are $549. As others have pointed out, some people say the head band is not great. Others say the sound is solid but not exceptional. What makes these worth that much when there are so many options?

There are two kinds of Apple products - those they make for the mass market and those that are for Apple "enthusiasts". Mass market Apple products may be expensive but they are still great value. Look at the $499/$599 Macbook Neo for a recent example, but this generally covers iPhones and other Macs, as well as Airpods, Apple Watch etc. Then there are the $550 Airpods Max, $3500 Vision Pro, $600 storage upgrades, $70…

Apple should just sell them at Tiffany's at this price. Bundle them with diamond earrings.

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Post by draftsman »

chollida1 wrote: post #262
alstonite wrote: post #7

My AirPods Max 1 left a headband dent in my skull from how poor the quality of the headband was after more than a year of daily use. They also are super heavy and don't travel well at all. Apple deciding that, on their 2nd refresh of these (after usb-c), they still aren't going to fix those fundamental issues is very frustrating for what feels like a very disproportionately expensive product (even by Apple standards)…

>My AirPods Max 1 left a headband dent in my skull from how poor the quality of the headband was after more than a year of daily use. You should get checked out. No adult should have a dent put in their skull by headphones.

I hope that commenter was being hyperbolic. I have heard of headphones making visible impressions or “dents” in the soft tissue and msucle after long periods of use (Google Tyler1 headphone dent if you don’t believe me), but such a dent would disappear within minutes or hours. An actual deformation of the skull due to headphone-wearing would definitely be strange.

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Post by plussed_reader »

ldaw wrote: post #415
larrik wrote: post #206

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As someone who has never seen these or paid attention to them I was thinking "how heavy could they possibly be?" Then I saw 13.6 oz and I was blown away. That's actually really heavy for headphones!

It's heavy but not unheard of; my headphones weigh 14.8 oz and some of the heaviest I know of are something like 1.3 lbs! Still though, I think this is just a case of Apple making them heavier purely for a premium feel.

Did those headphones have a band over the top?

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Post by baby »

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…

The 400g don’t bother me personally. I agree not being able to turn it off sucks, I switched to android for some time and it would just leave the pair on until the battery died. I think it’s basically a feature to force users to stay within the iOS ecosystem
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