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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.
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It's still extremely odd that they don't just... turn off.. ever? Even the case marketing copy notes this: > When stored in the soft, slim Smart Case, AirPods Max enter an ultra‑low‑power state.
They do, they turn off almost entirely once you leave them stationary for five minutes. This is the same as any over-ear headphones.
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I’m always surprised at how people seem to assign zero value to seamless switching of headphones between iPhones, MacBooks, Vision Pros etc. Only those who haven’t been spoiled by the luxury of not having to even think before just starting to play music from a laptop when music on your phone was already playing into your headphones could think this way…
Is that not a standard feature? My ~6 year old Jabra headphones connect to two devices simultaneously, and can easily switch between a total of five at the touch of a button. My Pixel Buds do the same (called 'multipoint' and 'audio switch'). Yeah, things were more awkward in the mid 2010s, but I'd expect everything from the current decade to be able to do it without issue.
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…
They're not out of power. They're just in some weird deep hibernation mode. Mine do this, too. The work-around I use is to plug them in to the charging cable for a couple of seconds. They wake up, the green light comes on and everything is fine. It's a strange problem, but it's not the specific problem you think it is.
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They do, they turn off almost entirely once you leave them stationary for five minutes. This is the same as any over-ear headphones.
Except that they don't. Or at least many, many people report that they don't, including myself and I have tried all the remedies that supposedly help. If you don't provide an off button and you can't build a product this expensive to power itself off reliably for everyone, then you've failed at product design.
One question I have - do you have them connected to an Android device via bluetooth? Most Android devices will keep them awake by pinging them incessantly.
Why do they refuse to add an auto power-off? Like is there any upside to keeping the headphones draining battery when they can tell it's not being used?
A tangential question: What are the best bang per buck headphones these days (preferably wireless)? Not earbuds, but over-the-head headphones. Tell me your favorites. (The internet is so polluted that I cannot find any reliable recommendation today so I'm doing a mini "ask HN" here.)
Wireless: - Top tier general: sennheiser Hbd 630 - good enough: sennheiser momentum 4 (affordable) - good ANC and “bassy”: Sony xm5/xm6 (‘muddy’ for some) - I like the Bose ANC profile: Bose QC2 All of them have bad microphones (worse than wired ear pods) All of them have good to great ANC All of them are wireless If you need a good mic then get dedicated headset for calls. Otherwise settle for “ok” I didn’t include…
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…
My two issues with the previous version (had two of them). The noise cancellation was intentionally downgraded at a certain point. Because one pair worked until it also got an update. Second issue is both stopped working. No idea why and both shortly after AppleCare ran out. They are very expensive and it’s just not worth the risk.