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Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Active Noise Cancelling, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone – Space Gray

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BREATHTAKING AUDIO QUALITY — Apple-designed dynamic driver provides high-fidelity audio. Computational audio combines custom acoustic design with the Apple H1 chip and software for breakthrough listening experiences.
FOCUS ON WHAT’S PLAYING — Active Noise Cancellation blocks outside noise so you can immerse yourself in music.
HEAR THE WORLD AROUND YOU — Transparency mode lets you hear and interact with the world around you.
PERSONALIZED SPATIAL AUDIO — With sound that suits your unique ear shape along with dynamic head tracking, AirPods Max deliver an immersive listening experience that places sound all around you. You can also listen to select songs, shows, and movies in Dolby Atmos.
ACOUSTIC-FIRST DESIGN — Designed with a knit-mesh canopy and memory foam ear cushions for an exceptional over-ear fit that perfectly seals in sound.
MAGICAL EXPERIENCE — Pair AirPods Max by simply placing them near your device and tapping Connect on your screen. AirPods Max pause audio when you take them off. And Automatic Switching makes listening between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac completely effortless.
LONG BATTERY LIFE — Up to 20 hours of listening, movie watching, or talk time with Active Noise Cancellation and Personalized Spatial Audio enabled.
PRECISION CONTROL — Use the Digital Crown to play and pause music, to answer, end, and mute yourself on calls, and to control volume and skip between tracks.
A SMARTER CASE — Store in an ultra low-power state with the slim Smart Case.
LEGAL DISCLAIMERS — This is a summary of the main product features. See “Additional information” to learn more.

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watch collector – May 19, 2024

Amazing Cancellation on Long Haul Flights! I was hesitant to pay $$, but glad I did
Disclosures: I am immersed in the apple ecosystem. I am not compensated for my reviews in any way.SUMMARY: Apple Airpods Max were not my first choice because of their relatively high price. I purchased from and returned to amazon a pair of new B*se QC headphones and replaced them with apple Airpods Max after three days. I have now travelled overseas with them and I am very impressed; in fact, I absolutely love them. They are the workhorse among fluffy, cheap plastic competing headphones. Solid performance during punishing overseas flights and ground travel.PRO: ** Sound quality was superb and far superior to the competing product that I returned to amazon. ** I fully charged the Airpods Max to 100% and without recharging them, watched several full length movies and streamed live and saved music nonstop; they held their charge for well over 21 hours, when my flight reached its final destination, they were at 0%, but were still cancelling noise and performing almost 23 hours later. ** Quality Construction, look and feel, ** Analog Volume and sound mode controls are easier to find and use than the features on the pair I returned, ** Comfort & Fit on large heads â I have a large head and cannot feel the 13.6 ounces of weight, however, my petite wife found them to be too heavy for her pretty little head. ** At first, I hated, now I LOVE the protective âbraâ case because easily went in and out of my carry-on laptop bag 100x without taking up coveted real estate insideâ¦ it now makes sense to me. ** Many very inexpensive after-market silicon covers are available to protect areas of the device that the âbraâ does not cover, including the mesh headband. ** I tested the Noise Cancellation feature on two, 10 hour overseas flights and four, 3 hour domestic flights over a two week period. My previous headphones did a nice job of cancelling airplane noise, the Airpods Max were even betterâmuch better because almost completely neutralized almost all ambient aircraft noise; I slept on the airplane feeling like I was not wedged in among 300+ other people. ** The 8 microphones comprising the sound âtransparencyâ feature did a very nice job of allowing me to hear airport/airplane announcements, while still warding off, whie still giving unwanted chit-chatters a sense that I could not hear them.**CON:**As noted, the Price seems high at first, but my field test of Airpods Max during my recent marathon overseas trips proved to me that spending an extra $150-$200 (I found a better price on amazon than at apple store) was worth every penny. No buyerâs remorse here. **Charging to 100% is not quick; give yourself overnight. **If you have a small head or a weak neck, the weight of Airpods Max might bother you, but if you donât and youâre looking for a sturdy, stainless steel framed, (aluminum earcups) work horse with amazing technology, buy these. **I purchased appleâs proprietary cord to connect with the airlineâs onboard entertainment systemâ¦it worked fine, but shame on apple for charging so much for a cable, which should be about 10 to 12 inches longer.

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David W. – May 19, 2024

Bose Noise Canceling 700 vs AirPods Max vs Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra
UPDATE OCT 2023: Here is my original review which still holds true now that I have owned the Bose NC 700 for a couple of years. Last week, I bought the new Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra over-ear headphones. I added that review and comparison at the bottom.ââââââââOriginal reviewâ¦â¦For the past ten years I have enjoyed and been dependent upon noise canceling headphones. With that has come a journey into the audiophile community with others who are on a quest for high-fidelity sound. My journey led me to many headphones that sound absolutely pristine but none with noise canceling and few are wireless. Until late, the Bose Noise Canceling 700 are my compromise for great sound and noise canceling in a wireless headphone. So, when Apple announced the AirPods Max, I had to try them to know how they compare to my Bose 700. Here are my conclusions so far…STYLEThe fit and finish on the AirPods Max is absolutely beautiful! Love it much more than the Bose. I just like the way they look and feel. Before I purchased the AirPods I probably watched 50 unboxing and review videos. So, I thought I had a good idea of how they looked. They are nicer in person. Sleek, premium, modern and minimalistic.COMFORTComfort is about the same! AirPods Max are definitely heavier but do not necessarily feel much heavier on he head as the weight is balanced well. I have larger ears and the ear cups on the Bose 700 go a little deeper to make room for my ears. So, over several hours, the Bose do feel slightly more comfortable. The Bose also do not get as warm as the Apple.TRANSPARENCY MODETransparency mode, in my opinion, is actually more natural on the Bose. The Apple headphones actually amplify the sound around you a few decibles too much. In other words, things sound louder than they actually are with the transparency mode on the AirPods Max. Also, the Bose reproduces your own voice much more naturally when in transparency mode.SOUND QUALITYSound quality at certain volume levels is almost exactly the same. Kind of unbelievable. It is as though Apple reverse engineered the Bose 700 and copied its sound signature and noice canceling to within 5 percent. There is a definite sound quality difference though that changes with the volume level. This is all about the DSP. Of course, the digital signal processing (DSP) is called Computational Audio on the Max and Volume Optimized EQ on the Bose. This is what works differently and what accounts for sound differences dependent on the volume. Basically, the Bose sound better at 60 percent volume and below. Bose just has it dialed in so that everything sounds rich and balanced. I usually listen to music at about 55 percent volume on my iPad. So, I prefer the sound of the Bose. The sound at 60 percent and below on the AirPods Max suffers from a veiled upper midrange. An alto saxophone, for example, will sound as though it is being played behind a wooden door.Now between 60 and 70 percent volume is where both headphones sound virtually the same. It is uncanny! Both sound absolutely wonderful. Probably the best you will ever hear on wireless noise canceling headphones (yes, the Sony has an amplified and unnatural mid-bass making them sound deep but not high fidelity).At 70 percent volume and above the Bose DSP begins to lower the bass response to avoid distortion. The bass gets progressively quieter as you increase on the Bose to where there is virtually no bass at about 90 percent volume. The AirPods Max, on the other hand, handle bass very nicely from 70 all the way up to 100 percent. In fact, they sound perfectly balanced all the way from 60 to 100 percent volume with no sound quality degradation. If there is a fault it is that the bass loses a little nuance. In other words at high volumes the bass is a little over controlled. The softer vibrations like on the trail of a bass string get lost a little.So to summarize the sound comparisons. The two headphones sound equal from 60 to 70 percent volume. The Bose sound bette at 60 percent volume and below. Finally, the AirPods sound better (by quite a bit, itâs not even close) at 70 percent volume and above.CONTROLSThe final comparison are the controls. Apple wins in my book. The Digital Crown has a perfect feel to it. It rotates very smoothly with a perfect amount of resistance. It presses well also. Apple has hyper dialed-in these controls. It makes me never want to have to use the touch-pad on the Bose 700 ever again.WHICH ONE IS FOR ME?Everything is comparable on these two headphones, but in the end, sound quality at my preferred listening level wins out. Since I listen to at about 50 percent volume, the Bose continue to be he choice for me. I just have a fixed routine for when I use noise canceling headphones.Now, I am sure that Apple could probably update their firmware to adjust the computational audio in order to fix the balance issues below 60 percent volume. If they did, then the fit and finish and controls might win me back over to the AirPods Max. But, the slight compromise in long-term comfort would cause me to hesitate a little.ONE LAST THINGOne last thing, the spatial audio is pretty Amazing. If I had to watch movies on my iPad these headphones would be a must. The surround sound effects are as good (slightly better) than my Bose home theatre system. The overall sound quality for movies is slightly less (more sterile and hollow sounding, probably because of the limited Bluetooth codec) than my Bose home theatre system.âââââââââ-BOSE QUIET COMFORT ULTRA VS BOSE NC 700 (and AirPods Max)Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra HeadphonesSeveral years ago, I discovered Bose Quiet Comfort headphones. My first pair wore the QC15 and I have owned every iteration since then. Until now, the best of the best have been the Bose NC700 which are spectacular headphones. Now, I find myself the proud owner of the companyâs newest over-ear headset, the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra. After thorough comparison, I can confidently say that the new Ultra are an upgrade in every way. There is especially one aspect which causes the Ultra to make them an absolutely must-have for music lovers. I will get to that in a moment, but first here are my thoughts on how the NC700 and QC Ultra compare:COMFORTI am very happy to report that the Bose QC Ultra are more comfortable than the NC 700 headphones. They are lighter, there is less clamping force and the headband distributes weight better on the top of your head. I used to consider the NC 700 headphones as the second most comfortable pair of over-ear headphones second only to the QC45. Well, the Ultra now take this 2nd place spot and they are almost as comfortable as the 45. Very Great!NOISE CANCELINGYes, Bose has also improved the noise canceling. When in quiet mode the headphones put you in a place where the world simply disappears. Each iteration of Bose headphones through the years has improved upon the previous in this area. The Ultra are no different. In fact, when I was testing them out my wife was standing 3 feet from me and trying to talk to me. I never even knew she was talking. This has never happened with my older NC 700.SOUND QUALITYThe QC Ultra are more of a spiritual successor to the NC700 than they are the QC45. The sound is much more similar to the NC700. What they retain is the excellent clarity and instrument separation. The mids are just as perfectly present. Also the highs have a very pleasing ring without ever sounding harsh. What was great on the 700 but even better on the Ultra is the bass. Bose says that the new Ultra are now taking samples of sound inside the ear ups and then actively adjusts the bass to sound best dependent on the shape of ears, the seal of the pads, etc. This really does make a difference. I wear glass which compromises the acoustic seal. The Ultra compensates for this and makes the bass sound deeper and have a greater punch than my NC700. So, the sound signature overall is better and gets WAY better with immersive audio. But, we are getting to that.IMMERSIVE AUDIOThis is the feature! If you are a music lover then this is the feature which gives the biggest incentive to upgrade from the NC 700. Music with immersive audio just sounds better. I have several setups of actual stereo bookshelf speakers around my house. I always preferred a good pair of music monitors over headphones. Why? Because you can hear and imagine the soundstage in front of you. Good recordings place an orchestra or band members several feet from each-other as you listen. With live listening you can hear the music spread throughout the venue and this is what immersive audio on the Quiet Comfort Headphones does. It places the band a couple feet in front of you. It feels like you can point to and reach out and touch the various vocalist and instruments. It is so great! It is exactly like advertised. Immersive audio makes it sound like you are listening to a good pair of speakers in a room acoustically ideal for premium audio. Now that I have heard it, I can never go back to regular headphones.CONCLUSIONThere is so much more good that I could say about the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra headphones. The buttons are well placed and are useful – even the touch-sensitive volume slider works well enough! The app also just works and all the needed settings are there to easily adjust. The carrying case looks premium and is compact. It is smaller than the NC700 case and even more compact than the QC45âs storage option. There are some things I do not like about the headphones. For example, immersive audio for movies is still not as good or immersive as Spacial Audio on Appleâs AirPods Max when watching Dolby content. Also, the placement and function of the buttons is different than what I am used to on the 700. In the end though, I am ecstatic with what Bose has done in their newest iteration of Bose over-the-ear noise canceling headphones. My NC 700 are going on eBay and I look forward to many great years with the Ultra. Well done Bose!

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JosÃ© Miranda – May 19, 2024

Desde hace tiempo querÃa comprarme unos AirPods Max y por fin me aventÃ© a hacer la compra. Me la pensÃ© mucho en hacerlo porque ya tenÃa unos AirPods Pro 2 y unos Bose QuietComfort II, asÃ que ya teniendo un par in-ear y uno over-ear, no veÃa sentido comprar otros mÃ¡s.AsÃ que voy a compartir mi experiencia con los AirPods Max, comparativa con otros audÃfonos, asÃ como los pros y contras para que puedan decidir si este producto es o no para ustedes.-Primera impresiÃ³n: como siempre, usar un producto de Apple es una experiencia Ãºnica, desde abrir el paquete hasta el pairing y el uso intuitivo que ofrecen los productos. Fue fÃ¡cil conectarlos a mi iPhone y en consecuencia a cada uno de mis productos, iPad, MacBook e incluso con el Apple TV. AsÃ que si eres alguien que ha invertido en el ecosistema de Apple, en definitiva vas a tener una experiencia agradable con ellos.-Sonido: tienen un sonido muy agradable, con un rango amplio para bajos, medios y agudos, todo muy bien equilibrado y ecualizado. Los agudos no lastiman, los medios no se pierden y los bajos no retumban en tu cabeza. Si buscas bajos muy potentes, puede que estos no sean para ti, sus bajos son ricos y profundos pero para nada exagerados. La fidelidad del audio es espectacular y el audio espacial hacen de ellos una belleza.-Comfort: son pesados, ya que estÃ¡n hechos de aluminio y el marco es de metal, pero la banda ayuda bastante a que se distribuya muy bien el peso, no molestan y es fÃ¡cil usarlos por horas pero definitivamente vas a notar el peso. Las almohadillas son bastante cÃ³modas y al ser de tela son transpirables, lo que ayuda mucho a no sentir calor en las orejas. Su uso es bastante intuitivo ya que solo tienes el Digital Crown, que se puede personalizar para cambiar el volumen en una u otra direccion, tambiÃ©n funciona como botÃ³n para pausar o adelantar canciones e interactuar con Siri, y tienes un segundo botÃ³n para activar o desactivar el Noise Cancelling.-Active Noise Cancelling: en definitiva el ANC de Apple es uno de los mejores de su clase en el mercado, muchos ex-retos incluso dicen que el mejor, pero ahÃ si tengo mis dudas. Para empezar, tanto mis AirPods Pro 2 como mis Bose QC35 II tienen ANC y de todos estos el que mejor cancelaciÃ³n brinda, al menos desde mi experiencia, es el de Bose. El de Apple no es malo, es muy bueno pero con Bose no escuchaba absolutamente nada del exterior, incluso los AirPods Pro 2 me dieron una mejor experiencia de ANC comparados con los Max, ya que al ser in-ear, tienen un mejor sello para evitar que entre el ruido exterior, mientras que los Bose al ser over-ear y tener almohadillas de vini-piel, sellaban muy bien. Los AirPods Max por otro lado si dejan entrar ruido exterior, cuando se estÃ¡ reproduciendo mÃºsica no vas a notar el ruido externo, ya que hace un muy buen trabajo tapÃ¡ndolo, pero al pausar la mÃºsica si vas a escuchar tu entorno, aunque muy leve, cosa que no pasa con los otros dos.ProsSi ya estÃ¡s metido en el ecosistema de Apple son una excelente adiciÃ³n, pasar de un dispositivo a otro es muy fÃ¡cil y tienen un gran sonido con un muy buen ANC, aunque no el mejor, segÃºn mi opiniÃ³n.ContrasSon caros y no necesariamente los mejores del mercado, si ya tienes otros audÃfonos over-ear como unos Sony o unos Bose, no vale la pena el cambio. No me malinterpretes, son buenos audÃfonos pero si ya tienes unos de esas marcar, no vas a ganar nada al hacer el cambio. AdemÃ¡s aÃºn no cuentan con adaptive audio mientras que los AirPods Pro 2 ya lo tienen, tampoco tienen un chip de ubicaciÃ³n precisa para localizarlos usando âFind MyâDisculpen lo extenso de la reseÃ±a pero espero que les ayude a tomar una decisiÃ³n sobre si estos audÃfonos son o no para ti. IntentÃ© enfocarme en las cosas que yo me fijo a la hora de comprar unos audÃfonos. En definitiva me encantan y ahora que ya no tengo los Bose la vdd es que estos me cayeron muy bien, pero estoy muy consciente que no son para todos.

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Paulo Adriel Batista de Oliveira – May 19, 2024

Cara, simplesmente perfeito. NÃ£o tenho oque reclamar e o melhor fone que jÃ¡ experimentei e outra que eu uso diversos fones da marcas Ã³timas

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Arturo – May 19, 2024

Creo que la mayor incertidumbre de comprar estos se debe al precio y las competencias con precios mucho mÃ¡s accesibles, uno de los mas fuertes son los XM4 de Sony.Mi opiniÃ³n sobre los Airpods Max teniendo experiencia con los XM4:Definitivamente debes tener un dispositivo Apple para considerar la compra de los Airpods Max. Si no cuentas con un iPhone, iPad o Mac ve y busca otras opciones.1. PresentaciÃ³n:- No hay mucho que decir, los mejores de la gama. Calidad de los materiales bastante premium.- En cuanto el estuche, una desgracia.2. Comodidad:- Son pesados, pero al utilizarlos se distribuye muy bien el peso siempre y cuando no se haga mucho movimiento en la cabeza.- Las almohadillas son reemplazables lo cual es muy bueno que hasta se puede personalizar los colores, son cÃ³modas pero prefiero el material suave de los XM4. Eso sÃ, creo que cubre mas mi oÃdo los Airpods Max.- 2 botones efectivos, uno de ellos es una coronilla para subir y bajar el volumen. Nada mejor que estos botones fÃsicos los cuales aseguran una buena funcionalidad aparte en una ubicaciÃ³n bastante apropiada.3. TecnologÃaDesde aquÃ adelanto que es el mejor apartado de los Airpods Max.- Ecualizador adaptativo, esto permite tener una fidelidad a como las canciones deben ser escuchadas.- Noise Cancelling/Transparencia: Peleados por el reinato contra los XM4 de Sony. Puedo decir que los Airpods se llevan la victoria, para el noise cancelling no es una gran diferencia pero para el modo transparencia simplemente nadie supera a Apple, una cosa espectacular.- Spatial Audio: Una maravilla al momento de ver series y pelÃculas compatibles, Ã©sta tecnologÃa integrada por Apple es Ãºnica y ahora con la llegada de la compatibilidad con Apple Music y Dolby Atmos no tiene rival. El sonido 360Â° de Sony queda en ridÃculo.- Ecosistema de Apple: la fluidez de sincronizarlos y utilizarlos de inmediato con tus demÃ¡s dispositivos Apple es el paraÃso del mundo del Bluetooth. No existe ninguna otra compaÃ±Ãa que te ofrezca la calidad conectividad como lo hace Apple.Calidad de audio:(Apple Music como mi servicio de comparaciÃ³n)El punto mÃ¡s importante pero puedo resumirlo fÃ¡cilmente.En efecto, los AirPods Max tienen una calidad bastante buena y sÃ, superior ante los XM4. Que tanto? DirÃa que un 10-15% mÃ¡s, a que se debe este %?- Claridad y nitidez del sonido, un audio mÃ¡s limpio y sin distorsiones.- Los Airpods Max estan hechos para adaptarse a la mÃºsica que se reproduce y por ende permite tener un sonido personalizado para cada canciÃ³n. Otros audifonos se ajustan a la configuraciÃ³n predeterminada y quizÃ¡s esos ajustes no sean lo mejor al escuchar otros gÃ©neros.- Al tener un balance los sonidos mÃ¡s beneficiados son los medios, asÃ que si esperas unos graves robustos como ofrecen los Sony lamento decir que no serÃ¡n asÃ. SÃ, tienen buenos graves pero no tan predominantes como muchas personas quisieran. Se podrÃ¡n hacer ajustes dentro de la aplicaciÃ³n del servicio de mÃºsica pero no directamente a los audÃfonos como lo es con los XM4 o los Bose 700. En mi opiniÃ³n, prefiero mÃ¡s los sonidos como los artistas quieren que ma gente los escuche, asÃ que prefiero la forma en que Apple lo hace.En lo personal creo que los Airpods son una excelente opciÃ³n para aquellos que tienen la oportunidad de pagarlos, que pueda sacarle provecho al ecosistema y que igualmente estÃ©n suscritos al servicio de Apple Music por las grandes novedades que tendrÃ¡ y las ventajas que tendrÃ¡n los Airpods Max, dÃ¡ndole mÃ¡s justificaciÃ³n a la compra.Si no te interesa tanto el ecosistema y las funcionalidades que ofrecen los Max, no vale el precio extra al menos no por ese 10-15% de mejor calidad ante su mayor rival, los Sony XM4 que por cierto estan a la mitad del precio…

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Truthful Reviewer – May 19, 2024

I took a chance and purchased the Air Pods Max because Iâm a big fan of noise cancelling headphones and already own the Sony XM4 and the Bose QC35.Note: I used to own the Bose 700 but returned them because the head band was so tight it gave me headaches and I couldnât wear it for more than 20-30 minutes.Here is my experience with each.Best Noise Cancelling: Air Pods Max Sony XM4 Bose QC35I use all 3 headphones with televisions in the background, small children and outdoors. The Air Pods Max is very close to the XM4, I would rate it as a 10% difference â itâs almost tied. The QC35 on the other hand, I can hear faint television/small children in the background, even at high volume.Long Term Comfort: Bose QC35 Air Pods Max Sony XM4Nothing will ever beat the QC35âs. I can wear them all day and take video and phone calls however, it does give me a slight disorientation effect and minor vertigo, similar to diving or moving to an elevated height (driving up a mountain for example).The Air Pods Max are comfortable, and the ear cups surround my large ears just like the QC35 however, there the clamp is noticeable â this may go away after some time; the clamp causes minor discomfort with glasses; I removed my glasses for the purpose of this short review and the discomfort has faded, even after 60 minutes of listening â it does clamp more than the QC35 and XM4s.Something to keep in mind is the XM4 earpads are not thick enough and my ear brushes against the speaker area; this also makes my ears get hot after 30 minutes and I eventually have to take a short break â this does not happen with the Air Pods Max â there is lots of room for my ears and the cushions are thick enough that my ears do not touch the speaker area.Microphone: Air Pods Max Bose QC35 Sony XM4I completed several zoom video/audio calls, Facetime and regular calls. I asked my friends/family to compare my voice quality on each headset and every time, the Air Pods Max was the winner. Bose QC35 is still great in this department however â I was using them as my primary driver for calls prior to getting the Air Pods Max.The Sony XM4âs are below average; people cannot hear me clearly. In-fact, I stopped using them entirely for business calls because colleagues would make remarks about my microphone. They are âokayâ for personal calls, but not desirable for me at least.Synchronization: Air Pods Max Bose QC 35 Sony XM4I place the Air Pods on my head and it immediately connects to my phone. I do not have to touch anything on either of my devices. When I place the Air Pods Max around my neck or left one ear cup, the music pauses. When I place both ear cups back on my ears, the music auto resumes. I tested this for several hours and it has never failed.As for the Bose QC35 and XM4âs, no matter if they both have multi device pairing, I am always having issues. Both headsets never switch to my other device without me having to manually disconnect 1 of 2 devices (the one Iâm not using). This is frustrating and I hate doing this multiple times per day.Music Quality: Air Pods Max Sony XM4 Bose QC35The Air Pods Max I would rate have 30% better music quality than the XM4. I tested Hip-Hop, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Classical, Deep House, D&B, Techno, Trip Hop, Dubstep and Lounge. The must is more engaging, and I can hear the instruments and vocals in more detail â an elevated musical experience. The biggest difference for me was Jazz, Classical, Bossa Nova and Salsa â I would say a 50% better listening experience for these genres.Build Quality: Air Pods Max Sony XM4 Bose QC35Air Pods Max are easily the highest quality headphones I have handled; they look at and feel premium and are crafted exceptionally well â even the buttons are strong and durable; these are basically on another level entirely. When extending the headphones, there is a steel connector with resistance when adjusting the sizing to fit your head properly.The XM4/QC35 are hard plastic â nothing special or extravagant; the XM4 look better than the QC35 however.Spatial Audio Note:I was completely blown away when I loaded an Apple TV series on my phone to test the spatial audio feature. It felt like I had speakers surround me in a 360 fashion at the move theatres. I stood there for 5 minutes with my eyes wide opened in disbelief that headphones were capable of offering this level of experience. It is something that you have to try it to believe it. This is what sold me the most.—Are the Air Pods Max worth the price? Based on my experience so far, I would say yes. I was actually expecting them to be close to the XM4âs, but on certain categories, they have accelerated immensely.

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