What’s with the hostility man? Just calm down and wait for a proper audiophile’s review on this if your answer couldn’t be found here.
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AirPods Max is here! First impressions and photos thread
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So they move the weight to your ears rather than your head?
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Yeah ok.
Also: why do people wear cans on their ears at the gym? Do these people not sweat, or do they just not care if their several hundred dollars worth of headphones start smelling stank and musty?
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Yeah ok.
Also: why do people wear cans on their ears at the gym? Do these people not sweat, or do they just not care if their several hundred dollars worth of headphones start smelling stank and musty?
vroom2 most probably owns the XM4s and purchased them not long time ago...
Is there a Apple product that comes out you don’t buy? Lol.
Its interesting that you say that you start to feel the weight after a couple of hours and that they are not for the likes of using at the gym. I can see these being a "use at home" accessory and switching to AirPod Pros whilst on the move.
I try most of the new products out, especially over Xmas with their extended return policy.
Pays to live near a Apple store, thanks for keeping prices high with your returns.
Yep and it's also part of the reason for long delivery times for people that genuinely wish to buy the products.
Just because you can return something doesn't mean people buy these things to return them. I also immediately ordered them at release. If I don't like them, I'll return them. But I didn't buy them to return. Something like an headphone must be used some time before deciding whether to keep them or not. Reviews are useless since audio signature and comfort are subjective. I used B&W PX7 for couple weeks but then it was too late to return them, so I sold them. I didn't like their ANC, it made my head ache after a while. And that certainly was not noticeable immediately nor could I have realized that in a store demo.
I think it's great to have such a return policy, especially on something like a headphone.
Tidal uses FLAC for its HiFi service. I am using the Tidal app and Teufel Real Blue NC (small audio manufacturer from Berlin). But also Bose headphones seem to get better sound out of FLAC files than Apple Music or Spotify.
I don't have the XM4's on hand anymore so I wasn't able to do a side-by-side comparison, but I can still remember how they performed with a few things like (pretty loud) background TV/voice chatter, road noise both inside and outside vehicle(no I wasn't driving with them on
). But you are right, for general white noise there isn't a huge difference between any of them.I've used Airpods Pro on flights several times and Airpods Max are at least as good as those, and I thought APP's noise cancelling was better than XM4. Though comparing in-ears to over-ears isn't easy.
I am literally an audiophile professional, and I disagree with that as a broad statement. You are comparing two different sets of quality changes, that don’t directly relate to each other. No headphone can fix a compressed source, but even high quality headphones can have wildly different balance of sound, which to most people will be a much bigger change than compressed vs non-compressed. Also, if we’re talking Bluetooth, everything is compressed.
That’s where you lost me in credibility
there is zero, zero chance that an in ear headphone with a 9mm driver, at best, is better at cancelling noise than any over head noise cancelling headphone
BS - it costs Apple a lot more to have you walk into their store, than for X% of shipments to be returned.
Just found this support article. It says Airpods Max and spatial audio works on macOS 11.1
What's new in the updates for macOS Big Sur - Apple Support
macOS Big Sur updates improve the stability, performance, or compatibility of your Mac and are recommended for all macOS Big Sur users.
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But some...not all people do buy just to try out with every intention of returning. There are lots of posts where people admit to buying an Apple product such as an iPhone 12 whilst they wait for the 12 Pro to come out with no intention of keeping the 12.
I would not wear this $1000 headphone to gym no matter what. And ANC better be amazing imo, as over the head headphone has natural advantage in terms of noise cancelling.
Smart case providing next to no protection is concerning, though not surprising, but third party case may not trigger AirPod Max low power mode at all, meaning battery life will suffer.
I guess a lot of features are powered through battery. So when it is out of battery, its just a glorified wired headphone with nothing special. I hope this is not the case.
Smart case providing next to no protection is concerning, though not surprising, but third party case may not trigger AirPod Max low power mode at all, meaning battery life will suffer.
I guess a lot of features are powered through battery. So when it is out of battery, its just a glorified wired headphone with nothing special. I hope this is not the case.
Not at all true. Two different designs - both have the potential to be equally effective. If one were to take the APP design - say an Etymotic with their tri-flange tips - which passively are better than any ANC system - and add ANC on top of that - it'd be better still. The APP's are effectively using that same design with less passive isolation.
Anyhow, I can say with absolute certainty that my APP's are better at silencing certain frequencies than my XM3's. Last spring when covid lockdowns started, and I moved to working from home, I had a small space heater with a fan running 8 hours a day right next to my desk. I tried both back and forth extensively - and for the frequency of that specific noise, the APP's were better.
Keep in mind they won't turn off in low battery mode until you put them in the so called case. Apple just forced people to use this "case" no matter what.. Congrats on the new bra btw
As these only have a lightning port and not a 3.5mm passthrough like the Sony XM4's I doubt they will work at all with no power as there is nothing to power the ADC. It doesn't matter too much though as a 5 min charge gets you 1.5 hours use apparently.
But even if they did work, of course they would just be a 'glorified wired headphone' because there would be no power to use the ANC or dynamic EQ. It is physically impossible for sensors and noise cancelling to work without power on any headphones on planet earth unless you have invented some?
Thanks SO much for taking the time and showing us your new headphones
Nice photos by the way. Cant wait to be able to get my own pair! PhillI am in the market for some headphones as my Bose qc35's are wearing badly (foam ear pieces falling apart and on/off switch turns on for no reason flattening battery). I've always been happy with the sound and noise cancelling of my Bose - and I can afford the exorbitant price apple wants for these in Australia...
BUT
I will not buy these, because the cover thing looks stupid. and feminine. and I'm a bloke - I don't carry a purse.
and I will not pay $900 AUD for these, only to have to buy a proper case from a 3rd party that's just stupid.
so Sony - here I come.
BUT
I will not buy these, because the cover thing looks stupid. and feminine. and I'm a bloke - I don't carry a purse.
and I will not pay $900 AUD for these, only to have to buy a proper case from a 3rd party that's just stupid.
so Sony - here I come.
According to some reviewers early impressions they do go into low power mode after two hours without usage when not put in the case.
oh yes MKBHD mentioned it i forgot that little tibid. still very bizarre move from Apple.. sounds very inconvenient.
How is it that Australia gets pick-up stock?! So unfair!
I was up and refreshing the page since around 6AM but it seems like there is no stock available at Apple Stores in the UK. Unless they are releasing later in the day? ?
(Seems like no stock at Curry’s or John Lewis either...)
I was up and refreshing the page since around 6AM but it seems like there is no stock available at Apple Stores in the UK. Unless they are releasing later in the day? ?
(Seems like no stock at Curry’s or John Lewis either...)