My APM in blue arrived on Monday, after sitting in FedEx's Memphis hub for a full week. I didn't get much of a chance to put them through their paces until today. A few quick observations:
1. I must have a very small head because, even at the smallest setting of the headband, they feel loose unless I wear a ball cap. Fortunately I almost always do.
2. I exercised for 2 hours today on my exercise bike while watching two episodes of the Mandalorian with noise cancellation on (using my iPad Pro), as well as doing an iFit workout. The AirPods Max really make a difference.The spatial audio was awesome—ships flying overhead, bullets flying from the left and right, etc. And the noise cancellation blocked out almost all of the bike noise, making it possible to actually hear the dialog. Up til now, I've been unable to watch movies while exercising on the bike because the bike noise makes it nearly impossible to hear what's going on. Not so with the APM and this alone makes the steep price well worth it to me!
3. After 2 hours non-stop on the bike, there wasn't a drop of moisture inside my ear cups. Not sure if this is because the fit is a little looser than it is on people with larger heads or whether it's because I simply don't generate that much heat. I suspect it is the latter.
4. Make sure that the APM are the ONLY audio output set on your iPad. At first I was having real problems with the background music drowning out the dialog, until I realized that the sound was getting played by the APM AND by a previously paired set of Beats headphones. I'm not sure how that works but when I unchecked the Beats, all was well!
That's all for now. I'm loving the APM. They were well worth both the wait and the $$$$ cost.
