These clock in at 386g - over 100g heavier than a pair of Beats over ears. They are intense, definitely demand being listened to while sitting essentially straight up or leaning back (if you’re actively walking around the house picking up kid’s clothes and toys from the floor, for instance, they tend to want to shift forward from their own weight). There is a tradeoff here that I feel I must mention even in this early review, though: These things are heavy. If you do not like heavy headphones, do not buy the AirPods Max. Judging from materials execution alone, the AirPods Max feels like it should be more expensive if anything. How high quality is the build here? Like, t his shouldn’t ship for $550 high. The single piece of aluminum each of the ear cups is made of.
The tuck and roll of the earcup covers providing an invisible seam as they attach to the body. The netting, the ear pads, the clever (though now somewhat common) magnetic centering and clasp. The stems are very well done, with a precision pull out mechanism that acts like a precision milled car piston.
The netting feels like a high-end piece of furniture. A ‘proto review’.įirst, they’re gorgeous. So consider the below a sort of draft review that I’m publishing my early notes on. These are thoughts that I have now that may change or get reinforced as I continue to evaluate them over the next week or so. Mostly on build quality, but I’ll throw a few first listen thoughts at you too. But I do have some of those oh so popular these days “first impressions” to share. I’ve had Apple’s AirPods Max headphones for less than 24 hours, so there is no way I would attempt to write a review of any sort.
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