@@Miyuki-zzZ Agreed. My Beats Solo pro ANC gave out, and was planning on getting the AirPods Max 2, but after seeing the mediocre update, I might just get the Beats Studio Pro instead.
This isn't confusing at all. They are switching to USB C at the behest of the EU. That's it, and that's why there's no other changes, it's not an update at all but a regulatory checkbox.
And the deadline was end of 2024, so assuming max 2’s aren’t ready, they could either discontinue the AirPods Max, or ship them with usb-c like they are doing, else suffer big fines!
@@josiahhums, why not rake the EU residents for money for the same product twice! I would. No government should be telling a company, especially an American company what they can do or should do. I’d turn around and release AirPods Max 2 next year with an H2 or H3 chip, with way better features.
So disappointed with this “refresh”. I was looking forward to getting some to upgrade my existing pair, but now I’ll keep my existing pair. I hate lightning but not THAT much
I got $200 off the older model from BestBuy. Right now is the time to buy the older models that are in stock from legit stores. I don't care about the charging cable lol. Like $5 from a gas station. What kind of life do people live where this is a huge problem. Just throw a couple cheap cables in the pocket-section of the case you buy for it.
@@davidtimar1 They're pretty good, I like them. And, Yah, Apple appears to have stopped innovating in their primary products. Hopefully they have some strong projects that we don't know about
“Why does this exist?” Because Apple has done no work on the AirPodsMax, but they needed to get the rest of the product line on USB-C. They gave you a few new colors and hoped no one would notice.
The reason they did this: according to Wired “Apple's hand was forced by the European Union, which passed a law in 2022 requiring phones, tablets, and cameras sold in the region to come equipped with a USB-C port by the end of 2024” So they came up on a deadline, which is why it’s the same product but with usb-c.
How about those of us who don't have them? I don't usually re-up my headsets every new little news... I buy because they look and sound good and I'm fine for years❤ I will buy because I don't have one simple🎉
Yeah, me too. I have some other cans that I love, but nothing works like Apple gear with other Apple gear...I got my (USB-C) day one, and I can tell you that having the ability to move between Mac, iPad, and iPhone is worth it. I didn't have the Lightning rev, so it was a sorta no-brainer. Yeah, if Apple releases an H2 upgrade in 2025, I'll sell these and move on. I got the new blue, which is a nicer blue, IMHO...
One day my wife told me she wanted to randomly got to target and get the The Airpods Max. I'm like, ummm they cost like $500 dollars! She said oof, NM lol.
Solid video bro so question you can’t go out and get one of those USB type C high-quality Dacs and plug it in? They really should’ve just called us AirPods Max, USB type C because that’s essentially all it was. It was just upgrading the originals to feature the new USB type C port and adding in some new colors. That black set looks nice. Keep up the great work bro have a good one and I’ll catch you on the next one.
Sometimes I think about getting into the Apple ecosystem but then I see a product like this. Only Apple would try to sell headphones for 500+ and not publish ANY ACTUAL TECH SPECS! No where on the box or site does it mention a few things I consider rather vital to know before I buy headphones: Frequency Response, Sensitivity or even driver size. WTF???
Sorry last thing just a question. Jay do you think they are just milking this item to the death? Perhaps they are just looking for a slight push in sales before the item just goes away.
I look at those from a manufacturing point of view , imo they would be very very cheap to manufacture , circuitry these days once it is designed and mass produced is very cheap , the frames , I can see them being masses produced in a sweat shop by the thousands for cents in the dollar , the chintzy case too 😊, and the headrest part , they don’t even put a decent bit of quality foam , it’s just a bit perforated material of some description that eventually stretches and does nothing . And they I assume would be assembled also in a sweat shop. Apple must be making money by the wheel barrow load on these things .
Probably not worth the RND to actually make changes but they sell like hotcakes regardless so they added USB C and some new colors and called it a day lol
Wiiiiiithout a doubt the best over the ear headphones for the price currently made by apple are the Beats Studio pros especially with the deals that Amazon keeps pushing. It is not even close.
I believe you will have lossless audio if you connect the USB C cable to the headphone and then to your audio device like an iPad with USB C or a MacBook with USB C. I have the first gen AirPods Max and I’ve been using the lightning to the 3.5 mm jack and connecting them to my MacBook and the audio sounds better when I connect them thru lighting and USB C. They ate louder, clearer and have better detail when I play them using the lightning to USB-C which I believe is a lossless signal. Try it out and let me know what you think and what you notice.
What Apple was thinking with the AirPods Max is that they were running out of time to comply with the European Union and they were not ready to do improvements with these headphones. I bought these simply because of how well they work with the Apple ecosystem and I did not already have a pair. I’m really deep into Apple.
I'll tell you why they exist Jason, I'm walking downtown and I've seen six or seven college aged women wearing them. They're a status symbol. This is what Apple sells. An image.
There is a roaring trade in fake Airpods Max. The better ones are almost indistinguishable; some sound relatively OK and will even connect like Apple ones. I used to get fake Levis from Bangkok when travelling through, after I stopped thinking about it, they were Levis.
Are you not able to just use a USB-C to 3.5mm cable to achieve "closer to lossless" the same as you would before with the lightning to 3.5mm cable? What's different about these headphones?
A simple USB-C cable will give you lossless audio out of a USB-C iPhone playing lossless audio. The signal at iPhone's USB-C port is lossless digital, which can be fed directly into the AirPods Max, where it undergoes D to A conversion for playback. You can achieve the same with AirPods Max v1 by using a USB-C to Lightning cable. Also, the Lighting to 3.5 cable wasn't even "sort of" lossless if you understand how that cable worked. First, with an iPhone, it needed to be used in conjunction with Apple's Lightning to 3.5mm adapter. That adapter took the digital signal present at the iPhone's Lightning port and converted it to analog at the female 3.5mm end, which the male, 3.5 mm pin of the cable plugged into. But since APM are incapable of processing an analog signal, it underwent conversion again within the cable back to digital -- so you have two lossy conversions before the signal even gets to the APM Lightning port. Then once the digital signal is received at the APM Ligntning input, it has to be converted again back to analog for playback. If you took the iPhone out of the equation and simply plugged the 3.5mm pin into an analog headphone jack, the analog signal still underwent lossy conversion to digital within the cable so it could be received by APM, then was converted back to analog within APM for playback.
I have the lightning port one with the $35 3.5mm jack cable. I do have the wicked cushions for this. Yes it does make it more gym friendly because of the rubber wicked cushions. Still not recommended. But more usable with those wicked cushions. Air pods pro 2. Got over ear hook wicked cushions addons for the gym. Those are better for outside the gym. If they provide a usb c to aux adapter yes I would buy these again other then getting another par for a guest at home theater.
I bought these because I was excited on getting USBC on these finally. After I gathered up my thoughts. I ended up returning them. Same weird “case”, no off button, still really heavy, $550 headset that uses apples old H1 chip, mesh headband that gives out overtime. With them keeping the same design for 4 years it feels like they gave us the to keep us talking while they work on the true gen 2’s maybe next year b
Portability is so important to me that is why I have the BNOH 95. I didn’t get the 100s because they don’t fold and I travel a lot. I’m not interested in carrying things in a separate bag or case.
I bought a pair in the midnight color (I didn't have one before) as I'm an Apple fanboy and I have the income. The headset is nice, I make a lot of phone calls for work so the transparency mode is probably a killer feature for me, and I enjoy the elevated music experience. However it is objectively a ludicrously priced product for a specific niche of customers
My take on this is that Apple are way too invested in the Apple intelligence stuff and for this reason they decided not to update these, but it is still weird why they did not at least put the H2 chip and upgrade the bluetooth. Also, I think that not many people are buying the Maxes, since the airpods pro 2 are extremely popular, more convenient, way cheaper, have more features and have consistently been updated with even more features.
I understand Apple has to deliver to shareholders and make $ each year. However, significant innovations with Apple have historically happened every 2-4 years. So, if you buy an Apple product on that cycle, you’d be very pleased.
I've never owned a pair mainly due to cost but at times I have been tempted when others show their transparency mode. I was given a pair of Beats Pro when I bought a back-to-school 2019 Macbook Air (horrible machine), and they are still going strong. They sound very ordinary but are good enough for watching TV later without disturbing the family. I had been secretly hoping for a proper refresh of these and now I just feel let down so no! We could have so easily have had the Airpods Max 2 at a lower price and an AirPods Ultra with all the aluminium and other esoterica for more. Except for the AirPods Pro 2, I just haven't found any joy in the Apple audio ecosystem.
I bought them a few days ago for the first time. I don't regret buying them, but I am disappointed. The new standard for such headphones is 30 hours of battery life. They offer only 20 hours. I would love to have an equaliser to get the sound that I like. Condensation has also been a big issue with my Sony MX3, and this is the reason why I am moving to the breathable iPods Max cushions. AND... people say that Apple Music sounds better. I compared and I prefer Amazon Music. It just sounds much better to me. I like the seamless switching between devices in my Apple ecosystem. I now hope that Apple compensates with some really good software updates.
Wasn't a fan of these originally, and nothing has changed, so why waste almost $600 dollars on these when there are better and cheaper options. Apple would be better off releasing iPhones every 4 to 5 years than wasting more time and money on these overpriced headphones.
The Beats Studio Pro headphones, also from Apple, have USB-C lossless audio, along with the noise cancellation and transparency mode, and spacial audio of the AirPods Max for a list price of $350 (regularly on sale for $200 or less).
do the airpod max 2024 work on ios 17? as i have iphone 15 still on ios 17 and no iam not update it because shsh blob which mean i need apple to sigh firmware to go back
They didn't add it because of cost. This update only happened because they know people have iPhone 15's and 16's and let people have the option for one cable while not doing much other than changing the port. I would guess as to why they haven't updated them yet is because they haven't sold enough in their minds to warrant investing on upgrading them. Or they sell so much why bother.
Small request: Watch a movie on either apple tv or netflix on an apple device with the APMs with spatial audio turned on. For me, this is the reason they exist. There are NO other headphones that I have ever heard that come close, and I've heard a lot of headphones, even in that price range. And ive gone down the rabbit hole of buying expensive DACs and amps and all that stuff. For music, APMs are average, but for movies on apple devices, theyre platinum tier across the whole industry.
Maybe, but I already have a surround sound system and sorry, it’s better than APM. If you’ve “gone down an audio rabbit hole” as you’ve claimed, you’d know that good speakers always beat good headphones. And APM are not particularly great headphones to begin with.
These Airpods Max cant work with Windows 11 using Sennheiser USB bluetooth connector that supports AAC codec (Apple's best codec of this headset). If I try to use microphone, headset gives poor mono sound quality. If I disable microphone, then I have some quite good stereo quality. Can't have both =/
There are many excellent headphones with similar features and quality (and they're all cheaper). I wouldn't use an Apple broduct with a Windows computer.
For music the Max aren’t that great. Good but not great. But me and my wife use them for watching movies on an Apple TV. And then they transform into something special.
Apples marketing is genius due to the loyal fan base but at any time a newbie can't be swept into the ecosystem and buy it all in one go like me. Not a MAC newb just a old user returning to the best IOS going, the best looking as well.❤❤
Don't buy the Beats studio pro, new version is completely lacking in any sort of apple chip, and second and main point why i returned the pair: left ear cup malfunctions sometimes and doesn't sample noise canceling properly for some reason causes more noise to be pumped into the left ear cup, which results in instead of silence extra noise being pumped in one ear. It goes away when you shut off noise canceling but this has been a known issue even for the last gen of studio pro, and they didn't fix it with last year's update. Only solution is to reset the headphones every time in order to get functionality back but the problem returns. Which then you bring into apple store, and they'll replace it for you but same issue will return regardless of hardware. My rec is to just get another brand for lossless.
@@Aves_1 Bro, I mentioned lacking of chip because Find my is very spotty, and there's no seamless multi-point switching. Noise cancellation when it worked was great, as was lossless audio through USBC cable. And, I really liked their some what flat response compared to other beats of old. But then you can't swap out the ear pads, well you can you've to pry them out, and glue a new pair in. All this kinda brings it on par making some of the other brands far more competitive.
Get the older model when on discount. These are amazing headphones (especially when you have multiple Apple devices) but they are way to overpriced. I'd say they should be around 400-450$ plus tax. For the USB C version, there is absolutely no way to use them wired at the moment as all the USB to 3.5mm cables do not work with this special snowflake headphones. The Lightning model can be used wired if you buy a 30$ cable from Apple. Things like this and the dumb case is why these headphones got so much shit. But when you judge them as wireless bluetooth headphones, they are amazing and despite being 4 year old design, they still can compete with the best from Bose, Sony, etc. The ANC is one of the best and the transparency is the best even today. Sound quality is subjective but instrument separation is awesome and these are far more balanced than the Sony or Senheisser. There is no system wide EQ in iOS but if are using a music player that has an EQ, they EQ quite well.
gotta say sucks when they brick 25 months after purchase, 1 month fresh out of warranty, and even after paying for a "fix" they malfunction in the identical fashion and eventually brick a second time. Otherwise great headphones!
Definitely not for color and charging port no way come on apple give me new tech in headphones that came out 4 years ago and that cost a arm and a leg. Disrespectful apple
apple's so-called air pods max still can't play their lossless audio and no on/off switch with usb-c thanks! eu or we still have a lightning jack. so just don't keep em! and just take them back.
Listening to your video on my MBP M1, and when you said that they're so well integrated with the apple eco system, blah, blah, blah... I suddenly thought..What about my old (already paired) Sennheiser PXC550's? So I literally just opened them up and popped them on my ears/head, and .....2 secs later..."Connected"....... How more does your average Joe need any more 'integration' ffs?
They really need to stop smoking the Gangi because this whole year of releases are really bad!!! And they really need to stop offering features that are not ready and only half baked!! Apple Intelligence! Vision Pro,these are but a few things that just are not ready for prime time!!!
I see these in the gym all the time these silly individuals trying to wear over priced influencer headphones with zero water resistance I just laugh to myself.
I saw a woman wearing the orange version looking very smug. They looked terrible. Pale washed out orange cups and a silly looking mismatched bright orange band. I guess some people wear them to show off that the can afford the latest and greatest products before anyone else. Like a pissing up a wall contest.
FFS guys, if you have reviewed the AirPods Max 1, please don't do it again with the AirPods Max 2 - unless you literally want to review colours and USB-C. There's nothing else to tell us. Stop being irritating. I watched the first 90 seconds and stopped. Bye.
So you made this video to cover your cost of the AirPods Max for yourself while we watched and you got paid… Yeah, I’m annoyed bro quality content going down.
What are you talking about? I make videos about this stuff. I covered the original AirPods so I felt like I owed it to my audience to cover this update. Why be so negative?
Face it they do make two less desirable items, vision pro and HomePod big boy. Add these in and a Magic Mouse and you will have Apples worst items. LOL
Apple Music kind of sucks. TY music is far better and louder than Apple Music. May get better performance with TY music. The fact that you can’t wear to the gym it’s a no for me. That field literally be the primary reason for them. Don’t know many people just walking around listening to big headphones for this price.
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They're not AirPods Max 2, they're Airpods Max, too.
Exactly.
Clever, and true!
THE real comment
i was waiting for better Air pod max 2 but disappointing not even 5% upgrade , so ill go for air pod 4 with NC
@@Miyuki-zzZ Agreed. My Beats Solo pro ANC gave out, and was planning on getting the AirPods Max 2, but after seeing the mediocre update, I might just get the Beats Studio Pro instead.
This isn't confusing at all. They are switching to USB C at the behest of the EU. That's it, and that's why there's no other changes, it's not an update at all but a regulatory checkbox.
And the deadline was end of 2024, so assuming max 2’s aren’t ready, they could either discontinue the AirPods Max, or ship them with usb-c like they are doing, else suffer big fines!
This does not apply to existing products already on the market. They could have sold the first gen with lightning for as long as they’d like.
@@josiahhums, why not rake the EU residents for money for the same product twice! I would. No government should be telling a company, especially an American company what they can do or should do. I’d turn around and release AirPods Max 2 next year with an H2 or H3 chip, with way better features.
@@josiahhums the regulation is for in-stock units. If Apple planned to keep selling new units they had to comply with EU regulations.
At this point I feel like AirPod Max is more likely to be discontinued than receive a genuine update.
I’ve been saying this for months. Finally people are waking up.
So disappointed with this “refresh”. I was looking forward to getting some to upgrade my existing pair, but now I’ll keep my existing pair. I hate lightning but not THAT much
Same.
I got $200 off the older model from BestBuy. Right now is the time to buy the older models that are in stock from legit stores. I don't care about the charging cable lol. Like $5 from a gas station. What kind of life do people live where this is a huge problem. Just throw a couple cheap cables in the pocket-section of the case you buy for it.
4 year old tech….are you crazy !! I would not buy them for 100 dollars, apple is lazy as f…k.
Exactly!!! I’m not gonna replace the entire set just for the usbc port. I can remember to pack a lightning cable no problem.
@@davidtimar1 They're pretty good, I like them. And, Yah, Apple appears to have stopped innovating in their primary products. Hopefully they have some strong projects that we don't know about
I’m thinking about upgrading for the usbc
@@jthoward7279 another 550 just for a port is wild
“Why does this exist?” Because Apple has done no work on the AirPodsMax, but they needed to get the rest of the product line on USB-C. They gave you a few new colors and hoped no one would notice.
Hoped no one would notice? They literally announced it themselves
@@docgraal485 hoped no one would notice that was all they did
The reason they did this: according to Wired “Apple's hand was forced by the European Union, which passed a law in 2022 requiring phones, tablets, and cameras sold in the region to come equipped with a USB-C port by the end of 2024”
So they came up on a deadline, which is why it’s the same product but with usb-c.
Feels like nobody care about the deadline, they just want it “NEW” 😂
It’s genius marketing. everybody is talking about the product.
Yeah about how ass it is, not very smart if you want people to buy it
Darker than the old space black. I like the dark blue color.
How about those of us who don't have them? I don't usually re-up my headsets every new little news... I buy because they look and sound good and I'm fine for years❤ I will buy because I don't have one simple🎉
Yeah, me too. I have some other cans that I love, but nothing works like Apple gear with other Apple gear...I got my (USB-C) day one, and I can tell you that having the ability to move between Mac, iPad, and iPhone is worth it. I didn't have the Lightning rev, so it was a sorta no-brainer.
Yeah, if Apple releases an H2 upgrade in 2025, I'll sell these and move on.
I got the new blue, which is a nicer blue, IMHO...
One day my wife told me she wanted to randomly got to target and get the The Airpods Max. I'm like, ummm they cost like $500 dollars! She said oof, NM lol.
If y’all are broke, just say so
Condensation is 100% an issue; and a big one. Thanks for addressing.
Solid video bro so question you can’t go out and get one of those USB type C high-quality Dacs and plug it in? They really should’ve just called us AirPods Max, USB type C because that’s essentially all it was. It was just upgrading the originals to feature the new USB type C port and adding in some new colors. That black set looks nice. Keep up the great work bro have a good one and I’ll catch you on the next one.
Would you buy these if you didn’t have the old ones? Been holding out due to the usb c but now they took out the space gray color
Are they able to be plugged into a PS5?
Sometimes I think about getting into the Apple ecosystem but then I see a product like this. Only Apple would try to sell headphones for 500+ and not publish ANY ACTUAL TECH SPECS! No where on the box or site does it mention a few things I consider rather vital to know before I buy headphones: Frequency Response, Sensitivity or even driver size. WTF???
Sorry last thing just a question. Jay do you think they are just milking this item to the death? Perhaps they are just looking for a slight push in sales before the item just goes away.
Waste of money man
Apple this year really scraping the bottom of the barrel
I look at those from a manufacturing point of view , imo they would be very very cheap to manufacture , circuitry these days once it is designed and mass produced is very cheap , the frames , I can see them being masses produced in a sweat shop by the thousands for cents in the dollar , the chintzy case too 😊, and the headrest part , they don’t even put a decent bit of quality foam , it’s just a bit perforated material of some description that eventually stretches and does nothing .
And they I assume would be assembled also in a sweat shop.
Apple must be making money by the wheel barrow load on these things .
The fact that you can get lossless audio on $20 earpods and not on airpods max is hilarious to me
Probably not worth the RND to actually make changes but they sell like hotcakes regardless so they added USB C and some new colors and called it a day lol
All that RND has gone to hearing aids for the AirPod Pros. Lol
Cambridge Audio P100 wireless headphones perhaps?
Wiiiiiithout a doubt the best over the ear headphones for the price currently made by apple are the Beats Studio pros especially with the deals that Amazon keeps pushing. It is not even close.
What is the best headphones with premium build quality and features other that can last for years? Other than this Airpod Max
I believe you will have lossless audio if you connect the USB C cable to the headphone and then to your audio device like an iPad with USB C or a MacBook with USB C.
I have the first gen AirPods Max and I’ve been using the lightning to the 3.5 mm jack and connecting them to my MacBook and the audio sounds better when I connect them thru lighting and USB C. They ate louder, clearer and have better detail when I play them using the lightning to USB-C which I believe is a lossless signal.
Try it out and let me know what you think and what you notice.
Bought mine Monday, refunded Tuesday
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What Apple was thinking with the AirPods Max is that they were running out of time to comply with the European Union and they were not ready to do improvements with these headphones. I bought these simply because of how well they work with the Apple ecosystem and I did not already have a pair. I’m really deep into Apple.
I'll tell you why they exist Jason, I'm walking downtown and I've seen six or seven college aged women wearing them.
They're a status symbol. This is what Apple sells. An image.
There is a roaring trade in fake Airpods Max. The better ones are almost indistinguishable; some sound relatively OK and will even connect like Apple ones. I used to get fake Levis from Bangkok when travelling through, after I stopped thinking about it, they were Levis.
Are you not able to just use a USB-C to 3.5mm cable to achieve "closer to lossless" the same as you would before with the lightning to 3.5mm cable? What's different about these headphones?
No. They don’t have that functionality. For some reason.
What about usb audio?
Its because EU is knocking on their head with replacing products to USB-C by the end of 2024, and then Apple goes "BEHOLD, USB-C!"
What’s the reason condensation is happening? Using in rain? Going from inside to outside?
Body heat collects and dissipates inside the headphones. Aluminum discharges the heat and the result is moisture.
A simple USB-C cable will give you lossless audio out of a USB-C iPhone playing lossless audio. The signal at iPhone's USB-C port is lossless digital, which can be fed directly into the AirPods Max, where it undergoes D to A conversion for playback. You can achieve the same with AirPods Max v1 by using a USB-C to Lightning cable. Also, the Lighting to 3.5 cable wasn't even "sort of" lossless if you understand how that cable worked. First, with an iPhone, it needed to be used in conjunction with Apple's Lightning to 3.5mm adapter. That adapter took the digital signal present at the iPhone's Lightning port and converted it to analog at the female 3.5mm end, which the male, 3.5 mm pin of the cable plugged into. But since APM are incapable of processing an analog signal, it underwent conversion again within the cable back to digital -- so you have two lossy conversions before the signal even gets to the APM Lightning port. Then once the digital signal is received at the APM Ligntning input, it has to be converted again back to analog for playback. If you took the iPhone out of the equation and simply plugged the 3.5mm pin into an analog headphone jack, the analog signal still underwent lossy conversion to digital within the cable so it could be received by APM, then was converted back to analog within APM for playback.
I have the lightning port one with the $35 3.5mm jack cable. I do have the wicked cushions for this. Yes it does make it more gym friendly because of the rubber wicked cushions. Still not recommended. But more usable with those wicked cushions. Air pods pro 2. Got over ear hook wicked cushions addons for the gym. Those are better for outside the gym. If they provide a usb c to aux adapter yes I would buy these again other then getting another par for a guest at home theater.
Marketing is the reason:
Because people will buy this even though there’s basically Zero upgrade aside from USB-C and color
Am definitely not buying those without a proper upgrade otherwise its not worthy spending $549
I bought these because I was excited on getting USBC on these finally. After I gathered up my thoughts. I ended up returning them. Same weird “case”, no off button, still really heavy, $550 headset that uses apples old H1 chip, mesh headband that gives out overtime. With them keeping the same design for 4 years it feels like they gave us the to keep us talking while they work on the true gen 2’s maybe next year b
Portability is so important to me that is why I have the BNOH 95. I didn’t get the 100s because they don’t fold and I travel a lot. I’m not interested in carrying things in a separate bag or case.
You can probably get better deals with the now previous model???
I bought a pair in the midnight color (I didn't have one before) as I'm an Apple fanboy and I have the income. The headset is nice, I make a lot of phone calls for work so the transparency mode is probably a killer feature for me, and I enjoy the elevated music experience. However it is objectively a ludicrously priced product for a specific niche of customers
Those are the only buttons on the outside of these things. Do you mean we get hidden buttons on the inside?
My take on this is that Apple are way too invested in the Apple intelligence stuff and for this reason they decided not to update these, but it is still weird why they did not at least put the H2 chip and upgrade the bluetooth. Also, I think that not many people are buying the Maxes, since the airpods pro 2 are extremely popular, more convenient, way cheaper, have more features and have consistently been updated with even more features.
The beats studio pro will go back to $170 for Black Friday. At that price they are fairly good in terms of ANC and Sound quality.
I understand Apple has to deliver to shareholders and make $ each year. However, significant innovations with Apple have historically happened every 2-4 years. So, if you buy an Apple product on that cycle, you’d be very pleased.
I've never owned a pair mainly due to cost but at times I have been tempted when others show their transparency mode. I was given a pair of Beats Pro when I bought a back-to-school 2019 Macbook Air (horrible machine), and they are still going strong. They sound very ordinary but are good enough for watching TV later without disturbing the family. I had been secretly hoping for a proper refresh of these and now I just feel let down so no! We could have so easily have had the Airpods Max 2 at a lower price and an AirPods Ultra with all the aluminium and other esoterica for more. Except for the AirPods Pro 2, I just haven't found any joy in the Apple audio ecosystem.
I bought them a few days ago for the first time. I don't regret buying them, but I am disappointed. The new standard for such headphones is 30 hours of battery life. They offer only 20 hours. I would love to have an equaliser to get the sound that I like. Condensation has also been a big issue with my Sony MX3, and this is the reason why I am moving to the breathable iPods Max cushions. AND... people say that Apple Music sounds better. I compared and I prefer Amazon Music. It just sounds much better to me. I like the seamless switching between devices in my Apple ecosystem. I now hope that Apple compensates with some really good software updates.
could you usb-a to 3.5?
Wasn't a fan of these originally, and nothing has changed, so why waste almost $600 dollars on these when there are better and cheaper options. Apple would be better off releasing iPhones every 4 to 5 years than wasting more time and money on these overpriced headphones.
I love my Airpds pro 2 USB-C they are fantastic with Brilliant Noise cancellation and sound!
The Beats Studio Pro headphones, also from Apple, have USB-C lossless audio, along with the noise cancellation and transparency mode, and spacial audio of the AirPods Max for a list price of $350 (regularly on sale for $200 or less).
Yeah, that's what I say at the end of the video.
@@thejasontlewis I know. I watched the whole thing, but prematurely commented. 😀
do the airpod max 2024 work on ios 17? as i have iphone 15 still on ios 17 and no iam not update it because shsh blob which mean i need apple to sigh firmware to go back
The AirPods Max 2024 are not different than the previous AirPods Max. New colors. USB-C port. They are the same.
They didn't add it because of cost. This update only happened because they know people have iPhone 15's and 16's and let people have the option for one cable while not doing much other than changing the port. I would guess as to why they haven't updated them yet is because they haven't sold enough in their minds to warrant investing on upgrading them. Or they sell so much why bother.
Small request: Watch a movie on either apple tv or netflix on an apple device with the APMs with spatial audio turned on.
For me, this is the reason they exist. There are NO other headphones that I have ever heard that come close, and I've heard a lot of headphones, even in that price range. And ive gone down the rabbit hole of buying expensive DACs and amps and all that stuff. For music, APMs are average, but for movies on apple devices, theyre platinum tier across the whole industry.
Agreed. Mine still sound good, and I like build, look and feel
Maybe, but I already have a surround sound system and sorry, it’s better than APM. If you’ve “gone down an audio rabbit hole” as you’ve claimed, you’d know that good speakers always beat good headphones. And APM are not particularly great headphones to begin with.
You are wrong !!!!
When heat dissipates, it actually reduces relative humidity and dries out the air
the wired earpods USB c have lossless audio for $19 so return all this other stuff and save your money
These Airpods Max cant work with Windows 11 using Sennheiser USB bluetooth connector that supports AAC codec (Apple's best codec of this headset). If I try to use microphone, headset gives poor mono sound quality. If I disable microphone, then I have some quite good stereo quality. Can't have both =/
There are many excellent headphones with similar features and quality (and they're all cheaper). I wouldn't use an Apple broduct with a Windows computer.
For music the Max aren’t that great. Good but not great. But me and my wife use them for watching movies on an Apple TV. And then they transform into something special.
Why did Apple do make these? Because they know that people will buy anything that is new from Apple
Apple had to do something because many used these headphones completely naked. The EU forced Apple to change that. 😮
It’s because Apple can do whatever they want and they are reserving the other changes to AirPods 3, 4, and 5…
im using for 2 days 😊 Airpods Max Midnight. i love the ANC and TRANSPARENCY MODE
I love that on my air pod 4s with a better chip and no condensation and not costing half 1 grand 😊
The only innovation Apple has been doing for its products has been offering more COLORS for its previous versions
Apples marketing is genius due to the loyal fan base but at any time a newbie can't be swept into the ecosystem and buy it all in one go like me. Not a MAC newb just a old user returning to the best IOS going, the best looking as well.❤❤
Don't buy the Beats studio pro, new version is completely lacking in any sort of apple chip, and second and main point why i returned the pair: left ear cup malfunctions sometimes and doesn't sample noise canceling properly for some reason causes more noise to be pumped into the left ear cup, which results in instead of silence extra noise being pumped in one ear. It goes away when you shut off noise canceling but this has been a known issue even for the last gen of studio pro, and they didn't fix it with last year's update. Only solution is to reset the headphones every time in order to get functionality back but the problem returns. Which then you bring into apple store, and they'll replace it for you but same issue will return regardless of hardware. My rec is to just get another brand for lossless.
Lacking an apple chip isnt a reason yo avoid. The hardware issues on the other hand? Massive red flag
@@Aves_1 Bro, I mentioned lacking of chip because Find my is very spotty, and there's no seamless multi-point switching. Noise cancellation when it worked was great, as was lossless audio through USBC cable. And, I really liked their some what flat response compared to other beats of old. But then you can't swap out the ear pads, well you can you've to pry them out, and glue a new pair in. All this kinda brings it on par making some of the other brands far more competitive.
funny how they put the H2 chip on the $129 headohones but not in the $549 ONES
Don't eve get me started.
Bose ultra quiet the best now
I don’t buy those because they did not have physical buttons and knobs. The AirPods Max did. Preference makes the decision.
Get the older model when on discount. These are amazing headphones (especially when you have multiple Apple devices) but they are way to overpriced. I'd say they should be around 400-450$ plus tax.
For the USB C version, there is absolutely no way to use them wired at the moment as all the USB to 3.5mm cables do not work with this special snowflake headphones. The Lightning model can be used wired if you buy a 30$ cable from Apple. Things like this and the dumb case is why these headphones got so much shit.
But when you judge them as wireless bluetooth headphones, they are amazing and despite being 4 year old design, they still can compete with the best from Bose, Sony, etc. The ANC is one of the best and the transparency is the best even today. Sound quality is subjective but instrument separation is awesome and these are far more balanced than the Sony or Senheisser. There is no system wide EQ in iOS but if are using a music player that has an EQ, they EQ quite well.
gotta say sucks when they brick 25 months after purchase, 1 month fresh out of warranty, and even after paying for a "fix" they malfunction in the identical fashion and eventually brick a second time. Otherwise great headphones!
I'm just waiting for Black Friday
Still to this day could care less about owning these headphones
Imagine, you take the AirPods Max ubs-c then in 2025 they come with the AirPods Max gen 2 with H3 chip 💀 and water resistance 😢
Actually can you imagine Steve Jobs doing this event with no not one significant item. 😊
Definitely not for color and charging port no way come on apple give me new tech in headphones that came out 4 years ago and that cost a arm and a leg. Disrespectful apple
apple's so-called air pods max still can't play their lossless audio and no on/off switch with usb-c thanks! eu or we still have a lightning jack. so just don't keep em! and just take them back.
The gym I go to, I see a young lady wearing the AirPods Max…
Listening to your video on my MBP M1, and when you said that they're so well integrated with the apple eco system, blah, blah, blah... I suddenly thought..What about my old (already paired) Sennheiser PXC550's? So I literally just opened them up and popped them on my ears/head, and .....2 secs later..."Connected".......
How more does your average Joe need any more 'integration' ffs?
I like the case.
They really need to stop smoking the Gangi because this whole year of releases are really bad!!! And they really need to stop offering features that are not ready and only half baked!! Apple Intelligence! Vision Pro,these are but a few things that just are not ready for prime time!!!
Okay
AirPod Max 1.5?
I wouldn’t even go that far.
I see these in the gym all the time these silly individuals trying to wear over priced influencer headphones with zero water resistance I just laugh to myself.
no change, but I know the majority of people who watched this are still going to buy....lol including me
grab the Sony 5
Oh no…. Even the older yt creators hve begun using the unnecessary and irritating quick cutting. I hate this.
I saw a woman wearing the orange version looking very smug. They looked terrible. Pale washed out orange cups and a silly looking mismatched bright orange band. I guess some people wear them to show off that the can afford the latest and greatest products before anyone else. Like a pissing up a wall contest.
GIVE THEM TO ME RACHEL
Apple is a big joke. I love the different colors of the AirPods Max but I would never buy it 👎🏾
Rubbish earphones, not really 'pods' why do they insist on the missnaming?
The colors are all another attempt at getting people to buy the next AirPods Max once they release the real update. They are all off.
The only thing that’s changed is that you keep getting hotter every year!!😊
Not apples best time Jobs anyone
FFS guys, if you have reviewed the AirPods Max 1, please don't do it again with the AirPods Max 2 - unless you literally want to review colours and USB-C. There's nothing else to tell us. Stop being irritating. I watched the first 90 seconds and stopped. Bye.
So you made this video to cover your cost of the AirPods Max for yourself while we watched and you got paid… Yeah, I’m annoyed bro quality content going down.
What are you talking about? I make videos about this stuff. I covered the original AirPods so I felt like I owed it to my audience to cover this update. Why be so negative?
Face it they do make two less desirable items, vision pro and HomePod big boy. Add these in and a Magic Mouse and you will have Apples worst items. LOL
Apple Music kind of sucks. TY music is far better and louder than Apple Music. May get better performance with TY music. The fact that you can’t wear to the gym it’s a no for me. That field literally be the primary reason for them. Don’t know many people just walking around listening to big headphones for this price.
What’s TY music?
@@thejasontlewis Maybe meant YT (yourtube)?
Anyways, Apple's streaming/downloading is excellent. Spotify as well.
I even use Amazon a times.