All You Need to Know About Apple’s New AirPods Max

For a couple of years, rumors have been making rounds of Apple coming up with their over-the-ear headphones. So, it has always been a matter of when and not if. But finally, Apple has now released its premium over the ear headphones – the AirPods Max. These will compete with some of the flagship over-the-ear headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM4 and Microsoft Surface headphones. 

The AirPods Max was initially released via Apple’s website as a 2020 December gift and now available for pre-order. Shipping for these headphones will start as soon as December 15, 2020. However, the cost is over $549 to get one of these premium headphones. This price is almost double that of Sony’s flagship over-the-ear headphones (between $250 to $300), which are undoubtedly one of the hottest in the market right now. 

Whether they are worth the $549 price tag or not will depend on how the claims made in Apple’s press release will turn out after people start using these headphones. Apple says the new AirPods Max has all the great features currently available on their AirPods Pro. Some of these include; spatial audio, noise cancellation, transparency mode, seamless connection with other Apple devices, and many more. 

Because of the size difference, the sound quality of the AirPods Max will likely be better than that of the AirPods Pro. They come with the 40-mm Apple-designed dynamic driver that will create a deep base and give more details to the audio output to provide a great listening experience. 

The AirPods Max also comes with Apple’s H1 chip with ten audio cores and does up to 9 billion operations per second. This chip allows the headphone to make Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode, and spatial audio. The AirPods Max was designed with flexibility, which makes them comfortable for people with different head sizes. 

They have a battery that lasts up to 20 hours on a single charge with active noise cancellation and spatial audio enabled. Just like the AirPods, these headphones also have Siri support that can be of great use when one is not close to their phone. They also come in five colors that you can choose from, and these include; space gray, silver, sky blue, green, and pink. 

Looking at the features and price tag shows that these are high-end headphones that are not meant for everyone. They will mainly suit people already in the Apple ecosystem and value the seamless integration with other Apple devices. Just like the AirPods, the AirPods Max can work well with non-apple devices, but the experience will always be much better when used with other Apple products.