Apple AirPods Max: Apple AirPods Max Price and Release Date

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Robinson Ejeta
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The Apple AirPods Max is the most popular anticipated headphones launch of 2020, and after years of speculation and rumor, they’re finally here.

They were quietly announced via promulgation posted on the Apple newsroom. per Apple, the AirPods Max boasts “incredible high-fidelity audio, Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, and spatial audio”, just like the AirPods Pro.

Apple AirPods Max

Apple AirPods Max

Since their launch, the weird design of the Apple AirPods Max and their accompanying case have divided opinion – then again, so did the first AirPods once they launched in 2016.

We’ve spent a bit of time aiming to know the wireless headphones; and then far, while we’re impressed by the sound quality, we’re not entirely convinced that they justify their high tag.

Apple AirPods Max Price and Release Date

The Apple AirPods Max cost $549 / £549 / AU$899. They’re available to preorder now and can be officially released on December 15, 2020.

However, expected stock shortages mean you’ll struggle to induce the AirPods Max before the tip of the year, whether you’re buying from the Apple Store or third-party retailers.

That price makes the AirPods Max way more expensive than many of the simplest over-ear headphones on the market, including our current favorite cans, the Sony WH-1000XM4; anyone hoping for a budget-friendly price, as we saw with the recently-launched HomePod mini, are going to be disappointed.

There are rumors that Apple is attending to release a less expensive, sports-friendly variant of the AirPods Max, but even then, you’ll be able to expect those to cost a reasonable penny.

Design

The Apple AirPods Max includes a minimalist design that’s typical of the tech giant, with sleek lines and a chrome steel build. they are available in a range of trendy colors, including space gray, silver, sky blue, green, and pink.

We tested out the space gray model, and that we think they give the impression of being nicely understated – apart from the rather unusual headband.

The headband is formed from a knitted mesh fabric, which Apple says is “designed to distribute weight and reduce on-head pressure”.

While we’re not entirely sold on the planning of the mesh headband, but we won’t deny that the AirPods Max did feel comfortable to wear – and also the headband isn’t nearly as conspicuous when the headphones are literally on your head, which is that the most significant thing.

The headband frame itself is formed from chrome steel, with telescoping arms that you just can befits find an honest fit. The frame feels sturdy and well-made, but it isn’t so heavy on put pressure on your head.

Audio performance

While we’ll spend a touch longer with the Apple AirPods Max to create a real assessment of the audio quality on offer, we’re impressed by what we’ve heard thus far.

The soundstage generally feels quite wide, with room for all the instruments to actually shine; you do not get that ‘closed-off’ sensation that over-ear headphones sometimes impart. There’s much detail, great imaging, and that we didn’t notice any issues with rhythmic accuracy within the short time we spent listening with the AirPods Max.

Inside the headphones are 40mm dynamic drivers, which are powered by a dual neodymium ring magnet motor that, says Apple, allows the AirPods Max to “maintain total harmonic distortion of but 1% across the complete audible range”. They certainly sound clear, and that we didn’t notice any distortion, even at higher volumes.

Battery life and connectivity

Apple says the AirPods Max provides up to twenty hours of high-fidelity audio, talk time, or movie playback, which ordinarily wouldn’t seem an enormous amount; however, only if this can be with Active Noise Cancellation enabled, it is a pretty respectable figure.

We’ll need a bit longer with the AirPods Max to seek out whether the stated battery life is accurate, but ANC tends to cut back the battery lifetime of headphones, so we’d imagine that you just can squeeze a touch more playback outing of the AirPods Max if you’re using them without this enabled – plus, in step with Apple, you will be ready to conserve some battery by placing the AirPods Max in their soft Smart Case.

The best over-ear headphones will usually hit around 30 hours of battery life, although many superb models only make it to around 20 – either way it’s enough for a full day or two’s use, betting on how wedded they’ll be to your ears.

Connectivity comes courtesy of Bluetooth 5, so you’ll expect pairing times to be fast, and you should not lose your connection as you progress removed from your source device (as long as you do not go further than 800 feet / 420 meters, or put several thick walls between the AirPods Max and your phone).

Noise cancellation

The noise cancellation provided by the Apple AirPods Max seems strongly supported the short time we’ve spent with them.

Each ear cup features three outward-facing microphones to detect environmental noise, while one microphone inside the ear cup monitors the sound reaching your ear. Apple says the AirPods Max uses computational audio to continuously adapt their noise cancellation performance supported “the headphone fit and movement in real-time”.

Early verdict

Until we’ve been ready to spend longer testing the Apple AirPods Max, it’s hard to allow a realistic assessment of their performance – and whether that performance justifies their high tag. particularly we’re yet to undertake out the Spatial Audio feature.

So far the audio quality has impressed us, with a good, well-balanced soundstage, rich bass, and detailed trebles. We’ve also found the noise cancellation to be very effective, and also the inclusion of a Transparency mode is certainly useful.

For more information click here or visit https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/12/apple-introduces-airpods-max-the-magic-of-airpods-in-a-stunning-over-ear-design/

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