Apple's over-ear headphones are again on sale at among the best costs we've seen all 12 months. The AirPods Max have dropped to $480. That's $69 off the listing value.
It's not fairly a file low value for these headphones. We've seen them drop to $450. However that is nonetheless a stable deal on the AirPods Max, particularly in case you've been ready for a stable low cost. It's additionally value noting that that is the up to date mannequin with USB-C charging, reasonably than the previous Lightning port that Apple has phased out.
We gave the AirPods Max a rating of 84 in our evaluation again in 2020 (sure, they've been round for that lengthy with out an replace save, for the brand new charging port and colorways!). We felt that the sound was glorious and balanced with stable energetic noise cancellation (ANC) and a very good transparency mode so you may hear what's happening round you. In our testing, the AirPods Max met Apple's promise of a 20-hour battery life with each ANC and spatial audio switched on.
We loved the straightforward management system, which makes use of an Apple Watch-style rotating crown. The AirPods Max are light-weight and comfy to put on as properly.
On the draw back, the AirPods Max nonetheless use Apple's older H1 chipset, that means that sure options out there on some in-ear AirPods fashions aren't current right here. There's no help for high-res music streaming companies both. Nonetheless, in case you're embedded within the Apple ecosystem and are in search of an in any other case high-quality set of over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max are value contemplating.
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