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Apple AirPods Max (Various Colors)
$449
$549
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Adorama has Apple AirPods Max (Various Colors) for $449. Shipping is free.
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Available Colors:
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Available Colors:
- Space Gray (MGYH3AM/A)
- Silver (MGYJ3AM/A)
- On Backorder
- Sky Blue (MGYL3AM/A)
- Temporarily On Backorder
- Green (MGYN3AM/A)
Includes:
- AirPods Max
- Smart Case
- Lightning to USB Type-C Cable
- User Manual
Features:
- High-Fidelity Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation with Transparency mode
- Spatial Audio
- Form Factor: Overhead Headband Band
- Connection: Bluetooth
- Cup Style: Closed-back
- Earpiece Style: Over-Ear
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- Our research indicates that this offer is $30.99 lower (6% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $479.99.
- About this product:
- Rating of 4.4 from over 660 Best Buy customer reviews.
- 1-Year Apple Warranty
- About this store:
- Details of Adorama's return policy here.
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Adorama has Apple AirPods Max (Various Colors) for $449. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member JDinKC for finding this deal.
Available Colors:
Includes:
Features:
Thanks to community member JDinKC for finding this deal.
Available Colors:
- Space Gray (MGYH3AM/A)
- Silver (MGYJ3AM/A)
- On Backorder
- Sky Blue (MGYL3AM/A)
- Temporarily On Backorder
- Green (MGYN3AM/A)
Includes:
- AirPods Max
- Smart Case
- Lightning to USB Type-C Cable
- User Manual
Features:
- High-Fidelity Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation with Transparency mode
- Spatial Audio
- Form Factor: Overhead Headband Band
- Connection: Bluetooth
- Cup Style: Closed-back
- Earpiece Style: Over-Ear
Editor's Notes
Written by oceanlake- About this deal:
- Our research indicates that this offer is $30.99 lower (6% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $479.99.
- About this product:
- Rating of 4.4 from over 660 Best Buy customer reviews.
- 1-Year Apple Warranty
- About this store:
- Details of Adorama's return policy here.
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Pricey? Sure. Worth it? Absolutely, IF you're deep into the Apple ecosystem and you'll be using these with Apple products, at least an iPhone. (More products = more features.) If not, don't waste your money.
Also, note that these don't come with an aux cable. That's extra, but it's what's needed to get you near audiophile sound.
And no, they *technically* don't do lossless, but unless you have superhuman hearing, you won't be able to tell the difference anymore than you could with, say, a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 3's.
I'd say they're totally worth it at this price if you're looking for a good user experience. If you're just looking for SOUND and nothing else (we'll, other than wireless capabilities), get the Bang & Olufsen H9's ($350 now) or the MW65's (at Costco for $270 now).
TL;DR - for Apple users, these are great. Get them and don't look back. For non-Apple users, don't waste your money. But most people honestly would be well-enough served by finding a pair of good TWSs or wireless headphones for about $200.
Had a pair and returned them.
Boat anchors on your head with painful clamp force
Sound is fine - good even - but not $549 good and really not $449 good either.
The Apple markup here is similar to the original MSRP on the HomePod (also way too much and we saw how that went...took years to sell the inventory and discontinued)
I have owned a wide range of headphones all the way up to Hifiman Susvaras.
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And, let's be honest here: lossless is completely indistinguishable from modern codecs for the vast majority of ears out there AND it theoretically requires that all of the previous steps along the production chain were also lossless (and how often does that really happen?).
I get that you're just not well informed on the subject, but please don't misinform others.
They are heavy and sound "very good"
They should be around $349 honestly.
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I have owned a wide range of headphones all the way up to Hifiman Susvaras.
I have owned a wide range of headphones all the way up to Hifiman Susvaras.
The limiting factors appear to be:
Closed back, open back headphones have a more solid image and actual soundstage
Features, to cancel sound or work a transparency mode, the headphones have to create sound that cancels that out while playing the source signal (or it's reproducing the background noise in transparency mode)
Amplifier limitations, this is getting significantly better over the last few years as far as quality of power, but total power is still limited and the driver has to be designed with that in mind.
Cost, having all of these things built in obviously costs more than an unpowered wired headphone. Those drivers can have stronger magnetic force run by more power, and aren't paying for the additional featureset.
The AirPods max clearly have the best build quality of anything close to their price which again adds to the cost. The additional R&D, wireless tech, and amplifier add to the cost.
This should be compared apples to apples, I hope we can all agree there.
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These are uncomfortable and sonically and ANC-tech inferior to both Bose and Sony.
Acoustically it's not as clear. Generally I've read that these are better, but just slightly and not by a wide enough margin to justify the price. Sound is a subjective experience anyway. I demo'd them at an Apple store and really enjoyed the sound, but it didn't floor me or anything, it was just very pleasant for the pop and rock I demoed. Noise cancellation and transparency modes both were excellent. End of the day even at $450 too pricey for me.
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