The new Apple AirPods Max were made official this week, and now we get to have a look at them in a new unboxing video from Marques Brownlee.
The video below gives us a look at the design and some of the features on the new Apple AirPods Max. These are Apple’s most expensive AirPods to date with a price of $549.
Design and Build Quality
The new AirPods Max look impressive from the video. They feature a stainless steel frame wrapped in a soft-touch material, which not only adds to the premium feel but also ensures durability. The ear cups are made from anodized aluminum and are designed to fit comfortably over the ears. The memory foam ear cushions provide a snug fit, which helps in noise isolation and enhances the overall listening experience.
One of the standout features of the AirPods Max is the Digital Crown, similar to the one found on the Apple Watch. This allows users to control volume, skip between tracks, answer phone calls, and activate Siri. The headband is made from a breathable knit mesh canopy, which distributes weight to reduce on-head pressure, making them comfortable for long listening sessions.
Features and Performance
The AirPods Max come with a host of features that justify their premium price tag. They are equipped with Apple’s H1 chip in each ear cup, which powers computational audio capabilities to deliver a high-quality listening experience. The headphones also feature Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), which uses six outward-facing microphones to detect environmental noise and two inward-facing microphones to measure what you’re hearing. This allows the AirPods Max to adapt the noise cancellation to your surroundings in real-time.
Transparency mode is another notable feature, allowing users to hear and interact with the world around them without removing the headphones. This is particularly useful for situations where you need to be aware of your environment, such as walking on busy streets or listening for announcements at an airport.
Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking is another advanced feature that provides a theater-like experience for content recorded in 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos. This technology uses the gyroscope and accelerometer in the AirPods Max and iPhone or iPad to track the motion of your head and device, ensuring that the sound stays anchored to the device even as you move.
Battery life is also impressive, with up to 20 hours of high-fidelity audio, talk time, or movie playback with Active Noise Cancellation and spatial audio enabled. The AirPods Max come with a Smart Case that puts the headphones in an ultra-low-power state to preserve battery when not in use.
They will be available from next week on the 15th of December, and they can now be pre-ordered directly from Apple’s website.
The Apple AirPods Max offer a blend of premium design, advanced features, and high-quality performance. Whether or not they are worth the $549 price tag remains to be seen, but they certainly set a new standard for over-ear headphones in the market.
Source & Image Credit: Marques Brownlee
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