Airpods Max: an Android User's Perspective

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Are Apple’s Airpods Max wireless headphones still worth their $550 price tag for Android users who don’t get all the features (including their awesome Spatial Audio)?
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[@KudosK42]

"The Apple Airpods Max are not cheap headphones. They're $549." Audiophiles: "Rookie numbers"

[@Eden-Valentine]

from the perspective of an audiophile, this is an amazing deal. from the perspective of most this is stupid

[@somusz159]

@@Eden-Valentine Well, i wouldn't take overly proprietary bluetooth headphones with ANC seriously. How long until the battery gives out and is it replaceable? Good gear can last decades

[@Eden-Valentine]

@@somusz159 you do have a point there. i dont think you can get to the battery easily to replace it and apple making their headphones proprietary is annoying. They are only really that good if you do own an apple device.

[@plompiderunglaubliche8764]

@@Eden-Valentine no even if you're a audiophile this is a bad deal you could get for a little bit more money far better sound quality the focal elegia would be a way better choice for audiophiles

[@nikovbn839]

@@Eden-Valentine The thing is - an audiophile wouldn't touch them.

[@ExtantThylacine]

I could buy half a monitor stand for the price these cost.

[@ashleybarnes9343]

Hahaha #topcommentgod

[@RandomUser2401]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha rofl lmao this was so funny in the blind Apple hater community like 2 years ago

[@ashleybarnes9343]

@@RandomUser2401 except im not hating on apple blindly lmfaooo whats wrong is the little 40 year old virgin an apple fan boy

[@RandomUser2401]

@@ashleybarnes9343 hm? where is a 40yo Apple fanboy virgin?

[@aoe9015]

@@RandomUser2401 wow! 21 seconds ago

[@greeber18]

Apple: releases $550 headphones US Government: here's $600, that should cover the tax

[@vskvvskv4700]

Brazil government: R$6.000,00 ($1.200,00) 🤡

[@FordFocus-oo8fd]

@@vskvvskv4700 gg

[@2ndplayeruser]

@@vskvvskv4700 only one dollar? 😭😂

[@gersonrendon2188]

@@vskvvskv4700 bro, in the rest of the world we use commas and points the other way around for numbers

[@benm8763]

Creative comment!

[@abdullaalnamy8422]

To my ears these 3rd Gen Air pods are more comfortable compared to the newer Pro version with the soft gel tips. kzbin.infoUgkxgl8SzyQoymMu-S3V55Dskg5QJ8xr1yCR That said, compared to the 3rd Gen, I notice these do not stay planted in the ear as well. One design issue I think, is you squeeze the stem and click it twice to advance your songs. On 3rd gen you tap the large speaker. The difference is by grabbing the stem each time, you tend to loosen the bud fit in your ear. Not always, but the bud falls out a few times while running. The old tap to change never had that problem for me. I would not have changed that tap function. That said, the newer Pro version sticks in the ear, almost airtight if you want that. I do not like that Airtight fit. So that's why I'd stay with this version as the best trade off of comfort, use, and overall feel.

[@AhmedAlwazir]

Airpod Macs.

[@martinrios-ayala6152]

This deserves many more likes

[@n.l.3776]

But does it have the wheels?

[@ymax561]

That's a lot of money mate

[@raawesome3851]

Upvoted.

[@konstahuhtala4207]

N. L. They will be available afterwards. No doh

[@sadieangelina]

Conclusion: - Recommend if you are on Apple Ecosystem - Otherwise, not recommended

[@vibonacci]

Really stupid way of Apple to limit the reach of their product, as always.

[@maraanblanc]

Isn't this the case with every apple product?

[@allowa5220]

Feel bad for apple owners

[@artemiybzhedugov7034]

@@maraanblanc macbooks work fine with android

[@allenmobley8444]

Pretty much! I have an iPhone and I also like most of the products but I also get sick of almost being forced to only use Apple products

[@AzureFX]

" After this message from ridge wallet." *Rapidly taps screen*

[@FilipinoHODL]

Then press few backs cause accidentally skipped the ever changing title screen. To the maaaxx!

[@simonbelmont548]

Lol I did just that

[@martinbotero5396]

Linus: The AirPods Max are overpriced Proceeds to sell a 70 dollar pillow

[@A.The.H.]

Ehh gotta support the artists who designed it, probably not as mass produced as well. Just thinking on that

[@clapware]

One is mass produced by a huge company while the other is produced by a growing youtube company. Which should be cheaper? Mass produced or not?

[@lagsterino]

He never called them overpriced, he actually said they weren’t. 9:15

[@Wintonbutter]

@@clapware they’re not making them in house lol. They hire a mass producer to make them

[@ShihammeDarc]

@@A.The.H. said artists get a salary, not a commission.

[@ChristianRB]

Linus: doesn't like price of Apple dongle. Also linus: 70 dollar cpu pillow

[@carlod803]

But the pillow is much much more useful

[@ChristianRB]

@@carlod803 thats fair

[@wta1518]

Except 1) a pillow isn't necessary 2) I wouldn't need a dongle if Apple didn't remove my headphone jack.

[@bhavyajain638]

Linus just doesn't want my money. Haha

[@nullifidian13]

CPU pillow pretty dope though ngl... dongle on the other hand...

[@morgan1168]

I purchased some noise cancelling headphones.. I thought people would find them annoying but so far I haven't heard any complaints.

[@lucioledizerot196]

Are you my dad

[@dragodanhoratiu799]

@@lucioledizerot196 lol

[@raawesome3851]

Nice dad joke.

[@helpsulaiman7144]

Genius

[@Kannatron]

Guys I just farted twice

[@Timely7]

I was face palming and before my hand reached my forehead I stoped since Linus said "don't face palm yet" then my hand was hovering over my forehead and I didn't finished the facepalm.

[@jasonmelo9379]

Haha

[@helx9965]

😂😂

[@farmerios4876]

r/thatHappened

[@CyberDragonis]

Bruh moment

[@DashFN69]

You take 20 seconds to do a face-palm?

[@VC777]

"Just get the Pandas and EQ up the bass" That's exactly what I did when first using them lol

[@AustinJones330]

Bro, hearing Linus say, “don’t believe me, do a side by side of the macaroni section of wap” is all I wanted for Christmas

[@adamb.4404]

It’s such a chad move using WAP as an audio benchmark. I respect it immensely

[@asadava]

I don't know why he did it, but it got me interested in the video again.

[@AustinJones330]

@@asadava yeah, I’m sure Linus is the reason you like that video.

[@xeric1953]

The djcummerbund remix of Wap that mixes in the devil went down to georgia is lit as fuck

[@willinton06]

All I wanted was you

[@matt2m]

Did Linus just tell me to listen to WAP bruh I’m done with 2020 😆

[@VashStarwind]

We all are lol

[@vijayakumarm1996]

Well I got curious about the WAP shit. Guess what its 🔥🔥

[@chaossify5730]

@@vijayakumarm1996 😏😂🤣

[@johnluyben2937]

@@vijayakumarm1996 I think you mean it’s 💩 💩 💩 (shit)

[@Mattson_b]

@@vijayakumarm1996 :D

[@machaniabishek]

Love the aspect ratio of your videos.

[@bassem016]

7:58 12k cameras doing work there

[@ericsun3036]

“I haven’t used the bra thing all week”

[@roebbiej]

Linus secretly likes crossdressing but is trying to get off the addiction, that's why

[@Alexander-is9jo]

tbf I've heard bras are uncomfortable

[@sambalekouy7298]

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[@sambalekouy7298]

@@roebbiej kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipypkIKfd9uhgsk

[@xerzy]

@@Alexander-is9jo yeah pretty much every girl I know hates them, even when you get used to it, it's still tight and irritates your skin

[@JesseDCrespo]

Ah yes, the classic audio comparison: the "macaroni in a pot" test

[@kam6en]

*I make videos too 😇*

[@datbootlegger]

@@kam6en Cool but comments aren't a self advertising platform

[@rudra.patel.001]

@@kam6en Cool but I don't give a damn

[@rileyjohnson8702]

Why did he say wap like that

[@MsShauna1234]

jpnewpic88.men

[@MysteicVoltronus]

Now every time I see you guys reviewing headsets of any kind, I can only image someone sitting in a room listening to WAP on loop for 5 hours straight while swapping products.

[@CheetoZo_3]

I did this with the xm4 and AirPods max…

[@josephletts1093]

I use my Sony XM3 with a FIIO BTR5 and it's a great combination, also turns by FH1's into a great BT IEMs in balanced mode too!

[@cpana2001]

Audio enthusiasts: I'm testing these headphones with Dark Side Of The Moon which was mixed by some of the best audio engineers in the world and it is a technical master piece. Linus: WAP sounds great on these.

[@bepbep7418]

Billie Jean is my go to. NOBODY mixes better then Quincy.

[@yultihaif6415]

Any Beatles song is also a good test, its one of the cleanest sounds you can hear ...obviously...bowers and wilkins equipment

[@AnonymousGentooman]

i like Bass so for audio testing i use Kneel-Mox/Moxi Floxi Narkotik Kal-Hardbass School Narkoman-Hardbass School if i like the way they sound on any given audio system, i like the audio system

[@karatekan2182]

I would go for Astronomy Domine instead but for a complete album that's probably the best Pink Floyd got. And WAP is actually a pretty great song for testing how far you can push bass before you start trashing the rest of the sound. Isn't my type of rap, but I don't begrudge people listening to popular music on good headphones.

[@alkzavaleta7876]

Does anyone tests Headphones with hotel California?

[@4_ist403]

"Just buy the pandas" *throws $950 worth of wireless headphones * 🤣🤣

[@redditor001]

I was 10 seconds away from hoping I could throw a fist through my phone to discount tech support Eminem.

[@als0689]

Stamp?

[@EthanSeville]

Bose QuietComfort 35 II :3 ❤️

[@Jasonzvo]

i mean if im gonna pay quite a bit of money for headphones, i expect them to be able to handle that throw

[@terranceclark8328]

@@als0689 9:25

[@lividmatter4862]

Thanks for including the Pandas. Ever since you made the video on them back in January, I have been aching to get my hands on them. Finally pulled the trigger in August. They are completely awesome, apart from bad/unusable BT connection with windows devices. (I have to use them wired with windows, audio starts to stutter and cut out after a minute of working perfectly fine)

[@Vitoreo]

Maybe the issue is with the windows device your using them with.

[@Alias_Anybody]

@@Vitoreo I have the same issue with way cheaper headphones. Something with the driver for the network adapter I assume. Never been able to solve it.

[@techienate]

The positional audio thing would be great--if it worked with PC's where gaming happens. Imagine the level of awareness in FPS games. Or the way a flight simulator could use the positional data of the headphones for head tracking.

[@QCccccc]

LTT didn't mention 360 audio tech on Sony wh-1000xm4

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

@@QCccccc you're mixing spatial audio with 360/dolby audio spatial is apples thing when you move your head around the audio stays accurately positioned relative to the audio source

[@Reulorics]

Positional audio in games is already fine because you don't turn your head, and head turning positional audio is already a thing in vr games where you do turn your head.

[@fullselfcontrol]

Oh really? Ridge Wallet wants to REDEFINE the wallet!? Didn't expect that one coming 😂

[@lucioledizerot196]

Disrupting the industry and such

[@godchi1dvonsteuben770]

You can get a nearly identical wallet, except composite outer panels, for $20... It's not the Wallet they're "redefining," it's the price range of RF blocking wallets, they're redefining...

[@xeone1920]

They keep sponsoring, I keep skipping.

[@ToxNano]

@@godchi1dvonsteuben770 I just realized they cost 75 dollars... wtf

[@axmoylotl]

@Leandro Brandão card wallet or metal wallet

[@rajanbhateja6844]

My wallet straight up: *DON'T*

[@aussieglizzy6998]

kill the wallet

[@greywolf88]

Damn! He is smart! Your wallet- that is...

[@ChayantGonsalves]

Ridgewallet will redefine that shit

[@averagejojoenjoyer5031]

@@ChayantGonsalves lmfao

[@franchezvibritannia7320]

Get me one.

[@cicada1549]

Sennheiser: HOLD MY HEADPHONE JACK

[@joeybergeron376]

hahah a right

[@benanderson89]

Except you'll need an external amplifier to drive many Sennheiser models.

[@benanderson89]

@@shlurpydurp1804 open back, no noise cancellation, not wireless plus lacking some other features from the AirPods, too. I also have loads of wired headphones that will sound better than any wireless set, but I'm not about to walk around with a fat amp in my pocket and open backs screaming out in public. My AirPods Max arrive tomorrow (some shops are discounting certain colours by as much as £150 as a special right now, so I thought why not?). They'll be my office, travel and gym headphones; I'm not exactly going to sit in the office with my Atom stack and M1060 planar magnetics!

[@skiepern]

The sen hen huh duh six hundos

[@mass2306]

@@benanderson89 You should have just gotten the Sennheiser Momentum 3s. They’re on sale for $185 and sound better than the Airpods Max. You got fleeced

[@VardhanShrivastava]

wow, those product closeup shots near the end were amazing!! 08:28

[@frogleesha]

the head support looks like a office chair

[@pangolin83]

That's the point, they're for comfort. No excuses for that bag/bra case though.

[@I_killed_that_beard_guy]

Same

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

🤣👏

[@Terision]

an*

[@x64emulator]

just not as durable 💁‍♂️

[@chameleonfps]

"This is the kind of anti consumer bull sh" Linus got heated there for a second 😂

[@robinsuj]

Well, there was a lot of anticonsumer bullsh*t this year

[@cedrichabschi7312]

Apple is just that and everyone knows that

[@OutOfNameIdeas2]

@@PotatoWheel totally agree with you. People praise ios but it's literally just a meh os. Nothing special. Just missing a lot of base features I've come to expect on a decent phone

[@anotherwowman]

@@PotatoWheel That's literally plain bias lol... But I do agree with you. People that aren't willing to learn phones sees Apple's phones as 'the best and God's in the industry' and that simply isn't the case. Bang for buck is probably the most scheitte you will see out there and in all fairness, the only thing they win on is security which most doesn't mind on. I mean, you don't really see anyone you know using android shouting "my phone was hacked!" every day, do you?

[@shre6619]

@@anotherwowman enev if you are too worried about privacy/security, then you can do too yourself (experts needed though, as if you really want some thing then you have to work fot it) by rooting your phone, install some ubuntu touch or something

[@dfpurton]

Finally a great review of these headphones. This is by far the best 'tech channel' review of these headphones - at least LTT understand codecs, DACS and hifi audio products far better than MKBHD et al. The Max are hifi headphones with a heap of convenience features, not tech lifestyle headphones you can review like the latest phone or laptop. Well done LTT.

[@user-vs3gc4cn3t]

Have you tried dank pods where he specifically review any kind of headphones or earphone.

[@joel3683]

@@user-vs3gc4cn3teyyy dank pods and his one grit and frank hahaha I love him. But yes solid reccomendation

[@Kirraii]

Mkbhd just kinda pushes for apple products no matter what so its more biased than anything

[@someone.6382]

Me : *uses a gaming headset for anything*

[@thyee5092]

My gaming headset is the only good pair of headphones I have

[@someone.6382]

@@thyee5092 same

[@harunbulat9500]

Fuk ur cute whats ur name my lady

[@natedunlap9226]

WAP as a sound quality test recommendation lol

[@katech6020]

you gotta use the worst possible song to find sound problems in these

[@propersod2390]

@@katech6020 it's a good song tho

[@jakobdanowski1325]

@@propersod2390 it really isn't

[@TheJtorres182]

@@propersod2390 Regardless of the quality of the song, its mastered super loud with mega elevated bass. This kind of sound is supposed to sound ok with shitty earpods, i really really don't want more bass on this specific song.

[@Djuntas]

Linus also likes was it Spice girls or Aqua...Sooo. Good for him but...:))

[@realcartoongirl]

Linus: just get the pandas Sony and Bose users: **sad muddy noises**

[@TimSheehan]

Nah I'll keep the bluetooth multipoint, ANC, assistant integration and tweak the EQ a little

[@stevenr3544]

@@TimSheehan u can't eq out muddy?

[@aakashsubramanian]

@@stevenr3544 you can??

[@TimSheehan]

@@stevenr3544 Dolby nuanced setting, removes some compression and clears it up a bit

[@lucas_vlanc]

they're only muddy if you compare them to more expensive headphones, they're a good pair for the price, especially the sony wh1000xm3 (older model) since they're not much different from xm4 while being cheaper

[@TrippieHippie920]

I'm an iPhone user with a Galaxy Watch so I get you! 0:24

[@Capt.Marco-Hawk-L.L.A.P]

Happy Newyear, Linus and everyone else

[@danielquon9409]

"do a side by side of the 'macaroni in a pot' section of WAP"

[@maxregistra]

"Apple just doesn't want my money" that's how i feel about every Apple product besides the apple watch, and even for that one you need an iphone so..

[@maxregistra]

They are capable of making the best products on the market, but they just don't

[@barknbryce6993]

@@maxregistra they do though?

[@octorokpie]

@@barknbryce6993 they're not the best if you can't use them/their features.

[@realcartoongirl]

@@barknbryce6993 only if you buy all their products

[@Carterthielftw_]

@@barknbryce6993they have many Anti-consumer practices like right to repair. And they utilize slave labor. They could do so much more. They could change the world by paying people living wages and pioneering repairability and recyclability. In fact I believe they are moving backwards. for example, since Job's passing the company has gone back from millions in RnD and have made the charging ports on Macs directly connected to the logic board. This causes the connector to wear much faster, and they will cite you an entire board as a replacement. Even AASPs cannot access these board components to repair the device at a decent price. I try not to be an Apple hater and I like some of the moves the company makes, but they have some ways to go before I buy an Apple product

[@iStevenPlays]

Don’t forget. You can access the AirPods EQ in the music tab inside the settings app.

[@QuantaSolace]

Problem is you can’t make your own presets in the Music tab in Settings.

[@sebastianb5036]

I'm pretty happy with my Sennheiser Momentum 3 i bought recently. If all you want is a clear good sound and good materials I would suggest getting those. If you want the best ANC good connectivity and battery get Sony. They're both almost half the price of the Airpods.

[@braydoncoate9583]

ltt videos have gotten so high quality this is better than most tv shows

[@TomYourmombadil]

For most people the whole “ecosystem” is probably just iMessage

[@blueciffer1653]

True

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

And imessage is as useless as bbm. Yh they're great if everyone u know has a blackberry

[@Frog-ko6uu]

@@girlsdrinkfeck No, not really. iMessage is seamlessly integrated into the stock SMS texting app, and automatically engages if the recipient has an iDevice. Otherwise, it just uses regular ol’ SMS messaging. As someone who had an iPhone for four years without cellular, being able to text most of my friends/contacts without needing them to use an extra app like Signal or Telegram is extremely useful. So yes, iMessage only works if the recipient has an Apple device, but it doesn’t prevent or interfere with messaging a non-Apple user

[@sacstanxiang3736]

@@Frog-ko6uu cant tell if this is a genuine comment or sarcasm

[@kirathekillernote2173]

@@Frog-ko6uu It will be awful for someone in a country like India, where we are constantly getting spam messages by companies about offers etc , and all payments require OTP password sent via text. Imagine mixing your chat with this, it will be like emails

[@zainshamim343]

Special audio is still an issue on IOS. You don’t have support for Dolby atmos or anything that you could take advantage off on the iOS Netflix app

[@k.stewart2510]

Got a pair of Studio 3's when I bought my laptop, and besides needing to change the headband (plastic sides cracked), I find them okay as a daily driver. Definitely a case of diminishing returns with the newer models.

[@AllotedFawn]

When you realize that you can buy a PS5 with a 50$ Game with the price of 1 headphones.

[@SpringyRBX]

1 headphone you mean lmao

[@AllotedFawn]

@@SpringyRBX Yeah......

[@vedaryan334]

For me ,I can buy ps5 diskless version , and buy the sony xm4s and still save a few bucks

[@procrastinationpro8264]

music over gamign yo

[@zmazn]

lmao people who bought iPhone 12 are experiencing hell since it costs more than Ps5 and a bunch of stuff

[@spiffnoblade7731]

if i had 1 pence for every time i have heard about "ridge wallet redfines the wallet" i could buy one

[@SuperTom0111]

"The wallet that keeps the buldge down" yeah, because it's out of metal

[@IR_IE_ID]

they are garbage anyway secrid are miles better

[@axislobo]

I dont know what the net worth of a vice president is, but im sure those wallets aren't THAT expensive 🤔

[@rayyanshaikh5591]

bri"ish

[@AscendedBeyond]

Why would I buy a bougie money clip I have a brain tyvm

[@AudioAllegro]

I know it’s pretty hidden but go to settings/music/eq for a huge range of eq presets.

[@user-dj2op6id4m]

Thanks for the video. Bought them for a long overseas flight and of course that's 1000x more complicated than any other device

[@7heBatman]

The price point is waaay to high for being marginally better than cheaper headphones.

[@CalculatedRiskAK]

They're not made for people who care about important things like value or compatibility. They're for people who get an erection over the mere sight of an apple.

[@Munchakoopass]

DUHH like everything that apple makes

[@flavc5434]

@@CalculatedRiskAK truer words have never been uttered

[@gonthyalavishalchandan1193]

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little (sometimes a lot of) extra.

[@psy_99]

Boy do audiophiles not give a shit about price

[@andresaironneil1378]

After seeing the pillow im excited for the ltt usb designed condom.

[@shello912]

Micro usb for me, thank you.

[@Mystikus2]

Can I get a 3.5mm jack one

[@iterumconare4258]

I'll take the lightning

[@ShawnOliver]

type c for me

[@iterumconare4258]

@@ShawnOliver c

[@peymannaderi2200]

What camera you filming at?? It's fantastic 👍❤️

[@tsunderry7398]

I honestly just hope that the Xm5's will take a note out of apples book, Deeper earcups and removal drivers (maybe) for comfort and re usability reasons

[@DeathBringer769]

7:34 Did he keep his dongle next to his other dongle? ;)

[@ericsun3036]

7:43 Did anyone else hear “handroid phone”?

[@ibrahimrahmatullah6479]

lol

[@uprise2229]

This should be 7:42

[@Pslamist]

He's Canadian; don't worry about it.

[@asunavk69]

Even better than drop pandas are the anker soundcore Q30, while being cheaper if adjusted well on their EQ they can sound more neutral and defined.

[@nomiguda]

The Drop Panda companion app is due for release at the end of the month for all of the clever EQ tech they've built into the panda: it will upload an EQ to the panda which will save to the headphones and be there no matter what device you're connected too

[@narius_jaden215]

NO. DON'T TELL HIM TO "FOCUS" :P. Let the maaan raaaage lolol.

[@davidolmedo4634]

Let him tell the truth!

[@Matt-sc6gg]

"arrogant anti-consumer bullshit"

[@JaxonJJB]

Yeah i really wanted to see him bash apple there but they stopped him

[@delicrux]

I second this. Can Linus start a shutout channel XD

[@weatheronthe8s895]

Yeah. I love my Sony XM4 headphones I just got for Christmas. Also, I am the type of person who uses a wire pretty much no matter what, so being able to use any cheap cable on my Sonys is nice in case the Apple one was to break. Plus, the noise cancelling is better than my old Skullcandys, so I can't complain. The only thing better about those is that they have more bass, so I will keep them around for that.

[@exobyte317x7]

Also most important feature is playtime as if it only lasts 30minutes wireless then you can’t reasonably use it wirelessly and you will have to be wired all the time

[@daviddruce7787]

Happy New Year! there $1000 here in a land down under

[@drey3927]

Samsung is probably going to make a headphone named the buds plus max ultra

[@Park_Place]

I can imagine the ad would go something like this: All this in one bean?! Yes. Do more with less with Galaxy Buds ProPlus. User-Specific Noise Cancellation allows you to quiet down your friends and coworkers while your mom only muffles external noise.

[@CollateralHK]

You forgot the “5g”

[@vicentebustamante8955]

This are not beans, this is the full plate

[@ReyaadGafur]

Its just AKG

[@IV.Fourth]

@@vicentebustamante8955 cans of beans

[@aadithyanjr1382]

Finally! Thank you Linus. Every review I have seen was about the Max was focused on how glorious the headphones itself is and sure, it is. But a headphone is only one part of the equation. Something has to stream music to it and almost all of the reviews never touch on Windows system and Android.

[@rkrmicek]

They don't touch windows or android because the consumers of these aren't going be for them

[@drumanaut]

Hopefully someone does a comparison between them and some vmodas. Those have been my favorite headphones for a while.

[@artnotes]

You can turn EQ using upload Audiogram to iphone in Assistant setting. It cannot adjust pause because the Wired cable to not have mic so it's one way communication which is brain dead. The volume is adjust though headphone volume, not the volume output from the device, which traditional wired headphone can only adjust volume from device output. There are not design for non apple device, but from my view, the Adaptive EQ adjust the frequency to crazy well. I almost deliever the same quality that HD660s + Cheap Amp can do(though HD660s need better amp it's a improvement since HD650 not work with cheap amp).

[@PrismariLaura]

5:45 I'd pay real money to watch Linus rant about Apple's anti-consumer bullsh*t without being interrupted.

[@leonfrancis3418]

Honestly.

[@Benjamin-rq1fi]

Just listen to the WAP show.... I mean WAN show! (For real, he goes off a lot and it's great)

[@FiniteCS]

Yes, especially if he were to fight against the Apple fanboys who act like they have to defend the company or else they'll lose more than the dignity they lost when they bought the Apple products! Like I wouldn't mind people who enjoy Apple products, like how I don't hate Facebook users, or users/consumers of other companies that are absolute dogsh*t with their actions, but the fact that many of them seem to put Apple on a pedestal like it's a religion or god and will attack anyone who talks about the products Apple make or decisions they do just baffles me. I feel like they're trying to start a holy war just to defend their purchases and make themselves feel better about it. Like calm down, I understand that people who hate on Apple might get aggressive at times, but you don't have to defend the company, especially when they don't give a sh*t about you. Like if you want to support Apple, no matter how horrible they are, then just continue using and buying their stuff, don't go crazy trying to poor shame, belittle, and berate those who don't use Apple products. Like seriously, I always see comment chains with this formula: Person A: Apple = bad Person B: You're just too poor haha, imagine using lagdroid/imagine being a samsheep/imagine not using superior tech Person A: Apple did Person B: well obviously you're just not rich enough and/or at the level of intellect that Apple users need to be Person A, C, D - Z:

[@BillyPhilipRwoth]

@@FiniteCS All this effort put into an essay and still no likes! Yikes!😂

[@FiniteCS]

@@BillyPhilipRwoth You only write 500 words in your essays? I hope you're in elementary school still since otherwise I feel bad for your lack of literary education.

[@azbbandhan6430]

Honest review points that no other KZbinrs mentioned ❤️

[@Malkeviah]

If possible,could you please update your review on Airpods Max using Apple Music on Android since the app has been updated making Hi Res and Lossless Audio available and if it's possible to enjoy and enable spatial Audio....Thank you very much for considering.... Awesome Linus team🤘

[@teamshaft3106]

Well the EQ (not customizable) is available through the iOS on Apple devices. So technically there are options for different profiles just through the sound settings of iOS itself

[@brandon2755]

As for the custom button functions, you can pair airpods (any model) to an iOS, change the function of the gesture, pair the airpods to an android phone and the functions will stay the same. Even after unpairing and deleting airpods from iOS.

[@Reulorics]

Well yea they covered that, he said as long as you at least have access to someone's ios device, you can just use theirs to change settings and be good to go.

[@valenceinsnaion8667]

1:45 Linus: "most great" Me to other new audiences: First time?

[@OZZY9669]

They didn't say anything tho lol

[@pabloramirez3500]

4:46 You can see the battery level indicator in a Galaxy device, see in Devices, Notification Panel on the top.

[@cam-mz4xv]

You can change the EQ of all of it, just go to settings> accessibility>audio and visual>headphone accommodations> custom audio setup. THIS ONLY WORKS ON IPHONE AND IPAD!

[@nomisharris]

Dankpods has a sound test of these on prosthetic ears compared to the sonys that is super worth looking at. I gotta say, they sounded really good, probably the best in the biz for "walking around town" headphones. The nerfed functionality and high price make them a non starter for me though.

[@kleini3]

Sometimes apple just shoot it self out of completion just because of the price

[@xplax24]

While it is true that there is no custom EQ, Apple offers “headphones accommodations” setting in accessibility options in iOS devices, which will adjust the frequency response of the AirPods based on a simple test, and it has some level of customisation. It only works when connected to supported iOS devices, but if you are an Apple user, it might be worth using. I am using the feature with my AirPods Pro, and it has been fantastic.

[@MT-ll3tu]

At this price your better off with in-ear headphones like the ER4SR and EQ up it bass, Assuming your using foam tips for extra comfort & much better isolation.

[@grdprojekt]

I have a semi-open back over-ear headphones for the price of that one lightning to 3.5 mm cable.

[@Itsatintownthinthing]

“Crotch deep in Apple’s echo system.” I’ve been looking for a way to say that for ages now. Thanks.

[@uwirl4338]

He says ecosystem lmao

[@Itsatintownthinthing]

@@uwirl4338 I’m pretty sure my autocorrect changed that.

[@muhammadali.8170]

2:57 "no digital signal processing to hide the poor" The poor: guess I'll die now

[@nottheengineer4957]

When the Sony app was visible, it showed SBC and DSEE at the top. They sound terrible when using that, LDAC is a lot better. In case you tested them with SBC, please give LDAC a shot. Vocals become a lot better with that.

[@chrischen5048]

As a Bose and Sony owner, the seamless movement ain't all that seamless - most of the time I can't play two sources of audio without disconnecting one. I'm not thinking of getting Airpods Max, but I hope it works better than the alternatives.

[@porcu]

No comments on the “bra” case? Lol.

[@JangidSumit]

8:52

[@Collat3ralD4mage]

I was wondering if anyone else caught on that lol

[@toonlad4091]

Because its not an issue with 3rd party cases.......

[@neruwu]

Maybe because this joke was already old the second day after those things got released?

[@SKarboy_4]

The day won’t be far when literally every company sponsors linus

[@nayanmaloth4838]

And linus sponsors linus Oh wait.

[@SKarboy_4]

@@nayanmaloth4838 woah 26 likes nice

[@chilled1792]

apple never will

[@SKarboy_4]

@@chilled1792 lol

[@ForeverHobbit]

the fun part is that they avoid it companies sponsorships because they don't want to be annoyed if they shit on their products. They take stuff like the wallet or dollar shave because they don't review them

[@shaunogg9966]

Lots of people are reporting that after long uses they get condensation in the ear cups under the magnetic foam padding. This can be a long term problem creating mould and degrading the enternal components. And could potentially cause the risk of an electric shock.

[@vinrave]

I just bought the airpod max for 479$. I was just planning on trying them and returning them if I don’t like it. But It didn’t take too long and it grew on me. I think I would keep my blue airpod max. Sound quality is top notch and I can use it for my gaming PC, smart tv, iPhone, and iPad Pro perfectly.

[@adrianmarquez8345]

Do you use your Airpod Maxes for non-Apple devices?

[@Anxtros]

A panda weighs 375 grams, you heard it here first folks. 2:51

[@davidgriffin79]

4:25 a pillow that costs $70😲. My bed from Ikea cost less than that.

[@Downturn.]

Yea its really expensive fo a pillow

[@bshenlow882]

alpaca wool is pricey so they kinda had to...

[@kamuginkhan]

Linus managed to summarize all you have to know to decide if those are a worth buy or not and just under 10 min (not counting ads).

[@chasekelvington192]

You actually have some great EQ customization options in accessibility in the iPhone settings. They call it Headphone Accommodations

[@Ryan-sm5sw]

Theres also specfic preset eq settings if u go to the music tab in settings

[@randocalrissian9217]

6:32 I did the same thing when trying out spatial audio lmaoooooo that’s how you know it’s working.

[@timapple3991]

I'm a bit worried they didn't use the sound settings of the Sony's enough

[@ChristianRoland7]

Exactly, messing with the sound settings changes the game with XM4s

[@Poverty_Welder]

Lol "but worried"

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@William_35 the average consumer wouldn't buy the SONY...

[@jesusbarrera6916]

LTT's reviews are like that most of the time, half hearted

[@xPandamon]

@@jesusbarrera6916 Makes no sense dude. They're MADE for average consumers.

[@ClnlSozer]

Best review yet❤️🔥

[@RDelacroix]

I've tried my friend's pair for a few days to see if I wanted to plop down $550 on these headphones and I can say it's personally not for me. I used his old iPhone 8 plus and my Sony 1000mx4 and Bose 700 for my testing. One thing that Linus doesn't mention in this review, which is a SUPER IMPORTANT point, is that the weight of the Airpods Max is nearly double that of the 1000xm4 and 700. And this alone can affect the comfort and amount of time that you will be able to use the headphones without getting neck fatigue. The headband design helps with the way it sits on your head but it will not help with the neck problem. The earcups also clamp right at my jaw under my ear which gets real painful after about 30 minutes of usage. This problem will vary by user. I had the sliders on the headphone opened to the max to accommodate my larger head size and that could be the problem with the clamp. With Spotify or something like YT Music, the audio is fine. I do like that they don't start clipping in the higher volume ranges but when listening to higher quality music using Tidal and Plex Amp with FLAC files, there are times when the lower bit rate of AAC is apparent. Finally, the Active Noise Canceling on the Airpods Max is hands down the best I've ever heard in any headphones. Ambient mode on these are also the best out of the three headphones used. They sound completely natural and if it wasn't for the weight and the clamp, it's as if I wasn't wearing anything over my ears. The one notable exception is in high wind conditions where the noise of the wind is amplified, sometimes to uncomfortable levels.

[@overlord3655]

Bruh Linus talks about budget while selling a pillow for 70$ , for 70$ I can get a pillow set

[@OppositeToUp]

Can you get an alpaca wool pillow set for $70?

[@bo4elites238]

@@OppositeToUp where did they say that?

[@A.The.H.]

@@bo4elites238 I believe in the WAN show/podcast. I don’t know what episode but he does discuss why he priced it that much.

[@A.The.H.]

Ehh yeah true, I just have to wonder if the price of material, cost of production and price of design and testing how it feels had a huge impact on it

[@handle_unknown]

You can use apps like wavelet to eq the max, ive done so myself with my pros and man they sound better

[@octavc3414]

Interesting to notice that this video holds more valuable information compared to the vast majority of the "audiofile" reviewers that jumped immediately on the Apple review wagon, for some extra views. Thank you, Linus

[@pierdaponte]

Hey Linus, any chance you can include both US and Canadian pricing in your videos, considering you're a Canadian media outlet? I'm kind of tired of having to convert pricing watching stuff produced in my own region.

[@teish8393]

Am I supposed to take Linus seriously when he's wearing them over a beanie..

[@aukiio]

*y e s*

[@mariomuro1355]

Would you rather him wear it under?

[@aukiio]

@Yata Kami Well for me, the headphone warm my ears up so I don’t need anything

[@teish8393]

@Yata Kami please dude.. Linus probably has 20 sponsors to cover the electricity bill... if you’re gonna do a headset review don’t put headphones over a beanie...

[@naufalap]

@@teish8393 it's not like he inspects the sound quality live on camera

[@carson.s]

I've had to buy so many of those lightning to aux in dongles bc there so small and I feel like they disappear

[@MChrisGM]

or just be more responsible...?

[@danielleesposito5487]

i got one with an iphone 7, but never used it. i occasionally need it for something but i can find it lol

[@jasper1547]

just get airpods

[@FiniteCS]

@@jasper1547 Just get a phone that doesn't require a dongle to use the headphones. Same argument, but one results in being able to use the headphones they want to use, which are most likely going to be many times better than airpods. No offense to airpods, they're good for what they are, they're just not as good as half the headphones at that price or higher, and to many people, especially audiophiles, they need something better than airpods. Just because something works for you doesn't mean it works for others, so rather than tell people to "compromise," get mad at the company that doesn't allow "compromises" and only allows for users to struggle or continue buying their products, whether they like them or not. I don't care if you love Apple or hate them, everyone needs to realize that Apple doesn't make the best of the best for anything, or at least not for everything if you're really stuck in their ecosystem. Nothing Apple offers resembles a true audiophile listening experience is one example of a market they don't excel at, even if they are leaders in other parts of a similar market. These headphones are the closest they've come, but they're still closed back, lacking a good soundstage, and not neutral enough to be used for specific audio engineering tasks. Of course, most of these things don't affect the average consumer, but it's still something most companies care enough about to use USB A or C, not force you to buy proprietary items just to use devices they didn't make, or effectively limit your ability to use their devices if you're not using them with another device them made. Of course, Apple and other companies can choose to do so, but it's very anti-consumer and you can't expect people to agree with it or conform to it if they need something non-Apple to work or get the experience they want from the tech they buy.

[@jasper1547]

@@FiniteCS if you’re an audiophile you don’t listen to music on your phone lol (even Tidal isn’t good enough to replace a nice setup) I get your point tho, apples ecosystem is extremely smart and as long as i hold apple stock and people keep buying everything apple tells them to, i’m happy lol

[@satyabadisundaray184]

Happy New year from India

[@pliashmuldba]

Not that i researched it much when i was young ( many years ago ) and spent a fortune on Audio, but i ended up with a set of Bayer Dynamic headphones. Mind you here we are talking about the early / mid 80ties,,,,, you know the times you read about in dusty old books.