Did they even try? Beats Studio Pro VS Bose

DMS takes a look at the new Beats Studio Pro headphones to find out if they're worthy of the hype. In this video he compares them against the Apple Airpods Max and the Bose QC45 wireless active noise cancelling headphones.
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[@iridescentgherkin]

The "Pro" is short for "Profit"

[@robb1715]

Best headphones for 500 bucks?

[@meak911]

This is the most biased, objective disingenuous headphones review I’ve ever seen. Poor job all the way around.

[@ALnMO]

"Dollar store kids headphone" 🔥🔥

[@OblivionIce]

based

[@sweetlows1]

For a videos in the future. Would it be worth doing something like a "what you should expect from your headphones at different budgets" kind of thing. I know the higher up you go in headphones you start to split hairs on what you can hear or what better headphones do that worse ones can't handle. Maybe there is a level up guide, pick maybe 2 or 3 songs that scale well and reveal more with better headphones so that someone who doesn't know what to listen for can have a target to listen for? I find there isn't an easy guide for this on youtube. Websites usually have test songs but not what each price bracket should be able to achieve. I know all equipment is different but some kind of guide posts would be useful I think, like headphones in the 200-300 range should give you at least "this" and maybe what 2-3 specialists in the category give you, 600 "this", 1000, 1500, 2000 etc. I know Andrew has his list of songs and descriptions for why he uses them, but given this is a youtube channel and not everyone is checking forums, it would be nice to have a run through with pre-made playlists in the description to follow along. You guys can hear those differences but you know what to listen for. I know it's often listen to what you like but you can train your ears with the songs you provide as well if someone wants to put in the work. Maybe that resource is already out there and I missed it but I'd personally enjoy it.

[@abdulazizthabet4688]

That's a pretty good idea.. I'm pretty sure that the headphone show team did something similar once in one lengthy video.. they had diffrent price brakets and every one chose his favorite audio gear that'd fit the price range.. it was more of a "fun" video tho insted of a reference video for what to expect and what'd be the best in a certain price range. But yea tbh the idea that you mentioned would be helpful if made in a youtube video form.

[@liamkelly5727]

I love how this opened by just ripping into both brands. The creaking noises they made were so bad that I had to take out my IEM's

[@tardisgrade]

This is the audio equivalent of Uncle Roger putting his leg down from his chair

[@jasonhumphries9434]

I found them very tight & could only wear them for about 45 minutes before they started to make my ears & head ache. After having them for 24hrs they were sent back!

[@GrandHeresiarch]

Profit margins: The headphone. Bought to you by Beats.

[@hartyewh1]

Maxwell and Bathys should clean the floor with these by now.

[@benji.bae.2505]

Bathys is a different market/price to these. But Maxwell is the real deal

[@hartyewh1]

@@benji.bae.2505 If you consider value then Airpods Max and the other MSRP $500 mainstream options are ridiculously overpriced compared to Bathys.

[@iridescentgherkin]

@@benji.bae.2505 Maxwell will never be taken seriously by the general public because it's too heavy.

[@rherbm]

​@@iridescentgherkinairpod pros are 385g, Maxwell 490. With the suspension headband it should be fine. I daily lcd x for hours and it's fine.

[@benji.bae.2505]

@@rherbm 100grams is over a 25% difference in weight. That's not insignificant. Keep in mind that the airpod max are also on the heavier end of "normal" wireless headphones

[@HobbyTalk]

“Beats and Bose and Beats and Bose and Beats and Bose” - beat boxing

[@AnthonyYouTubes]

Boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants… 🐷

[@lazyreuvin]

If only these people knew real sound...Can we do a video of you guys stopping people wearing beats on the street and then letting them play the same track with a Focal Bathys or a pair of 660's on a portable Dac, Amp? I'd love to see the moment their eyes widen!

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

​@@GH0STST4RSCR34Mwell they also think the build is awesome too, so they're just shills/bad reviewers in general.

[@Emmbedd]

You can’t fix ignorance

[@Curry.N]

Focal bathys is impressive, but its high price may only attract hardcore audiophiles or edgy non-mainstream audio enthusiasts who are willing to invest in premium Bluetooth headphones.

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

@@GH0STST4RSCR34M the reviewers that are praising the beats

[@jpined14]

A lot of people wouldn’t care sadly. We’re truly a minority of people who care (perhaps too much) about sound quality. Most people can’t even sit or name an album!

[@Gambit33]

I don't know why these big brand headphone / audio companies refuse to produce good products with good tuning. It's sad that so many people keep overpaying for this garbage.

[@d.g.o4410]

That’s why quality is better than the name brand and price. Bose, Sennheiser, Bowers and Wilkins and other well respected brands in the world of audio are proof that you can make great wireless headphones that have great comfort and great tuning at the same time.

[@loganmurphy3374]

I'm pretty sure walmart makes an anc headphone under their "onn." brand and i can't imagine it's any good. Might be fun to put them in a head-to-head against the beats as a sort of clash of the trash

[@paisleepunk]

onn will definitely be of better value than most beats products (at least onn is cheap trash)

[@FPLAndTech]

The beats has its flaws no doubt, but I don’t agree with half of the things you said about the beats. Let’s understand they are not on the same level with the competition and that’s the biggest flaw mainly because of the price. If these were $250 instead of $350 the whole narrative changes. The Bose don’t have wear detection and they cost $320 but no one talks about that. Overall, the beats have a target market.

[@BryantBaudelaire]

I love my Beat Studio Pros

[@AzzurroWolf]

The ONLY review I was waiting on 👏🔥

[@OBMWorld]

Quick summary: Beats Studio Pro = Garbage ... Thanks for the review and the king regards.

[@andrewpalmer7080]

just traded my beats pro for Sony xm5s. as a big headed person with glasses, the beats were atrocious. not to mention how creaky they were anytime I shifted them or pressed any buttons. Excited to get my xm5s (which I found to fit my head just a bit better than the QC 45s

[@MrMrpony]

Haha considerably different perspective than most (if not all) I have seen. And this is far more believable 😂

[@jopar3292]

'Studio' - 'Pro' . . . Should be taken to court for false advertising

[@drevo50]

Fair. I use Bose NC700 for plane trips, comfy and the audio is at least non-fatiguing once EQ'ed.

[@mete1784]

Man I read intro as "Beat Stupid Pro" LMAO.

[@nghiabuitrong742]

Looking forward to you publishing the in-app EQ profile for your Bose QC45 😄

[@EricRosenfield]

Love the effect of him pulling the Bose headphones seemingly from mid-air. Good off screen set-up.

[@kennwin]

Pro is the new basic dontcha know? 😂

[@antyvirusuk8056]

Bose stands for Beats Oversell Snakeoil Equipment

[@chuc.dxq3809]

I thought Bose stands for Buy Other Audio Equipment 😅

[@antyvirusuk8056]

@@chuc.dxq3809 i cant tell if youre joking or if you forgot what letters are in bose

[@R-L-I]

This dude is CLEARLY biased against Beats in his review.

[@DMS3TV]

I simply don't use affiliate links 😉

[@01bigtrev]

Came here for the review completely turned off by the comments

[@JayJay-sk3iu]

💯 agree about the comfort. Completely uncomfortable on the ears and the top of your head. The AirPod Max, which are significantly heavier, are way more comfortable to wear for long periods of time.

[@The_Privateer]

When consumer electronics companies use the marketing term 'Pro' like other companies use equally meaningless marketing terms like 'Mil Spec' or 'Aircraft Grade'.

[@geoi6819]

What's your EQ for QC 45s? I can't make them sound acceptable. They either sound muffled or just have ear pearcing treble in some tracks if I try to up the treble by 3-4. And it seems like the bass EQing doesn't do much, probably, due to driver limitations.

[@fred-youtube]

Try AutoEQ

[@camoturtle18]

Story time: the day these came out there were TONS of reviews that were praising these on YT. I told my brother about these (non-audiophile / normie) and he picked these up specifically for gym use. He thought they sounded good (again, normie) and then I tried them and… yeah they are awful… AirPods Max (which I also don’t like) are faaaaaaar superior. The noise canceling capability is on the level of what you would find on cheap entry level Sony wireless headphones and the sound is just bad man… it really is. Can’t believe how many YT channels are willing to praise these things, probably getting some promo money even from Apple/Beats. Not saying they did but it wouldn’t surprise me if something fishy like that was going on.

[@realgrilledsushi]

Your brother is right. Also, how many do you see using audiophile iems, headphones while doing workouts, jogging? For real, maybe sitting at a cafe but not while doing workouts unless you have you can recommend. One more thing, enough with the normie label. It doesn’t make anyone any more special for spending tons of money with these devices, you’re no different than those forking out for the next shiny thing lmfao

[@camoturtle18]

@@realgrilledsushi bro chill out fr

[@nikhilsrl]

@@realgrilledsushi Someone owns beats ;)

[@someguy3595]

I’m a normie- I just want headphones for music and movie. Kinda been looking at these beats vs Sony Xm5… what’s your take on the versus here

[@mipacem]

anything beats beats headphones really, and sony does make good products, even some audiophile grade/price, so ya xm5 @@someguy3595

[@1JANDE]

Studio Pro🤮 Worst headphones 🎧. They sound like a $20.00 headphones 🎧. It took me 5 minutes to realize how bad they are. I paid $180.00, and Im going to return them. I don't want them not even for free. Going back to the store in less than 24 hours

[@chocolatewheelchair]

What did you get instead?

[@Malaphisis]

Mine are going back today for the bose

[@chocolatewheelchair]

@@Malaphisis I used Qc45 headphones they’re very good. Sort of heavy like you don’t forget you have huge headphones on but that’s expected coming from earbuds but sounds of bose is warm and good deep bass

[@Malaphisis]

@@chocolatewheelchair going to pick up the ultras this week

[@jancarloseldescontrol]

Audio Technica 50x are the best 😂

[@pc750-V4]

The name alone shows how much inappropriate attitude the brand has .... The price is shocking 😯

[@813GC]

Why do people seem to hate Beats so much?

[@bassandtrebleclef]

It's Beats. 95% marketing, 5% R&D. what did you expect?

[@Terra101]

And the sheep are gonna love these!

[@FreshJ1v3]

Yeah DMS, Good review...I'll stick with my Maxwell's

[@CJDilag]

I'll stick with my Bathys, Px8, Maxwell, and Spirit S3 😁

[@audio_tron]

Comfort was a big, big miss. I did notice it sounded less tinny/metallic, even somewhat pleasant and better than AirPods Max, when in usb dac mode. Curiously, Apple Music android wouldn’t work on my DAP when connected via usb dac mode. Hilarious. Bathys is the one the beat.

[@Slambear]

Can we get a video on the best wireless anc headphones to buy at different price tiers? Like a round up

[@reflection1119]

Speaking of nothing ear 2, they have added a parametric EQ to their app. Would love to see a headphones show review with an eq profile to bring the sound closer to your target

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

Is it actually PEQ or just GEQ like everything else is?

[@Elazarko]

​@@enjoshi-godrez8775say what?

[@reflection1119]

@@enjoshi-godrez8775 PEQ (which I understand to be the type where you can widen or narrow the range of each adjustment - correct me if I'm wrong)

[@enjoshi-godrez8775]

@@reflection1119 yes its so you can adjust the q value, or the pitch of the peak filter. If it can't do that, then it ain't parametric.

[@reflection1119]

@@enjoshi-godrez8775 it's definitely parametric... Which is in my view a crazy good offering for such a device.

[@qstorm76]

I picked up Beats Studio pros found them a bit uncomfortable. While planning on returning them I picked up momentum 4s since I used to have the pcx 550s. To my surprise the momentum 4s were actually worse, it felt like tight suction cups on my head and are very bass heavy. I was looking for something over ear that would be better than the AirPods Pro 2s. So far no luck. Starting to think over ear anc headphones are no longer for me.

[@fred-youtube]

Try pulling out the headband all the way then wear them for a while playing nothing, this should loosen them up and reduce the bass.

[@KopfdesRiesen]

Im struggling with this too. I want to use them on my Apple TV and iPhone and I like the Dolby vision implementation on Apple Music. AirPods Max would be easily my first choice BUT no EQ and they are a bit to shouty at anything above 70db. Not really that comfortable to cheaper alternatives. Best build best detail and soundstage. The cups hit each other quite often tho? Might result in scratches. The case is dumb but idc not a dealbreaker Sony xm4 and xm5 have a much nicer tuning but they sound like ass because of the muffled sound. Detail is basically not present and the build quality is kind off cheap. Momentum 4. are pretty good overall but I’m not a huge fan of the touch controls and the tuning sometimes make them sound like someone turned up saturation a bit too high. Build quality is pretty good. I’ll check out studio pros and QC45 tomorrow. I’ve worn the QC45 already and they honestly have the best comfort and 2nd best build after the APM

[@gddfhjiufcv]

audeze maxwell is vastly superior to any of these, ignore it's gaming credentials (unless you are indeed a gamer) and you have a phenomenal sounding, comfortable and incredibly versatile planar magnetic headphone with onboard versatile eq, unbeatable battery life and best in class sound

[@Difranimal]

Hello, I was in the same boat. Bose quiet comfort ultra is absolutely better than the AirPod pros with better anc…I also had AirPods 2, momentum 4s and Beats Studio pros.

[@twistedfantasyy]

⁠@@gddfhjiufcvit's a gaming headset with no ANC/transparency capabilities. i don't even know why you'd recommend those.

[@catchk9]

I have done my own comparison between Beats and Bose. I have owned both at the same time. The decision will be made on the intent of use. I love both for different reasons. The Bose will have more clarity and definition while listening to live instruments like jazz but The Beats will have more volume while listening to hip hop and rap.I listen to it all. I The average gym rat or just socialite is not worried about every octave and super clarity and will choose the volume over the clarity and also not worried about long amounts of comfort. The longevity has shown that neither is more superior in my opinion. Its all in individual choices. They all go bad with time with more use or less use.......choose your weapon!

[@halosemua2548]

info on the opening song?

[@scnd3887]

also would like to know the song

[@emersonfigueroa4360]

What about the microphone?

[@moemensuper1796]

How do these compete with headphones such like jbl tune 710bt and 760nc

[@heyolorenns]

ew jbl's????

[@moemensuper1796]

@@heyolorenns wym ew they're tuned way better than these

[@ttdur8102]

I was going to settle for these if the AirPods Max 2 weren’t released this year.. Nvm. 😅 If they aren’t comfortable I don’t want them. I really wanted over the head earphones, but I’ll just wait 😊

[@EarlofBusterbrook]

bose qc45s can be gotten for 170-200$ on best buy rn

[@ttdur8102]

@@EarlofBusterbrook They have to be Apple, lol. I have $578 in Apple gift cards.

[@campain1980]

Saved me a purchase. Thanks

[@Cameri760]

Unrelated, but what watch are you wearing in this video, DMS?

[@DMS3TV]

Just a fitness tracker nothing fancy today 😅 Garmin forerunner 45 I use when cycling.

[@chuc.dxq3809]

​@@DMS3TVdo you use Strava to track your workout? Would like to follow your id on strava.

[@FYLife]

The beats are uncomfortably loud? Hell, they don’t get loud enough for me and it’s annoying as hell.

[@HiFiInsider]

easy to criticize beats because they are a low hanging fruit. IMHO, Studio Pro is far better in sound and functionality than most “high end” headphones especially at the low price of $350. I wish people would stop pluralizing the model of products.

[@RossMKF1]

Agreed, I compared to Air pods max and Sony xm3 fairly close to the max just not as big of a sound stage. The Sony XM3 were too bassy for me in comparison to these and less comfortable. Also less features no iCloud linking, transparency much better than the Sonys, quick pairing etc.

[@StenIsaksson]

"No highs. No lows. It must be Bose."

[@chocolatewheelchair]

I’m listening to this video on qc45 and the background music is bumping

[@brianm2850]

Beats Solo 4 review/impressions coming soon? Still waiting for Apple to make a headphone that sounds as good as their TWS APP.

[@lensofthenorth42]

The only thing pro about these is how spectacularly they fail at earning their price in every way possible.

[@chocolatewheelchair]

I appreciate this review honestly

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

IMHO, reviewers shouldn’t even talk about the sound quality if the comfort is terrible. Uncomfortable headphones are trash. Nobody will use them willingly.

[@Cisco_24]

Eddie Redmayne?

[@garfythecat]

How does an Apple-owned product have conflicting design choices when paired with an Apple product? The USB-C and 3.5mm connectors being on the opposite sides of where you usually find those on a MacBook, like how you demonstrate, is just so poor!

In this review a nice guy with a ton of high-end-audio equipment took some measurements-blah blah on a 350$ AAC Bluetooth Headphone. Well…

[@dangerzone007]

I bought some Bose 700 a year or so ago and they are absolute rubbish. As Zeos would say they sound like Ass.

[@deykno87]

Sound is amazing with the USB c cable

[@wyw201]

Why? These headphones have different EQ when wired?

[@marco.morel04]

@@wyw201 They actually do which is super annoying. The Studio Pros have 3 EQ profiles that can only be accessed when it’s connected by USB-C so these headphones sound so good plugged in, but pretty average when connected to Bluetooth

[@DATDUDEJT09]

Dude really just dug into these headphones that I’m no longer going to purchase 🤣 dang

[@engron]

This video felt overly negative. Most other reviews of these are saying they’re okay for what they are, other than being a bit overpriced for the build quality and a few missing features. Maybe it’s better to avoid reviewing a product if you dislike the brand or product so much that it results in basically a rant instead of a more formal review?

[@DMS3TV]

It's not just bad for the price, it's bad for even 30% of its price.

[@TheRealPotoroo]

Bad products are bad. People should stop making excuses for poorly designed, badly constructed junk. The joke on people who'd buy these is that the Sennheiser Momentum 4s are the exact same recommended retail price, and the Sennheisers do everything well that the Beats do badly.

[@nikhilsrl]

Bad take

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

Good observation. David made sure he hut Goliath where it counted. This is more like David throwing as many rocks as he can find.

[@Hijynx87]

I bet my SOUNDPEATS buds sound better, they cost me like $25 ,$45 and $100. Those be my beaters while working lol. I’d wear my AirPods pro 2, but the passive noise isolation can’t double as hearing protection.

[@fionnmcaleer4830]

What do you think of the Audio Technica M50x BT2s? I know it's a bit off topic.. This close to buying them 🤏

[@litgoat904]

Don't get the m50x

[@NoHairMan]

M50x bad

[@nullgator8073]

akg k371 is the recommendation in that segment

[@NoHairMan]

@@nullgator8073 Wireless k371 not very good either though :>

[@znoozaros]

akg k361 @@nullgator8073

[@ubacow7109]

Glad we're finally measuring mainstream normie gear.

[@mmorales508]

When you’re used to real headphones like Sennheiser, HiFiman, Focal, Fostex etc etc… you put one of these and you almost 🤮 and wonder how do people think this is good sound worth $200+ for pure garbage sound. But hey to each their own 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@twistedfantasyy]

because these are travel headphones, not hifi. i have my Sennheiser HD660S2/Moondrop Kato and Schiit Modi for home use but obviously i cannot bring these to planes and general commute. the priority for these are ANC/transparency, flexibility, and comfort.

[@abkeener81]

Have you done a video comparing the Beats Studio pro with the Beats Studio 3 headphones 🎧?

[@ronit8067]

Disappointed that beats don’t even have a eq.

[@jamestorres5582]

350 bucks too aren't they. Oy vey

[@patrickrkruger]

I came across a pair of these. The owner swore to me they were not the kids version. They are tiny.

[@HouseholdDog]

EQing muddy bass just means even muddier bass.

[@benedu3450]

I used to think of them like high-end premium noise cancelling headphones or something like that. now it's a budget choice and standard is Hifiman Ananda

[@ravantgarde1899]

DMS what we settings do you use for the QC45?

[@_Key]

Great vid! If you haven't all ready would love to hear your take on the Audeze Maxwell.

[@Snake20]

Does anyone know if you can used this via usb c or the 3.5 without a charge?

[@chocolatewheelchair]

I hear you can.

[@bajanese1]

They will sell millions of these.

[@cesaresp101]

I want to see this tested on the GRAS

[@miggyyusay]

Hi DMS! What EQ settings do you use for the QC45? I landed on +2, +5, -5 (bass, mids, treble)

[@gddfhjiufcv]

considering he said they suffer badly from boomy bass, I imagine your settings are pretty far from what he uses if that's what you're wondering

[@GadZookz]

Thanks DMS! To be fair, I have to admit that your review was very good but nothing you said has changed my mind one bit. I’m still not going to buy them.

[@MykeBinaryMan]

Are you still using the Nothing 1 phone or was that a pretty set dressing? Have you any thought on the Nothing 2 phone as a daily driver for the future?

[@DMS3TV]

I've gone up to the Nothing Phone (2), but yes nothing's phones are still my daily driver.

[@MykeBinaryMan]

@@DMS3TV Nice I been interested with a Nothing phone for when mine dies.

[@timothyfreeseha4056]

Bose &Apple- giants!

[@brianm2850]

Beats Pain Pro

[@David_Watts]

Got one word for ya.. Sennheiser 450BT

[@twistedfantasyy]

these are uncomfortable and have mediocre ANC. wouldn't recommend them honestly.

[@David_Watts]

@@twistedfantasyy I thought they were very comfortable and the ANC is good enough

[@allthingstechandgadgets657]

Thanks for you video. I have a pair of the Beats Studio Buds plus also Audio-Technica Samsung Galaxy buds live and both the Sony WH XM4 1000 and the WF XM4 1000. It's interesting that you mentioned the detail compared with the Sony. From what you mentioned with the audio performance of these Sony absolutely and completely from my perspective blows these put the water in basically everything and also detail. Thanks again for the video.

[@sjqideez6626]

Thanks for this but… DMS consulted with Nothing on the Nothing Ear 2 & DMS says in this video that the Nothing Ear 2 is pretty fantastic. Hmm… #Royalties

[@DMS3TV]

??? Not a cent

[@dylanmcglothlin7636]

Consultation doesn't traditionally give royalties. When a company uses a person's brand for a headphone, then royalties would be applicable.

[@sjqideez6626]

Nobody who consults/assists/helps/aids with a product should publicly say anything positive about it, that is shilling & will affect the persons credibility (especially if they are a reviewer). It’s as simple as that, let’s not miss the forest for the trees here please.

[@DMS3TV]

@@sjqideez6626 when giving nothing advice on tuning ear(2) I didn't ask them to tune to my preferences. It's based on the preferences of the statistical majority.

[@dangerzone007]

A great example of why headphones should be EQed to sound the best.

[@timkelmer1268]

A headphone needs to be good in other areas that are not FR related to warrant eq.

[@dangerzone007]

@@timkelmer1268 EQ always helps regardless of anything else. Sometimes it helps a little. Sometimes it helps a lot. Give me one example where it doesn't help.

[@timkelmer1268]

@@dangerzone007 this headphone. Were it is so uncomfortable and terribly made that you shouldn't own it in the first place. There would be no justification owning it even if it had a flawless IEF or SR target response.

[@dangerzone007]

@@timkelmer1268 yes there's no point eqing a headphone You Don't have.

[@timkelmer1268]

@@dangerzone007 also one that is terrible, as I said. Are you addicted to getting ratio'd by being a smart ass or something?

[@gavin8489]

lmfao comb your hair before you go in front of the camera son

[@minidee2194]

He's not your son, pal

[@nwr99nwr99]

​@@minidee2194And you're not his pal, mate lol

[@nwr99nwr99]

Yes it's a shame he didn't concentrate on how he looked while wearing his beats.

[@bobsykes]

I’ve been waiting for this, sorry to learn how they turned out, but thanks for saving me the $300. I own a pair of the old Beats, and it seems the primary design goal was for them to stay on your head while you worked out in a gym. I think the best thing about them is they’ve always flawlessly paired with all my Apple devices. Sennheiser, Bose, Audeze, every other wireless headphones I’ve owned at some point stops pairing with one or more devices and thus becomes a useless brick. The I’d like to see your update as to which headphones you’d choose today on a plane flight.

[@fred-youtube]

Try resetting those other headphones, you csn find guides online

[@dangerzone007]

Soundcore seems to be much better value.

[@patrickjoly4171]

Any thoughts on "Lossless Audio via USB‑C" sound quality ?

[@blackwaterpictures876]

The audio might be lossless, but you’ll still be receiving what he described

[@JKHYT]

Never understood DMS's take on the AirPods Max. He admits that the AirPods Pro are really good, but the over-ear version is somehow shit? If you hadn't heard both you'd think they have completely different tunings based on what he says. I use both on a daily basis and they're far more similar than they are different, so having such an opposite take on the two products is... weird.

[@DMS3TV]

Ends up they are completely different tunings. The airpods max struggle to produce frequencies between 1.5khz and 8khz. A pretty huge chunk.

[@JKHYT]

Maybe if I'm A/B-ing them in a dark room I can hear the difference. I switch between them daily while working and in casual listening they sound very similar. Does it not make sense that Apple would target the same tuning? It's not as if we're comparing HD800's and a pair of Beats or something. THAT'S completely different tunings.

[@TheDigitalcrack]

Wow...I'm left speechless on the level of shame placed on this headphone. If the unit is this bad...why even give it the time to review something this bad?

[@nwr99nwr99]

Because someone needs to cut through the hype. Regardless of whether you think they sound good or not, the build quality is awful for the price. Nothing wrong with letting people know that

[@RaphaelStarr]

So…. Did you like them? 🥹😀

[@nikhilsrl]

Not very smart are you?