They Obviously Lied - Fake Apple Airpods Max

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An Apple counterfeiter sent us a pair of fake AirPods Max to review, claiming they are the best replicas on the market and the best headphones under $200. Let's see if they're up to snuff.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:58 Counterfit Apple Products
1:55 The Note
3:29 The Boxes
5:32 Unboxing the "Fake" Headphones
6:13 Realizing They Are Actually the Real Headphones
6:23 Unboxing the Real Fake Headphones
6:43 The Pairing Process
7:10 PlasticGate & the Scale
8:39 Noise Cancellation
11:25 The Insides
11:50 Listening Test
13:42 EQing the Fake Headphones
14:14 Bluetooth Sluething
15:21 Teardown
15:40 Battery Life
17:00 Latency & the Android Experience
17:22 Should You Buy Them? & Outro

[@Beregorn88]

"that was a straightforward disassembly process..." and from that you unmistakably recognise them as non Apple

[@ghomerhust]

"awe i need to take apart my airpods to fix the--why is there a gun to the back of my head?"

[@peachulemon]

@@ghomerhust 😂😂😂

[@eideticex]

That may be the actual weight difference. Screws versus glue and plastic clips. Mind you Apple plastic clips are generally good but it isn't hard to make a good plastic interference lock.

[@DamnCyrus]

"Wow, I didn't get a Lawyer at my door or a signed autograph from Louis Rossman when I opened these badboys"

[@alex15095]

@@ghomerhust "Why is the glue in my airpods stronger than the padlocks used by the military?"

[@MrThijmenmees]

17:46 Linus: "Are these a great value? No, but you were shopping for AirPods Max so you probably didn't care about that anyway" Gotta appreciate the little roasts he throws in there

[@someoneelse7629]

Yeag, watch his facial expression as he says it too, priceless!

[@aa-tx7th]

AKA morons

[@licht4808]

@@aa-tx7th why are you like this

[@Scrappy-Youtube]

@@licht4808 ikr

[@tripslord9029]

@@licht4808 Cause he's right

[@aryanbhajanka1756]

I imagined them to say “da Bluetooth de device is ready to pair” xD

[@solprod3629]

I hate that I know what you are talking about 😂 I even read it with the weird female robot voice

[@xyla4874]

*de bluetooth device is reedy to pear*

[@elliottford6654]

So if you have a really tiny radioactive source at the right angle you are completely safe from the lead

[@kosherre6243]

De buroutooth devais is-a ready topeier

[@chrisdwyer1477]

Bahahahah, ashamed I know exactly what you mean.

[@fftechsupport]

"We guarantee that this is the best headphone under 200 bucks" Audiophile community : Bruh

[@hellterminator]

Audiophools probably don't care; they wouldn't be caught in the same room with headphones that cost _only_ $200.

[@giri_k07]

@@hellterminator Nope dude, you have it all wrong, there a hell lot of audiophile level detailed headphones/IEMs under a 100$ that absolutely obliterate any apple audio product.

[@nalsai]

@@giri_k07 except for the Apple DAC

[@giri_k07]

@@nalsai Yes, that's true but I think here we are talking about headphones/in ears etc.

[@anotherrandominternetguy404]

Sure a lot of audiophiles are here, so I want to ask: Is AKG K371 good?

[@thexgamer8240]

Haven’t seen Linus reviewing knock-off products for a while. This sure brings back nostalgia.

[@notcat56]

@@ALEXA-by2rr I know they wouldn't do it if it didn't work but the fact that they still try even though they have to put all this crap to bypass the spam filter is crazy to me

[@yermah9809]

@@notcat56 wrong commenter bro x

[@notcat56]

@@yermah9809 I meant to reply to the spammer bro x

[@caliqm2199]

It hasn't been that long since he reviewed his fake merch

[@kryptonian69]

Imma get you the 1000th like

[@_talhaamir]

Really appreciate the time stamps youtubers are doing nowadays

[@cosoma2333]

@@gmdking every comment in this comment section has a bot

[@SnailSlugSlut]

A knockoff Apple products channel called “Apple to Apple?”

[@temur72]

@@SnailSlugSlut Probably not a knockoff. Probably extra production at the same facility

[@potatosmasher1072]

@@zanewaits8026 Auto captions can be nice when they’re around as well, but those two are golden

[@Axonteer]

AI does most of the timestamps

[@hahabred]

"The mesh seems....... pretty meshy." Ah yes, the floor is made out of floor.

[@iamsmashy]

I’m not re watching it cuz idc but I thought he said mushy

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@iamsmashy That would be like saying the floor is made out of flour.

[@ItsReaxxion]

the snow is snowier -jeb

[@sadrarahmanian3749]

اوس جواد

[@Legionnaire117]

Ah yes, people die when they are killed

[@rcnumbers3562]

It's weird seeing a headphones review without hearing 'walk through the park' through some freakish ears on a stick

[@dichoseadepaso]

Really missed the aussie mic check

[@jamesderrick1025]

Stinky videos are how i review headphones always.

[@itsTyrion]

and without being told about the missing souuunstage, that's how wiiiide and Three dee they sound

[@tonzku.]

Your pfp gives me coffee break flashbacks...

[@josgeerink1350]

@@tonzku. how so?

[@LonelySandwich]

I really want DankPods to review these

[@Jaakeup]

begone bot

[@omsteve4761]

@@Jaakeup he’s not a bot?

[@misfortune2820]

@@Jaakeup dankpods is actually a good watch i highly recommend his vid about raycon. the madlad actually reviewed the raid shadow legends of headphones

[@hornetf18]

@@misfortune2820 It’s funny, because Dank’s latest video is about bootleg regular AirPods.

[@dinkarfowkar999]

Yes It would be fun

[@CarthagoMike]

When even the counterfeit is much more expensive than an actual good pair of different-branded headphones.

[@mrn234]

Has probably something to do with that people at least think they buy something "premium" I just bought some Real Pure from Teufel (cable version) there is also a BT and BT witch NC version (Cable Version around 100€, BT Version 130-140€ and BT + NC Version i think around 170€)

[@gabrielb5387]

If you're in the market for airpods max or clones I don't think you care about getting value for money, you just want to show off

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

The makers saw how stupid the average mac user is and thought they could get away with it.

[@pixels_per_inch]

I bought the Sony H900N a few years ago for $220. Went into an Apple store to try the Airpods Max and they just sound worse, especially the highs.

[@mrn234]

@@pixels_per_inch had no chance to try them yet but i stay away from BT Headphones cause mine usually last longer then any BT headphones would cause of the battery degrading.

[@paulorichmond1603]

Yep total garbage, only decent clones worth their money are propulse pods for me. My son works in an apple store and he couldn't even tell they were clones when i gave him his christmas present lol

[@luigimenozzi1384]

i got some as well

[@careydecker4427]

lol so true

[@siennaharding7025]

either your son is incompetent or those clones are good as hell, imma check them out for sure

[@pamelaojeda8879]

I hope they release the max clone as their replicas are usually as good as the real deal

[@iCortex1]

@@siennaharding7025 incompetence is pretty much a hiring requirement for apple. Phone screen broken ? "WOULD YOU LIKE TO UPGRADE TO THE MAC ULTRA WITH 1000$ WHEELS ???????? NO ? YOU MUST BE A BROKE LOSER. I GUESS WE CAN'T ALL HAVE INFINITE MONEY HUH PFF HAHA" That's pretty much the experience I have from ever shopping at an apple store.

[@zbigniewmikolajewski4079]

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.

[@techjan3247]

Slowly but surely, everything in the studio is getting foiled with Linus' Face lol

[@techjan3247]

@Kajus Tuzikas didn't you see the custom scale? That's what I meant lol

[@StitchExperiment626]

@@techjan3247 Face, some laptops, some phones... I get it. And you are probably right ^^

[@werdnax4981]

yes

[@wellhrry]

It'd be really great if they slap Linus' face on their LTT mousepads, would automatically be sold out within the first few minutes of launch considering how fast their usual mousepads run out of stock

[@daniel_wilkinson]

Everyone else: "DJI's new camera is going to change everything!" Linus: "Check out these knock-off headphones!"

[@brandonkey181]

Lmfao yup. I just came from Corridor Digital's video on the Ronin

[@mohit_panjwani]

Because they know people will still watch

[@Xfade81]

It's not that they need to make a video of it the same time -_-

[@LeonidRemmel]

@@mohit_panjwani i watch every Linus media group video so yes you are right

[@nopers2223322]

Can't film it too close to airport

[@paulbrooks4395]

“Are these a great value…no…and because you’re looking to buy AirpodsMax, you don’t care anyway.” Oof.

[@RsKnDR0991]

LMAO😂

[@jb888888888]

I would have liked to see a blind listening test. Have a person who didn't know which one was which, put the headphones on their heads, and let them tell you which sounded better.

[@nyquiloxide941]

99% would fail

[@MKFishing666]

@@nyquiloxide941 I agree and Linus would look bad 😂

[@licht4808]

It's way higher of a value to get sony's or senheisers instead of these knock-offs. No warranty on these bad boys, even if they look and act similar to the real deal.

[@fewik8567]

Preorder a pixel 6 and you get I think Bose 700s free, Sennheiser have some very good offerings at that price point though

[@SarahhUwU]

@@fewik8567 this is only in some European countries, unfortunately

[@Parth_Soni]

Also their longevity might not be good, and they don't have an headphone jack

[@shinouske126]

But those are better than original airpods max, most people who buy the airpods max are buying them bcoz of the brand, so might as well get these and save 350$

[@nmslesecnmbese917]

but ur avatar comes from a knock-off game...?

[@AuthenTech]

the ProMax MAX max is where it's at 💪

[@nathandc2669]

And that's fax bruh

[@Raikos100]

Max fax

[@dotsemerged1714]

I'm calling these the FauxMax

[@shaerodenaizen4375]

the ProMax SmartMaxPlusProMax

[@RsKnDR0991]

Yo Max dawg, i heard you like-

[@1337GameDev]

14:49 - How they sleuthed it: They have a development system for bluetooth (essentially a modified bluetooth radio to provide every packet to a dev machine connected to usb / serial) and just investigated the handshake and identifiers transmitted and replicated that into the bluetooth module for the clones. Apple has a standard way of doing this for airpods, and they used this framework for airpod pros, and the airpod max. So they have a starting point from the airpod clones they've likely made too in the past.

[@borris6119]

5:47 "the mesh seems... meshy. " -Linus Sebastian, The great philosopher

[@LastFractionZero]

"We can guarantee that this is the best headphones available under the $200 mark" quick, someone hold DankPods' beer

[@krishcrash4]

He will find like 200 options that are better lol

[@moltenhydrogen2218]

if you think about trusting dankpods' headphone reviews be wary that he's been drumming for years and likely has some form of hearing loss in the treble frequencies.

[@jayleno2192]

They might be right if you're only considering wireless headphones with all of the features they have. Obviously they can't compete with an old school pair of wired headphones like the Sony MDR7506, but the battery, amplifier, microphones, etc. is the majority of the cost. Converting the MDR7506 into wireless headphones with the same features would cost more than $100.

[@ivanmalinovski7807]

@@jayleno2192 Yeah, that's so obvious. I don't understand how that's not a given to people. Of course if someone says something like that about wireless headphones with a bunch of features, it's meant to be compared with other headphones with similar features. No sane person is going to say that $200 wireless headphones will provide the absolute best sound quality of any headphones at that price point.

[@zach_c]

@@moltenhydrogen2218 I followed them and are quite satisfied with my purchases

[@jayleno2192]

Ever since RoHS took effect, lead weights have become pretty rare. Most people use a tungsten alloy that has the same density as lead. It could be lead though, it's hard to tell from the video.

[@chunkymunky4165]

It's definitely not tungsten. Tungsten is super expensive. Tungsten also isn't malleable at room temperature. I'd say it could be led. It's most likely a steel alloy, not straight up steel.

[@pr0xZen]

Probably zink, but certainly not improbable its actually lead. Zink is reasonably close to density of lead, easily cast, machined and processed (softer than gold), low toxicity, and cheap. One of the cheapest common-use metals these days, along with lead and iron. Could be tin too, tin like zink has many of the same or very close properties as lead (including patina when moderately oxidized), but tin is way closer in hardness to lead. Tin is way more expensive though, but oxidize less easily. Zink is commonly used as a sacrificial anode on marine vessels and equipment, because of its mode of oxidation and corrosion, and it's low cost considering its relatively massive galvanic potential distance from most other metals including most steels. Zink is still ~50% more expensive than lead (per weight, about equal per volume) but tin is 15 times as expensive as lead (per weight). Lead is in a few aspects more costly than it once was, but it's still half the price of mild steel.

[@pr0xZen]

In these very small quantities for a high value vs material use product, pricing isn't really that much of a consideration though. There's serious expenditures sunken into making this thing be as it is in most other aspects; it's certainly not a minimum cost production. They'd easily go with tin over zink or lead if that provided some other small process or availability benefit.

[@RubiSempai]

help, I need tungsten to live, tungsteeen!!

[@chunkymunky4165]

@@pr0xZen Pure steel yes, especially if you are using grades like 316 yes. A steel alloy is fractions of pure zink. Steel alloys are mixed with other metals usually made from recycled parts, making them fractions cheaper. Steel has a very weird state of properties depending on how it's forged and what other things are forged with it.. Take damascus steel for example. To this day the original damascus process is lost to time. If you heat steel and quench it in oil it will absorb the carbon. Steel has a very broad set properties.

[@GabrielLigon]

This video just saved me from a Facebook Marketplace scam. Went to meet someone in person, clacked the headphones and immediately knew they were plastic. Thank you Linus!

[@uprising1557]

I still don’t know if mine I bought from fb marketplace are fake or not

[@Eragonnogare]

I absolutely love these types of videos where Linus is given some sort of wonky or likely bad product and we just get to watch his blind reaction to all the weird or wonky stuff

[@infinitebeats6444]

guys, he finally closed his mouth in the thumbnails.

[@sameermohideen4913]

They were closed a week ago

[@infinitebeats6444]

@@sameermohideen4913 lol why do you remember that

[@loreleihillard5078]

He was just having a really long yawn

[@nslouka90]

I hate when they close their mouths

[@o9_lemonade795]

He must be really proud of his teeth until now

[@TheNightquaker]

These knock-offs are so good, they knocked off Promax's website.

[@maxhoyle7040]

The thing is I can't tell which product he's using until he starts talking about it

[@evolicious]

The police most likely raided them and knocked them offline, lol.

[@TheNightquaker]

@@evolicious I kinda doubt it got to that. Probably just the ISP blocking the domain or something instead, lol. And perhaps Apple threatening legal action on top of that.

[@TheNightquaker]

@@maxhoyle7040 Yeah, visually they look similar, but in terms of feel and sound they're very different. That's where the distinction becomes apparent.

[@luv-lost]

"haven't looked at the apple headphone in a while because why would I" Sennheiser gang 4 life

[@BatLB]

Well u can buy good products like bose and sennheiser or u buy samsung and apple original stuff. Its up to you lol

[@good-tn9sr]

Sony> for average consumer who likes wireless.

[@krocodag]

my Sennheiser HD202 still works like a magic

[@ArchusKanzaki]

Sony is all-around decent for whatever price range you are targeting too. They have basically everything on every price range. if only they can fix their stupid naming scheme. Yes, I know it makes sense for their engineering team, but not everyone are science students.

[@ayporos]

@@krocodag Damn that takes me back. I had my HD202's for like 10 years. I sat on them, I ran over the cable with my deskchair COUNTLESS times... and they just keep on trucking. I still have them in a box somewhere. Had to get new headphones though because the plastic railing was absolute garbage and on one side it wouldn't catch anymore.. like, AT ALL.

[@JDRos]

I love these videos. I hope they make more fake vs real videos

[@deViant14]

5:28 Savage - haven't actually looked at the Airpods Max since our review because "why would I?" Ikr most people just get XM4s or m50x or Bose ANCs.

[@mattschwartzstein3159]

I hear you but I like the Apple cans more. Pricey yes but they’re always on sale and the quick connect to my phone and Apple TV is worth it for me. I also think their sound is very balanced and was pleasantly surprised with how close they came to my hifiman in comparison.

[@CybernerdShua]

@@mattschwartzstein3159 I can understand but, for me, the APMs clamp too hard on my jaw and end up hurting after a few minutes while my Sennheiser headphones feel much better and get comparable sound. The APMs can be great if they don't put too much clamp pressure on your temples or jaw.

[@mdod0]

The amount of shade in this episode makes it at least carbon neutral.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Unfortunately, this lot shading would result in 0% PV panel output.

[@hme850]

Best part of the review

[@ScottWallace5]

This was great! Hope you can review more knock off products in the future!

[@FreshAppleSlices]

This was an awesome video 🙏 I'd love to see some more teardowns of knockoffs vs brand name

[@1Smrdo]

LOL I can already see the squadron of Apple lawyers descending on "Apole" in their "California design studio."

[@aa-tx7th]

well i understand why crapple were *first* to ripoff idiots with massively overpriced e-waste garbage

[@alex15095]

I wonder at what point there'll be a city/town/region in China named "California", so Chinese manufacturers can write "Designed in California" and maybe even "Made in California (PRC)" to confuse people

[@Renvaar1989]

@@alex15095 THAT is a genius idea! You might even get away with something like an office address with a building named California or something.

[@wavestorm7208]

As a sound technician, that eq was one of the more painful parts of the video

[@DailyCorvid]

I am going to make a complaint, this made my 2W mono headphone sound poor! 😂

[@emmanueldimgba1845]

😂 😂 😂 I felt it too.

[@saho9447]

Why?

[@britking]

In fairness, the Apple version they were trying to replicate won't be the best sound quality, so the target wasn't great.

[@UNSCPILOT]

I'm not even a sound technician and that hurt to look at, I can only imagine how nasty that looked to you

[@Protodead]

I like very much that you add the splash text in the corner telling us whether he's has the fake ones on or the real ones on during the review process. I really wish other KZbinrs would do the same for the products that they are comparing. Thank you very much

[@rogue3398]

I once got a pair of headphones on a plane that made it sound like the audio was being whispered into the back of your neck, and it was the most unsettling audio experience I've ever had. Well, it was the second most unsettling audio experience I've ever had. So when Linus was like "there's Jakes all around me" I got that. It really makes you feel like you're losing your mind.

[@Log_rithms]

ngl if they put some effort into the driver/sensor tuning and made the housing aluminum instead of plastic, they could easily raise the price to $250 and have a significantly better and closer knock-off

[@GeorgeFontaine]

The accidental switcheroo legit had me howling!

[@DasBullWy]

Oh man, love that funk from the Fearless Flyers

[@thewalkingspaghettimonster5048]

3:20 AUDIOPHILES REJOICE!

[@voltaicfire1825]

"The mesh feels meshy" - Linus '21.

[@camelCased]

Better meshy than mushy or messy :D

[@gobupiter]

We need a Dankpods collab vid, Linus!

[@cashnelson2306]

nah LTT videos are fine without inviting worse on

[@heyasucks]

you have named something i didn't know i wanted oh my god

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

@@cashnelson2306 You're just angry at his cashies videos

[@cashnelson2306]

@@hop-skip-ouch8798 I have no idea what that even is lol

[@gobupiter]

Try watching him again, this time with your phone upside down. Follow me for some more Tech Tips.

[@genericname3685]

Ken from Computer Clan actually covered about this product in detail actually but seeing Linus joining on the ride too is a great addition.

[@GuyIntrovert]

Props to the editor for keeping track of which one is real and which one is fake.

[@ryanb7701]

I still die everytime I see the Linus meme items, that scale unveil had me in stitches.

[@harbl99]

Best sh!tpost we ever did. -- Dbrand

[@MeepMeep88]

LOL honestly.. The personalized letter seems pretty damn sincere lol

[@Clarity520]

Gotta give them credit where credit is due, they did an excellent job copying it. There’s definitely rooms for improvement but damn was I impressed.

[@jaymcandrews2000]

www.youtubeuis.com/watch?v=iAV1tQaJOw6s

[@Jonathan.Boring]

11:04 there was a missed opportunity to do a zoom in of Linus failing to click transparency 4 times 😂

[@Chris173972]

Shots fired 😆 Though impressive how they got so close to what is bad headphones in the first place for the price.

[@William.5587]

That dukem nukem costplay tho in the sponsor page in the beginning is a god sent image

[@coolkidgandhi]

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE & WHEN THAT'S FROM!

[@_atinsy]

Lol, I thought that was a skin in Fortnite

[@William.5587]

@@_atinsy how could you

[@_atinsy]

@@William.5587 lol

[@nit-Inundate]

For anyone wondering, It's Linus' review of the Duke Nukem edition Gtx 560 from his NCIX days kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJjJiX-bbNeHick

[@habajaba9603]

I like that LTT’s intro music never changes.

[@vincentguttmann2231]

I mean they did change it once, but I hope they don't change it ever again

[@ImJBlu]

I’ve been here long enough to see it change at least 3 times

[@andreirachko]

It did change several times as the channel grew (check out their videos from 7 and 4 years ago), but I like the current melody better than any of the earlier ones, and I'd be happy if they never changed it again.

[@jaymcandrews2000]

www.youtubeuis.com/watch?v=qiXHJzvo3Pn8

[@habajaba9603]

@@andreirachko damn. You guys are the real OG. Respec !

[@HappyQuailsLC]

Clamping pressure ought to be easily made to be adjustable with the angle auto aligning according to the setting selected.

[@bobthompson2776]

Looking forward to your Apole watch review. Should be entertaining. 😁

[@playerguy7]

It's crazy how convincing these fakes have become.

[@mrn234]

Alot of stuff gets better. Just look at the Chinese "fake" Legos they quality these days is awesome especially for the price.

[@joeycampbell940]

It's because apple uses the same cheap Chinese parts as all the fakers.

[@joeycampbell940]

It's because apple uses the same cheap Chinese parts as all the fakers.

[@Derek_The_Magnificent_Bastard]

@@joeycampbell940 Well, yeah but its the other way around. The fakers use the same cheap Chinese parts apple use. The apple one came first. :)

[@joeycampbell940]

@@Derek_The_Magnificent_Bastard nope the total wireless ones at Walmart came first.

[@zadrik1337]

I hate to be a shill, but I have been using the mic that sponsored this video for about three years now. Excellent product. Glad to see Linus representing good stuff while mocking the crap out there.

[@yamusa85]

I tried the Anker speakerphone they've had as a sponsor once. Pretty great value, I must tell. Pity Jackery won't ship to my region, that sh*t looks awesome.

[@TheFreckCo]

Dang, that ltt screwdriver looks awesome, the way it closed looked really satisfying

[@killerkip1]

I remember when I got a first gen shuffle in the early 2000s, it was production number 12 or something like that. It had "Designed by Apple California Division" or something like that stamped on the back.

[@mattBLACKpunk]

so in the end they're the same as the original: not living up to their manufacturer's claims and not worth their asking price

[@QuellTheHeresy]

Facts 😂

[@emeraldwolf7920]

Exactly

[@shinouske126]

Still better value for money which says a lot more about how bad the originals were

[@rachmanfachri]

Linus: (plays The Fearless Flyers) Also Linus: "goodbye bass" Joe Dart: (sad funky noise)

[@Tunerguy21]

*head bobbing stops*

[@17an28]

Lol I love the music volume going down touch 😂

[@recklesflam1ngo968]

I love the print you have on those scales

[@stardustcrosser]

Ayyyy the Fearless Flyers are such a good jazz band

[@xxzmk]

I am using the Soundcore Q30 Life since you guys have done a review on it. I am totally happy with it.

[@Rockett.]

When he says "apples box quality is better" when he's unboxing the real ones got me

[@KING-JOSEPH]

Just looking at vids about headphonesssd, bout 2 get the backbeat pro 2 headset and im so exiteddddd

[@soggycracker5934]

"Gained access." It's likely the manufacturer that Apple hired to produce the official Pods.

[@Gondamar]

I doubt that the original airpods manufacturer is making this knockoff, they probably just leaked/sold the schematics to someone else

[@tobygroves2112]

5:23 - The ecole-system?

[@evindrews]

mixing up the two was hilarious

[@Akshaylive]

@11:50 listening to Hey Ya by Outkast going "If I listen to bass heavy muddy mainstream sound signature they're not bad"....

[@gssngr]

Man I was so happy seeing “The Fearless Flyers” in one of their demo tracks

[@danielklimatchev4449]

Do you know what app they are using for the eq by any chance?

[@richardbrady1849]

Wait Dave2D did the same exact video a month ago or so..

[@mik3ayala18]

Linus's face on the scale had me 💀

[@MEATPANTS]

I wonder if they meant to keep in that bit at 17:50 where Linus moves the prompter ahead

[@newstart640]

0:45 Duke linus: say hello to my little pc 😂😂

[@TheZeroKratos]

lol. seeing this and having seen daves2d one ( for a while now) you can clearly see who is more of an apple produc guy ( yeah Dave could go from the packagin, color and wht not to tell diferencec) yet so much fun in this one lol

[@sisterfister1555]

4:20 (haha) literally quadruple cheeked up

[@subcinctus]

I've tried fake Airpods Pro too, they really manage to put everything in it, even noise cancellation the only way to tell them apart was that the battery kept increasing and decreasing, also the light on the case was not properly aligned though the light hole was EXACTLY where it should be

[@nirast2561]

Linus, do a video on Dbrand's Darkplates vs the regular PS5 plates in terms of thermals. They have a new design that should lower the temps.

[@ZeAllMighty1]

He doesn’t have the equipment or know how to pull that off. A video from gamers nexus about it though would be interesting.

[@Eagle3302PL]

@@ZeAllMighty1 Lmao ofc he has the equipment, they have a thermal camera and with an entire workshop at their disposal they can stick a temp probe wherever they want in a ps5

[@spidaxtreme]

@@ZeAllMighty1 Thermocouples are $3 on ebay.

[@REDTECHCUSTOMS]

These guys are definitely taking notes and their next product is going to be soo good lmfao

[@evolicious]

Doubtful they are still around, these companies get raided by police often. They are probably sitting in a jail cell somewhere, lol. None of their company sites are up anymore, good indication they got caught.

[@Svenson_IV]

@@evolicious Not necessarily. It's quite possible the people behind the company work from overseas in China or or whereever. However, it is fairly easy for Apple to take those websites down since the website is most likely registered in US/CAN. I guess the people behind ProMax just sell the same product under a different name.

[@MisterZalgo]

the fact that the real ones was in the fake box and linus actually gae the materials and build from the first feeling a good grade shows that he is actually fair in reviews!

[@eatyourvegetables1449]

Or just the placebo effect lmao

[@imp4ktth]

LTT should really do a 'ASMR Monday'

[@natalie5947]

I loved watching Linus mildly freak out while trying to figure out which one was real.

[@ellesper]

Stoked to see that you were listening to The Fearless Flyers in this video. The crossover I didn't know I needed

[@chaoseater69]

That transparency conversation was the verbal equivalent of those filler stories they put in newspapers in movies.

[@jakedeschamps4454]

I was looking for a dead link in the description... the fact the dead link isn't there disappoints me. It was a perfectly good opportunity to slip in a subtle joke!

[@manaspradhan8041]

I expect a dave2d shoutout in this video

[@playerguy2]

170 Mega-Amp-Henrys? What an interesting way to measure capacity. If accurate, that's a massive amount.

[@nicholasvinen]

I prefer to measure battery capacities in nanojoule-farad-siemens.

[@scott32714keiser]

I always wondered if you could use a electromagnet instead of a permanent magnet to get a stronger field and get a bass speaker to output a higher frequency sound it works in electric motors I assume it would also work in speakers

[@HappyQuailsLC]

I think they are sensing contact between the earpieces when sensing you have taken them off because even when you set them on the table face down they contact one another, as they do when hung around your neck.

[@gohopoho3903]

No matter how ridiculously overpriced AirPods Max are, they're obviously better than the sub 200 dollar knockoffs

[@cosoma2333]

I mean yes. I have nothing to say against it

[@hivemind8817]

not really they are only slightly better. also, there are other headphones that rate sub $200 that are better than real ones.

[@gmdking]

@@airischan4554 WHY ARE BOTS SHOWING UP THIS EARLY?

[@karthikeyanjayagandhan7914]

Isn't that obvious for every single knockoff

[@andrew-71]

@@airischan4554 silence bot

[@doniscoming]

What scares me the most is people opening these and selling them without the box for 300usd as used ORIGINAL Apple product 😩 and 90% of buyers wouldn’t recognize if they didnt have real ones to compare 🥲

[@dert159]

Ight im gonna head out to scam some apple posers

[@yamusa85]

Cos they are using apple products in first place?

[@rapmusicplugpod]

What equalizer app are you using??

[@benjibatch]

8:01 Linus’ laugh is so cute 😂😂😂

[@CybernerdShua]

You're not wrong

[@YouAreBreathing]

When the Apple iPad was first released, I waited for a knock off version of it. After some shipping problems, I eventually got it and that's when I learned I should have gotten the real iPad. This fake iPad obviously ran Android OS on it, but the experience using it was bad. It was slow, had a plastic touchscreen which "bounced" when I typed on it, and the battery life sucked. I think it was the first electronic device I just threw away after a month of use (normally I either erase and reinstall the OS on a computer and give it to a family member or sell it). Since then, I never bought a knock off electronic device - I stuck with the major brand names.

[@ariamh823]

Yeah it's much better to buy from a cheap but major brand than a fake one

[@StaticImage]

I bought a knockoff Apple Pencil and it syncs the same, feels the same, and is even identified in iPadOS the exact same as an authentic Apple Pencil. These companies must be getting access to Apple's tooling and IP.

[@drkastenbrot]

Yeah, a little bribery goes a long way in the factories apple is contracting. While apple tries to safeguard everything, its not under their own roof and things get through all the time.

[@TasX]

I mean all apple products are made in China

[@iBlancoUC]

No pressure sensitivity.

[@idkanymore3382]

lmfao dude you dont have sensitivity and numerous other benefits

[@goobster1758]

THE IMAGE ON THE SCALE SENDS ME

[@DavidFrostbite]

14:24 Ooh, how can I see the bluetooth data? Is that built into android somewhere? I'd love to be able to see what bitrate/codec my different headphones actually use.

[@SmallPersonRoo]

For the 200ish range I would suggest Sennheiser HD 6xx. One of the best IMO

[@sonicman9910]

They reviewed it before

[@chocourrier]

What is the yellow remote that Linus uses at the end before the sponsor spot?

[@12bob50]

Looks like a fidget toy but I’m not sure

[@samroberts7404]

Is that not his autocue clicker? It's why he normally fiddles in his pocket a load during videos (or at least used to)

[@dimasprajoko]

Oh look... i liked this video... when linus is not up and jumping around like crazy teenager and pointing electronic components with a screwdriver (hopefully non conductive), i actually enjoyed this XD

[@iCortex1]

17:46 Linus: "Are these a great value? No, but you were shopping for AirPods Max so you probably didn't care about that anyway" oh Linus do I love you