On the top of the right ear cup, Apple stuck a pushable wheel just like the Apple Watch's digital crown. My favorite part of the headphones isn't the flashy materials, though, it's the volume knob. ![]() They feel significantly nicer than Bose and Sony models, and they even best the equally pricey Montblanc model I fell in love with last year.Įven the folks at iFixit were impressed with the headphones' build quality-with everything from replaceable magnetic ear cups to screwed-in components, these appear to be among the only Apple products that are user-repairable. From the milled aluminum casing to the metal headband with mesh padding resembling the texture of a Herman Miller Aeron chair, the components all feel hyper-premium. It’s annoying for those of us with shallow pockets and partially compatible Android devices to admit, but Apple has once again proved its point: When you’ve got the best product, you can charge what you want for it.īut before I got them on my head to listen to Taylor Swift, I noticed another thing: They’re extremely well made. The AirPods Max are not without quirks, but in terms of sound, build quality, and features, they are the best noise-canceling headphones I’ve ever tested. The pair of ultra-premium headphones is meant to destroy the competition from Sony and Bose, and they quickly turned me from skeptic to true believer. And so, with their bespoke aluminum ear cups, perfectly balanced volume knob-and $550 price tag-we are graced with the new AirPods Max. ![]() But in the tradition of a man named Jobs, some of the best won’t do. As the pandemic wheezes on, noise-canceling headphones have gone from being a tool for jet-setting business types to a requirement for work-from-home sanity.įrom the excellent new on-ear Beats models to the in-ear AirPods Pro (8/10, WIRED Recommends), Apple’s been making some of the best noise-canceling headphones for some time now.
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