Key Features
Today, in a surprise announcement, Apple unveiled its long-rumored, over-ear wireless headphones, the AirPods Max. Featuring a premium build, custom acoustic design, Apple's lauded H1 chips, and advanced listening features like Adaptive EQ and Active Noise Cancellation, the AirPods Max look, on paper, to be well worth the wait.
Apple AirPods Max
Design alone should qualify the AirPods Max as a premium pair of wireless headphones. Available in five different colors and featuring elements that enhance the aesthetics and comfort, the AirPods Max promise to wear as good as they look—and they look really, really good.
According to Apple, the AirPods Max feature a “breathable knit mesh canopy” that spans the entire stainless steel headband, a pair of smooth, easy-to-operate telescoping arms, and two big earcups filled with “acoustically engineered” memory foam that comforts your head while creating an optimal seal. Apple claims these earcups also use a “revolutionary mechanism” that allows them to pivot and adjust to the unique contours of your head, creating a customized fit just for you.
Beneath the pleasing exterior, the AirPods Max feature Apple's custom 40mm dynamic driver system that promises to deliver a “breakthrough listening experience.” As of right now, that's all just talk, but there's definitely some serious muscle behind that hustle—specifically, Apple's H1 chip and advanced processing software, both of which are held in high regard.
Along with impressive internals, the AirPods Max also feature several advanced listening modes and features, including Adaptive EQ, Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode, and Spatial Audio, which tracks your head movements and adjusts the sound field to heighten immersion.
Along with the premium build and sound quality, the AirPods Max also offer a long-lasting, 20-hour battery life, Siri support, and seamless integration into the entire Apple ecosystem.
While we've yet to test out their sound quality, it seems fairly obvious the AirPods Max belong in the premium headphones category. Featuring an undeniably attractive design, the established power and performance of Apple's H1 chip, and a long list of advanced listening features, the AirPods Max appear to be the premium wireless headphones we've been waiting for.
The AirPods Max are available in five different colors: silver, space gray, sky blue, pink, and green.
Combining premium materials and advanced audio technology, the sky blue Apple AirPods Max wireless over-ear headphones are a comfortable way to immerse yourself in your favorite audio. They are made to rest lightly on your head and ears with a breathable knit mesh canopy and mesh textile-wrapped memory foam earcups. Inside, dynamic drivers with dual neodymium ring magnets work to deliver clear sound with deep bass. Active noise cancellation technology enhances this passive immersion by actively neutralizing ambient sounds with anti-noise.
The AirPods Max are ideal for any kind of audio entertainment, but with movies, they make you feel like you're part of the action. This is due to the Airpods Max's use of spatial audio and dynamic head tracking to better simulate audio that surrounds you. You can use them with a variety of Bluetooth-compatible Apple devices, but when paired with an iPhone, you can utilize three built-in microphones and beamforming technology to make clear hands-free calls or interact with Siri. You can do all of this and more for up to 20 hours on a full charge.
Apple uses six outward-facing microphones to measure distracting ambient sounds, and then neutralizes it with anti-noise. This is meant to isolate you with only the audio you want to hear. During playback two additional inward-facing microphones measure what you're hearing, and then use adaptive EQ to adjust frequencies for a consistent experience and faithful audio reproduction.
When active noise cancelling mode is on, you can easily chat with others or listen in on your surroundings without taking off your AirPods Max. Simply press the dedicated noise control button to active transparency mode, and let outside sounds back in.
Included with the Airpods Max is Apple's Smart Case, which conveniently stores the headphones and puts them into an ultra-low-power state to preserve battery life.
Over-ear headphones can be cumbersome to wear for long periods of time, which is why Apple redesigned the headband of the AirPods Max to incorporate a breathable knit mesh canopy. This canopy is designed to optimally distribute the weight of the headphones to reduce on-head pressure. It's connected to two earcups that sport a mesh textile-wrapped memory foam for pillow-like softness.
Each anodized aluminum earcup rotates independently to further balance pressure and improve comfort. Telescoping arms extend smoothly and stay in place to ensure the earcups maintain a precise fit. The entire AirPods Max durable stainless steel frame is wrapped in a soft-touch material to give them a premium look and feel.
The sounds around you can not only distract you as you listen, but they can ruin conversations as well. When paired with an iPhone for hands-free calling, the AirPods Max uses three microphones and beamforming technology to focus on your voice and ensure that it's transmitted clearly.
With the AirPods Max, Siri is always on and ready to help. Get directions, weather forecasts, listen to your schedule, and more. Siri will even speak incoming messages to you when they arrive with the Announce Messages feature. You can then tell Siri to respond via voice command.
Sensors built into the AirPods Max will detect when they are removed and will automatically pause your audio. Audio will automatically resume when the AirPods Max detect that you've placed them back on your head.
Quick charging for five minutes gives the AirPods Max up to 1.5 hours of playback
Digital crown control for volume, tracks, phone, and Siri
Apple-designed H1 chip in each earcup to control active noise cancellation, spatial audio, and more
Seamlessly switch between iPhone, iPad & Mac without disrupting audio or conversations
Share streaming audio between two sets of AirPods when paired with an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple TV
Headphone
Earpiece Design | Over-Ear (Circumaural) |
Earpiece Swivel | Yes |
Earpiece Connection / Wearing Style | Headband |
Foldable | No |
Driver Type | Dynamic |
Active Noise Cancellation | Yes |
Controls/Microphone Location | Controls: Right Earpiece Microphone: Earpiece (Side Unspecified) |
Full Remote OS Support | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity |
Microphone
Number of Mics | 3 |
Beamforming Support | Yes |
Noise Canceling | Yes |
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth | 5.0 |
NFC | None |
Wired Connectivity
Audio Connector to Earpiece | Lightning (Shared with Charging Port) |
Battery
Runtime | 20 Hours (BT+ANC) |
Quick Charging Times | 5 Minutes for 1.5 Hours |
Wireless Charging | None |
Charging Port | Lightning |
Physical
Color | Blue |
Material of Construction | Memory Foam, Stainless Steel |
Dimensions | Headphones: 7.4 x 6.6 x 3.3" / 187.3 x 168.6 x 83.4 mm |
Weight | Headphones: 13.6 oz / 384.8 g Case: 4.7 oz / 134.5 g |
Packaging Info
Package Weight | 3.17 lb |
Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 12.9 x 10.6 x 3.4" |
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