AirPods Max: A Review
Maximum effort?
I’ve said it over and over again: I had no plans to buy AirPods Max. I had absolutely no interest in them.
Okay, that last part was incorrect; I had no interest in paying $549 for them. Sheesh.
But I was definitely interested in them. I figured I’d be waiting for Apple to make a cheaper version of the AirPods Max, maybe an SE version or something. Considering that, I didn’t expect to have any version of the AirPods Max in my hands so soon after their release. But here I am, wearing AirPods Max on my noggin right now.
And of course, since they are now in my hands (or on my head), I have to write about them, because I have some thoughts. This won’t be one of my battle royale articles; I didn’t really pick out a specific pair of headphones that I wanted to compare them against (though I will do a few comparisons). Instead, I just want to write about my experience with these, the most expensive headphones I’ve ever owned.
Let’s get started.
Price
First and foremost, no, I did not spend $549 (plus tax) on these headphones; I held true to my self-promise that I…