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  • Bennn-2

    Apple announces $549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th

    550$ ... Probably cost 35$ to make.

    The pricetags on headphones and earbuds are ridiculous

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    • Beats v.2Nairn
    • I'll bet you they're better than most headphones in that price range and over.zarkonite
    • beautiful. and yeah I'd imagine bang for the buck they're incredible._niko
    • Seems kind of silly to call it Airpods Max. Airpods were a genuinely new design, this is just headphones.yuekit
    • I miss Jony Ive voiceNBQ00
    • Also these headphones look uninspired and generic. Beautifully engineered but the design itself is lame imo. But I'm sure people will like it.NBQ00
    • These will go well with my other surgically sterile designed minimalist statement pieces.
      *sips $60 espresso*      SteveJobs
    • Looking forward to seeing someone taking these apart to see what's inside. Perhaps some on-board ARM-based sound processor?Nairn
    • Doesn't Apple only use AAC and/or SBC for their wireless audio? Compared to other high-end gear, that's pretty average.face_melter
    • Innovation!utopian
    • A strange combination of Apple Watch elements and Airpods; i'm sure they're fantastic and folks will eat them up.ideaist
    • I’m curious if this was designed by Jony Ive freelancing for Apple via his new design company LoveFrom. But yeah it’s not that good imo.NBQ00
    • Steel frame, TONS of tech, and if it really does go hi-fi, then it's worth the money. Bose, Beats and Sony already in the $350 game, and aren't THAT great.monospaced
    • If they sound as good as good Sennheisers, then they'll do great. Definitely WAY more than $35 to make. LOLmonospaced
    • Closed headphones so no spatial audio, any audiophile knows it.i_was
    • lol at saying equivalent or lesser-priced Sony's and Bose aren't great. Such myopic horseshit.face_melter
    • @face, calm the fuck down, ffs. I love my noise-canceling wireless Sony headphones, but they're quite near to real hi-fi sound. Bose models have work to do too.monospaced
    • I put emphasis on the word "THAT" to get the point across that they are actually pretty great, but somehow you missed that. Contribute or fuck off?monospaced
    • Also, pointing that Sony and Bose are in the $350 category is a PERFECT comparison, because it's how people will justify the $200 difference. Direct competitorsmonospaced
    • ^ Fight club notes.

      : )      ideaist
    • So, what exactly is myopic when I'm discussing the biggest players in the category right now? Jesus christ.monospaced
    • apple - the headphone companyapi
    • beats by cook.ideaist
    • @i_was What are you talking about? how does a closed design interfere with spatial audio?zarkonite
    • Cost $500m to buy Beats by Drenb
    • We need fisheye to chime in here.ben_
    • If anything, you could physically set multiple speakers to encourage spatiality in a closed design. not that you'd need to.Nairn
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