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- mg332
Are these new headphones wireless-only, or can they be wired too?
- no cables :(
I love that my Sony cans can perform like regular headphones when I want them tomonospaced - That's a bummer.mg33
- As they push for a "post pc" era without wires, they need to go all in.
iPhone without ports, Macbook Air/Pro without ports, Etc.
All part of the plan.ideaist - Thats why I keep my good ol AKG Studio headphones K171 MII. Wired and quality. Have them since around 10 years.Bennn
- I'm still rocking my Sennheiser HD600s bought almost 20 years ago.evilpeacock
- yeah I'd be interested in these headphones if they had a wired option. wireless is useless when in a DAW due to the latency.inteliboy
- $899 in Australia.
LOLBusterBoy - Depends. I got some pretty fair JBL 500, wireless only, and I must say I'm quite pleased. $45. No need for cables still.maquito
- I only use them for Spotify & Zoom. For vinyl and CD, I got my good ol' Sony Mdr7506, with a fucking long cable.maquito
- Oh shit! You were asking about Apple's Airpods Max! Sorry. Didn't read the thread title. No idea :(maquito
- no cables :(
- grafician0
fuck them headphones, read this:
"Apple Preps Next Mac Chips With Aim to Outclass Top-End PCs"
"Apple Inc. is planning a series of new Mac processors for introduction as early as 2021 that are aimed at outperforming Intel Corp.’s fastest.
"Chip engineers at the Cupertino, California-based technology giant are working on several successors to the M1 custom chip, Apple’s first Mac main processor that debuted in November. If they live up to expectations, they will significantly outpace the performance of the latest machines running Intel chips, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the plans aren’t yet public."
"Apple engineers are also developing more ambitious graphics processors. Today’s M1 processors are offered with a custom Apple graphics engine that comes in either 7- or 8-core variations. For its future high-end laptops and mid-range desktops, Apple is testing 16-core and 32-core graphics parts."
"For later in 2021 or potentially 2022, Apple is working on pricier graphics upgrades with 64 and 128 dedicated cores aimed at its highest-end machines, the people said. Those graphics chips would be several times faster than the current graphics modules Apple uses from Nvidia and AMD in its Intel-powered hardware."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a…
Like I said before, game over for Intel/AMD
- C Y B E R P R O C E S S O R Sgrafician
- as early as 2021... so could be 2022? or 2023? WOWZ BIG NEWS!!!!!!nb
- @nb as early as 2021 means usually durrring 2021...smhgrafician
- Actually it’s Bloomberg protecting itself because they can’t predict the future preciselynb
- This article basically says apple is planning to make better computers in the future. My god!nb
- Could literally be 2121yuekit
- autoflavour-3
Am I the only one who thinks these new headphones look ass..
they make bold claims about not having to deal with heavy headphones, like seriously, how heavy are headphones anyway.they better come with a free blowjob
- looking like 2 huge iWatches connectedgrafician
- C Y B E R I N N O V A T I O Nutopian
- Ugly afnb
- I agree, their odd approach to aping dieter’s design language while trying to add in some “sexy bling” just makes shit wrong.ben_
- They probably sound half decent and surely are well made, but they look like something on sale at Marshall’s.ben_
- brainwashed fanboy sheep downvoted this.utopian
- Utopian = Innovation in CommentsHayzilla
- babydick0
Apple never disappoints in providing some overpriced, ugly shit to a bunch of dumb ass cucks with some money.
Fuck Apple and fuck Apple customers.
- ok man it's just headphones, chillnb
- Who hurt you?scarabin
- C Y B E R B U L L I E Sutopian
- It's more than headphones. Fuck them. Steve Jobs was a cunt.babydick
- C Y B E R C U N Tgrafician
- The computers are pretty good I heardnb
- I use them computers to do stuff that provide me money to live with.maquito
- Getting angry about things that in no way affect you. Time to step away from the computer and go for a walk.slappy
- lol did your parents put a password on the router and block you from 4chan again? Is that why you're uppity?face_melter
- username checks outhans_glib
- I've never been on 4chan, you cucks.
Maquito - IDGAFbabydick - clearly they're ugly shit, especially that panty like headbandi_was
- lol.inteliboy
- What does a good looking pair of headphones look like? pics plszarkonite
- ^ lol you don't know a fuck about headphones, Beyer dynamics, Audio Technica etc... if you want a fucking panty on your head by Apple headphones.i_was
- ^ Exactly. I like you, i_was. The rest is a bunch of cucks.babydick
- beyer's are pretty ugly, audio techs are kind of generic... I prefer sennheiser. Hey, you haven't yet explained why closed headphones can't have spatial audio?zarkonite
- i_was-3
Here's how the AirPods Max price makes perfect sense and spells danger for Bose and Sony
- NBQ001
babydick, not many really care about the headphones. M1 CPU is where it‘s at. If it hasn‘t impressed you yet like everyone else, well... Apple is working on 128 core variants for end of 2021 or 2022.
Single-handedly reviving Moore’s law.
- ideaist1
Mac Mini with Apple Silicon verified as incredible.
3rd party support for M1 limited; betas of Adobe software limited to Photoshop AND encountered some errors with Illustrator (which uses emulation), BUT overall floored by the performance AND majority of emulation isn't even noticeable.
9/10.
: )
- Does the Adobe suite run in emulation?Gnash
- I’m looking at the mini nowGnash
- I read that Rosetta translates most of the code at launch, and then runs it almost natively after that. It's not really emulation, believe it or not.monospaced
- Yes and pretty much same performance or even better as nativeNBQ00
- Me likelyGnash
- What @monospaced said; you install the translation / Rosetta piece the first time you run an unoptimized app...ideaist
- ...Takes 3 seconds and MOST apps run seamless afterwards. Very much can see the day where "This app is unoptimized and will be deleted" happening.ideaist
- RESISTANCE
IS
FUTILE!!!ideaist - Also, I got the 512GB to save some cash AND cut down dramatically on ship time.
Everything is optimized for size these days; Dropbox, photos, etc.ideaist - I have a 512gb now, I’m always trying to make room. I work from 2 diff computers and all my stuff is synced via DB. So would love a bigger driveGnash
- Use the cloud sync feature in DB. put everything online unless you're working on it.ArmandoEstrada
- Yeah "Smart Sync" @ArmandoEstrada mentioned is mint. I tried 1TB version but dropped delivery time to January and needed it asap.ideaist
- I hear yaGnash
- bsi_was
- https://en.wikipedia…i_was
- Ok now I get iti_was
- monospaced-3
As someone who has purchased $500+ headphones more than a couple times in my life, the price isn't really that shocking. People regularly pay $300–$400 for great over-ear headphones, and some pay a ton more than that. Right now there's a big market for wireless, noise-canceling, hifi sets and there are big players there from Sennheiser to B&W and Sony all in on that.
Apple has been in the headphone business for years now, and this is their foray into this niche market. They've always targeted the higher end, so it makes sense it's sorta luxury. And then you throw in the microphones, the bionic chip, the noise canceling, the siri integration, etc and I can basically understand the price.
Will I buy it? No, no way. I love my Sony 1000MX3s and wouldn't give up USB-C charging or my normal headphone jack for these. But I suppose this would be a natural replacement set down the line when the world is ready for wireless only.
- People are missing the 5.1 surround sound aspect. When watching a movie, it keeps the sounds in spatial position to the screen. No other headphones do that.shapesalad
- So if you're watching a movie and big spaceship is coming in from behind the camera with a big old sound effect...shapesalad
- ...firstly it'll truly sound like it's behind you, secondly if you turn your head around - the sound fx will keep it's position.shapesalad
- Hence $500.shapesalad
- ^ that’s coolGnash
- Dolby makes headphones that do that,, and they cost $599.monospaced
- it's apple tho. we gotta bitch and whine otherwise where's the fun.inteliboy
- right?monospaced
- I mean, where's Bennn whining about Dolby headphones, and Sennheiser? They're more expensive and uglier.monospaced
- sheeputopian
- nb1
Can hardly wait for Tim Cook to drop Detox on us!
- yuekit0
- Ugly but not even close to the ugliest on the market. I understand why they went white but big white ear muffs is a bad design.nb
- White makes things looks bigger, more noticeable. Perfect design for EarPods and AirPods. These will look clownishnb
- You'll be able to get them in Rose Gold or Space Grey (wer) next year for an extra $150Nairn
- Pretty sure they’re already available in other colorsnb
- nb is right. They come in many colors already and same price.monospaced
- They were inspired by their iconsutopian
- I wasn't being entirely serious.Nairn
- utopian-3
The same intern that designed Apples new buttons also designed their headphones.
- Hayzilla2
I bought £300 of shares in Apple last month so will be taking a firm fanboy stance on any posts in this thread from now on. Watch yourselves!
- Air Maxnb
- I spent £36 on hot sauce.
Return on investment will be painful.Nairn - Imagine what you will be able to buy when Apple gives you 100% in the next 10 years.NBQ00
- ^ A pair of headphones ;-)Hayzilla
- Good one :)NBQ00
- Congratulations, you've just paid for Tim Cook's next ass, back, and crack waxing.face_melter
- You have 2 shares?monospaced
- Stonksbabydick
- @Mono. Almost 3 blood!!!
Wanna borrow a dollar?Hayzilla
- Centigrade0
M1 and Unreal Engine.... Question:
The new fancy pants M1 apples... can they run Unreal Engine 4/5 or do we have to wait for Epic to do some work on their end? I ask because I think you need a bulky desktop PC to get any sort of decent performance which is possibly in the $1500/2000 range? But an M1 Mini might outperform that for way less money.
Caveat - I have zero understanding of all this single thread multicore stuff. Enlighten me!
- i was just reading about the w10 arm edition, just wait a year or so...sted
- this has it all:
https://singhkays.co…sted - and yes it can/will run.sted
- Black. Magic. Fuckery.ideaist
- BMF™aliastime
- I THINK unreal is heavy on gpu so the M1 would not scream on it. I THINK unreal is optimized for NVIDIamonospaced
- NBQ00-3
- utopian-1
- kingsteven1
Dad, why was my sister named Peace?
Your mom always thought the world needed more peace.
Thanks, Dad
No problem Caviar modded iPhone 12 that looks like an iPhone 4 incorporating Steve Jobs polo neck relic and matching NB 991's
- You'd think for the price, their site would NOT Be shit, BUT such is life. Gotta cut cost somewhere.ideaist
- In mother Russia, phone case you!ideaist
- They also do Samsung phonesmonospaced
- I mean, each new iPhone contains a capsule containing Jobs' genetic material that is ready to inject into the owner and rewrite their DNA, Prometheus-style.face_melter
- So why not have a bit of his clobber?face_melter
- Whoa! How those are massive!scruffics
- doggydoggdog-1
My laptop's clock is wrong.
But my computer is on wifi and says the right timezone.
- The logic board is fucked. You'll have to throw it out and buy an entirely new machine. Sorry.face_melter
- Logic board was replaced last weekdoggydoggdog
- It's broken. Get another.face_melter
- NBQ001
Child spends $16K on iPad game in-app purchases: https://appleinsider.com/article…
- Giving a 6 year old an iPad to play with is the problem. Too young. Colourful, crazy, creative video games are like crack to kids imagination hungry minds.shapesalad
- Better to give them lego(old kits, not the aggressive new stuff) and books, and let them be bored and develop their own imagination.shapesalad
- surely there needs to be a "cap" of what can be spent? I mean, I'm sure letting a kid rack up $16k of purchases is beneficial to Apple and app maker though ;)hardhat
- In-app purchases need to require a password or face-ID to complete that can only be done by adults.NBQ00
- Hayzilla0
How can I secretly fuck my iMac up? I wanna new machine and getting it approved at work is always a ballache of disappointment and red tape. I think 8yrs is long enough for this baby and is starting to get sloooow. I need to make it a write off.
- Pee on it and say it was a stray dogNBQ00
- Download a fan-control app and leave your fans on highest speedGnash
- burn your house down?ESKEMA
- Juts install "Big Sur" problem solved.utopian
- Gaia's frowning on you, man.
Just straight up with them - surely your IT dept wants to play with an M1 for a day or so before handing it over?Nairn - Not sure what your original iMac cost, but assuming it was even £2k that's only £250 a year. That seems like a paltry investment for a creative department.Nairn
- Start a massive 4k after effects render before you leave Friday, it'll be fried by the time you get back to work on Monday.zarkonite
- Relax, it was a joke. I wouldn't really be so wasteful. My mac was particularly slow when writing that. TBH I am waiting for the new iMac before asking.Hayzilla
- Nairn0
Loads of benchmarks comparing programming development types on two M1s, a Ryzen and an i9 Intel.
https://tech.ssut.me/apple-m1-ch…
I don't understand most of this, but the gist of it is that the M1 works well in environments other than those it might have been expected they'd optimise for.
I've only seen one set of benchmarks that showed M1 under a slightly faltering light, but that was for some obscure crypto-esque computation that 99% of us would never use.
Also, Intel is fucked.