AppleAirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Active Noise Cancelling, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone – Green

I have many sets of headphones, some very nice ones, and these stand alone in terms of being something different - there is so much tech jammed into these, it makes them very different than anything else on the market.Sound - Sound quality on these is very good, very clean. Personally I'd like a lot more bass, but even someone who isn't a basshead would still probably like more bass. They're not weak or anything on the low end side, and booming bass is there, it's just too much in the background for my tastes. If stupid iOS just gave you an EQ, you could probably easily fix this, and some of the sound profiles you do get can hep, but for the love of everything, just give me a stupid EQ so I can choose the sound I want. In any case, again, the sound is very good, very clean. I'd say it's pretty easily better than my Bose QC25 but not on-par with my Beyerdynamic DT 990 open backed headphones (which I still think are the best headphones I've heard and I've compared them against sets costing well over $1k). But these headphones are about a lot more than sound, and that's why they go up to 5-stars...Sound Field/Stage - The sound stage on these, the openness of the sound, is amazing for closed back headphones. When you're playing music that supports Apples spatial sound (everything in Apple Music for example) it's incredible, it really feels/sounds natural a lot of the time. I've used other 'virtual surround' garbage, and it's terrible, but whatever Apple is doing, it works. My favorite thing is that you can set your phone in front of you, then walk around, and it sounds like the sound is coming from the direction of the iPhone, so it gives you this incredible sense of space (and it does not hurt the sound quality - for most music it sounds better in my opinion). This is something you really have to experience to understand as I don't know of anyone else that does this - and it's really impressive in person.Noise Cancelling - Absolutely top notch. Between the good fit of the headphones and the actual tech, you can block out a ton of stuff, they work better than my Bose QC25's, that still were best in class as of a year ago. Also, for the cry babies, I do not notice the pressure effect - it might be there still, but it's not nearly as noticeable as the Bose.Battery Life - Seems to be excellent. Only downside is it uses an iPhone plug, not USB C. I still have and need an iPhone plug so it's not a huge deal at the moment, but for the future, when it's all USB C, this is going to become a pain.Comfort - It's pretty comfortable. I heard lots of people say these are big and heavy and uncomfortable, and while they are big and heavy, for me at least they're pretty comfortable. Those Beyerdynamic DT 990 are amazingly comfortable, can wear them for hours, that's not the case here. But compared to my Bose QC25, I can wear the AirPods Max for longer without any issues. Still, it's not like the comfort of earbuds, which I can wear all day, but for big over the ear headphones, the Max's are pretty good.Build Quality - Top notch in my opinion, make everything else I've ever used, anything else I've ever even tried, feel plasticky and cheap.Wireless - No lag, no drops, works great. I wish they had upped the bandwidth so you could carry stuff like fully uncompressed audio, like blu-ray audio, but probably have to wait for V2 for that. With that said, I've never really noticed anything, everything sounds full with no compression. Obviously that isn't the case, but just saying, I do not notice any negatives as far as wireless goes.Overall, 5-stars. The sound, with less bass than I'd like and with no EQ in iOS, only gets 4-stars, but the other features make these unique and quite amazing. The spatial sound is what makes these special, and you can't get that with any other over the ear headphones, and it works remarkably well. I think it uses actual head movement for tracking, so it's not just a software gimmick they can do on any other headphones (I think that's the case), but it' something you need to hear in person to appreciate.

Why aren’t all headphones this nice??? I wish I’d bought these ages ago. They fit my head perfectly without sliding around or needing adjustments constantly. The music quality when paired with Lossless Audio on Apple Music is pretty astounding. The quality of these can’t be matched - the metal frame and sophisticated design make for heavy, but excellent, product. The battery life seems great so far - I’ve listened to a few hours uninterrupted and haven’t had to charge them yet. Honestly, the price point here sounds insane, especially because they charge via lightning cable and not USB-C. However, you get a product that I just can’t dismiss because of the price tag. The performance so far is simply astounding. Thanks to Prime Day prices, I finally bit the bullet, and I’m soooo glad I did.

I gave these 5 stars because I absolutely loved these headphones but ended up returning them due to them being uncomfortable. The sound and noise cancellation was great and definitely better than the AirPod Pros. The reason I returned them was because they squeezed too hard on the arms of my glasses, so after I wore them for longer than 20-30 minutes I would start to get a headache. I have the thicker plastic framed glasses and just felt like these weren’t the right choice for that, this isn’t a problem I’ve had with some other over the ear headphones. When I wore them without glasses this was not a problem at all and I thought they were really comfortable. I have some friends that have these and they have the wire frame glasses and they did not have this problem either. If you’re planning to buy these and have the types of glasses that I do, just make sure to give them a heavy trial run before the return window closes. I was able to return them without any problems and got my full refund. I also got a refund back for my Apple care which I’ve seen is not always the case so that was an unexpected surprise. All in all I definitely recommend these to anyone who doesn’t wear glasses/has smaller frames.

I can hear background sounds, speech, EVERYTHING better. Plus, I don't disturb my apartment neighbors by having to turn up my TV! And it's Apple quality. I had a set made by a VERY well known Japanese tech firm that only lasted a year before they broke in half at the head strap. And they cost $100 or a little more. I can see these lasting me the rest of my life. Apple quality costs more, but for my money are well worth it.

I love them!!! Before I bought them I hesitated because of all the mix reviews but I had have them for 3 weeks or so already and I fully customize them and I am in love definitely the best sound pair of headphones I have ever bought. I love the design and the aesthetic they give off I love the sound proof on them and the sound itself sounds so smooth and crisp in normal audio from a call or a YouTube video or an amazing movie or music you listen to I am in love.

The sound is spectacular and the integration with iPhone perfect, but I still prefer my Bose 700 for air travels. Unfortunately you need to remain stand still for it to provide the noise cancellation, which is basically impossible in any seat or an airplane. So now I use my Bose for travels and this one for everything else.

Excellent headphones. Bought as a gift and he loves them. Shipped quickly.