Apple AirPods Max Review (Noise Cancelling Headphone)

[Mikomikomikomiko]

I'm sure I briefly tried it to see if the oratory1990 PEQ settings sounded the same as with my miniDSP 2x4 HD though a Schiit Heretic amp, and I don't remember anything notable about the results, so I guess it was fine. I use the latter combo every day, and it works great.

mind sharing how you got your airpods Max to play? my dac recognizes them but I can’t hear anything! Source is iPhone/ipad with usbc.

 

[barreleye]

mind sharing how you got your airpods Max to play? my dac recognizes them but I can’t hear anything! Source is iPhone/ipad with usbc.

With this $35 cable:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR2C2AM/A/lightning-to-35-mm-audio-cable-12m-black

It's the only one that will work, unfortunately.

 

[Mikomikomikomiko]

With this $35 cable:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR2C2AM/A/lightning-to-35-mm-audio-cable-12m-black

It's the only one that will work, unfortunately.

wait, i have the white version of that same exact cable, is there a difference in the colors?

And so once you plug everything in, your iphone is able to play through the 5k wired?

 

[staticV3]

And so once you plug everything in, your iphone is able to play through the 5k wired?

With that cable, you can do
iPhone->Bluetooth->5K->Cable->Airpods Max
or
iPhone->USB-C->5K->Cable->Airpods Max

 

[barreleye]

wait, i have the white version of that same exact cable, is there a difference in the colors?

And so once you plug everything in, your iphone is able to play through the 5k wired?

Color doesn't matter. It just has to be the expensive Apple-branded bidirectional cable. Plug the Lightning end into your APM and the 3.5 mm end into an analog source, and you get audio in your APM.

 

[Axo1989]

Color doesn't matter. It just has to be the expensive Apple-branded bidirectional cable. Plug the Lightning end into your APM and the 3.5 mm end into an analog source, and you get audio in your APM.

Yes, it's not like the regular Lightning-to-headphone adaptor, there are additional electronics to make it work.

 

[IPunchCholla]

Yes, it's not like the regular Lightning-to-headphone adaptor, there are additional electronics to make it work.

And it’s super thin. Perfect for my cat to chew on. I can’t wait till someone makes an armored version of that cord.

 

[Mauro]

Darn. How about using something like the qudelix 5k with the wired AirPods Max? Has anyone done that?

I just did. It works fine. I used oratory filters. The resulting timbre is better balanced but lacks some slam

 

[barreleye]

I just did. It works fine. I used oratory filters. The resulting timbre is better balanced but lacks some slam

He designs his EQs such that bass and treble bands can be adjusted to preference. For APM, 17 Hz (subbass) and 105 Hz (bass) are available. The 105 Hz shelf seems pretty consistently present across all his EQs.