https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ0E3ZM/A/airpods-max-ear-cushions-silver
$70 Ear Cushions...WTF?!
$70 Ear Cushions...WTF?!
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJ0E3ZM/A/airpods-max-ear-cushions-silver
$70 Ear Cushions...WTF?!
They are not unusually high. Expensive, yes. But not unexpectedly so.
https://dekoniaudio.com/product-category/elite-fenestrated-sheepskin/
Heck, even the stock HD600 pads are already 50 bucks.
https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Replacement-Cushions-SENNHEISER-Headphones/dp/B002B4OKYU
Makes 70 bucks for the memory foam AirPods Max cushions seem pretty reasonable to me.
Your argument being that if one company is bad then that makes it ok for another company to be worse.
Doesn't work for me.
The foam on my hd600s has not broken down.That would be fair, if I saw people complaining about the HD600/650/etc's replacement pad cost in their respective threads. The HD600 pads are cheaply made with foam that breaks down easily. How come nobody complained about those but once the AirPods Max came out those were worth complaining about? Oh right, because people love to bag on Apple.
The foam on my hd600s has not broken down.
I do not love to bag on Apple. Why do Apple lovers have such thin skins?
If you're going to go with general concensus, Apple don't always cut the mustard, so where's the beef?
And as to your last point, right here is where it has been done.
Well, there ya go... Yes, Apple makes stupid decisions all the time and some of them piss me off. But the $700 wheels have no bearing (ha) on the price of the replacement pads, so if you objectively evaluate the headphones for what they are, it's a non-issue.
They are not unusually high. Expensive, yes. But not unexpectedly so.
Apple specifies 40mm driver diameter, but from my digital measurements (wich may not be 100% accurate) it seems more like 37.5mm.
What?? Where? There is no review at the start of this thread. Seriously, you can't convince us you aren't biased if you can't even be bothered to get this right. You are implicitly claiming that there is a review that your have read, but the rest have not, and this fictitious review supports your viewpoint, even though you could not have possibly read any such review.May I refer you to the objective review by Amirm at the top of this thread which you seem to have missed?
Given you don't know what the context is, the answer is "everything".And what, in this context, could be more objective than price?
What?? Where? There is no review at the start of this thread. Seriously, you can't convince us you aren't biased if you can't even be bothered to get this right. You are implicitly claiming that there is a review that your have read, but the rest have not, and this fictitious review supports your viewpoint, even though you could not have possibly read any such review.
Given you don't know what the context is, the answer is "everything".
Seriously, it is a $500 product, and the market expectations for pads for $500 headphones is in line with what Apple charges.
Interesting you have that feeling. I didn't notice it so was surprised by your comment and weighed the 'phones I had to hand. They are lighter than AKG N90Q and K 812 (which has no electronics inside) and a tiny bit more than the B&W PX and Audeze gaming 'phones, so mine aren't unusually heavy.First impressions:
-Very heavy
Interesting you have that feeling. I didn't notice it so was surprised by your comment and weighed the 'phones I had to hand. They are lighter than AKG N90Q and K 812 (which has no electronics inside) and a tiny bit more than the B&W PX and Audeze gaming 'phones, so mine aren't unusually heavy.
The case is daft though, leaving the parts most likely to be scuffed unprotected
I agree, but the most annoying thing is that Apple always makes comfortable devices and thinks over to the smallest detail, and "this" cannot even fit into a backpack normally...They are not unusually high. Expensive, yes. But not unexpectedly so.
https://dekoniaudio.com/product-category/elite-fenestrated-sheepskin/
The Sonys have a terrible sound signature out of the box but after using the eq that comes with their app, you can make it sound somewhat neutral. I have no doubt that AirPods max blow them away completely though. I have AirPods Pro and I prefer it to Sony in pretty much every way (sound wise). Sony's have a bit more bass but it's not really the best bass quality. The AirPods immediately felt more balanced and more melodic. So, I'm actually looking to demo the AirPods max.I have heard the Sony XM4 before and found them fairly terrible.