The Apple AirPods Max: First Impressions

The Apple AirPods Max were launched in December 2020 and are now available in India, marking one of Apple's last products for the year. These headphones have been making waves with their impressive design, features, and performance, leaving us eager to explore what they have to offer.

Pricing: A Far Cry from the US

The price of the AirPods Max in India is a far cry from the $549 price tag in the US. At Rs 59,900, this includes tax and large amounts of import charges, making it a more expensive product for Indian consumers. However, there is good news - if you can claim your GST input (approximately 18%), you can save some money on the purchase. Additionally, if you buy from an Apple online store, you won't be able to claim the GST input, but purchasing from other retailers may offer a better deal.

Design and Build Quality

One of the most notable features of the AirPods Max is their design, which has been heavily influenced by the Apple Watch crown. The crown, located on the top-right corner of each earcup, serves as the primary control mechanism for the headphones. This feature allows users to increase or decrease the volume, pause or play music, and switch between noise cancellation and transparency modes with ease.

The case: A Design Flaw

One of the most criticized aspects of the AirPods Max is their case design. The case does not offer adequate protection for the earcups, particularly the headband, which can be prone to damage. To fully turn off the headphones, users need to pop them into the case, which may cause wear and tear on the product. However, it's worth noting that Apple has started disabling the headphones immediately when removed from the charging case.

Performance: Sound Quality and Adaptive EQ

The AirPods Max features an adaptive EQ (Equalization) system, which automatically adjusts the sound profile based on the music being listened to. This feature takes into account the genre of music, ensuring a more accurate representation of the artist's intention. Additionally, the headphones come with pre-set profiles for various genres, such as hip-hop and pop, which can be tailored to individual preferences.

Sound Quality: Impressive at First

Initially, the sound quality from the AirPods Max has been impressive, with users reporting an enhanced listening experience across various music genres. The adaptive EQ system ensures that each song is optimized to its full potential, providing a rich and detailed audio experience. However, it's essential to note that individual results may vary depending on personal preferences.

Charging: Lightning Connector and USB-C Cable

One of the most notable features of the AirPods Max is their charging port, which is only one lightning connector. This means that iPhone users can simply use the same cable to charge both their phone and headphones. However, iPad or MacBook users may need an additional cable, as there is no USB-C port on the headphones themselves.

Transfer Music: A Minor Complication

To transfer music from a non-Apple device to the AirPods Max, users will need to purchase a 3.5 mm to lightning adapter and connect it to their iPhone using a dongle. This may cause some inconvenience for those who prefer wired headphone capabilities, but it's a minor trade-off for the convenience of using Apple devices.

Conclusion

The Apple AirPods Max have left us with mixed impressions, with both impressive design features and potential drawbacks. The adaptive EQ system and sound quality have been particularly notable, while the case design has raised some concerns about durability. Overall, these headphones are an excellent choice for music enthusiasts who value performance, convenience, and style. If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to like and subscribe for more content!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthese are the apple airpods max they were launched in december of 2020 and they are apple's last product for the year they're now available in india and you should be able to purchase them and they'll start shipping at the end of the month are these headphones really impressive we've been checking them out for the past couple of days and here are 10 things that you should know from our first impressions get notified each time igan uploads a video make sure you hit that subscribe button along with the bell notification icon with all notifications turned on so that you can get notified the apple airpods max are priced at 59 900 in india this is a far departure from the 549 dollar price in the us but the indian price does include tax and of course large amounts of import charges as well but you can save up on some of this money if you can claim your gst input which is about 18 on the price of the headphones now if you're buying from the apple online store you won't be able to do that but if you go to a reseller you should be able to get that input on your billing there are also expected to be some credit card offers when you do buy these headphones later on so you can look for price discounts for that now the apple airpods max have one of the best industrial designs that we've seen they are all metal headphones which makes them quite heavy almost 400 grams in weight and they're also built extremely well with some of the features that they have include a all steel headband and aluminum ear cups that make the headphones look premium and also feel premium in the hand the headband also uses compression fit steel rods and a net mesh that feels extremely well built and the ear cups are magnetic and they snap on quite well apple has fit in quite a lot of sensors and capabilities into these headphones which we'll talk about later but the design is one of the most premium that we've seen and is again far departure from typical headphones which entirely are made out of plastic nowadays so the airpods max have 40 mm drivers and a total of nine microphones eight of which are noise cancelling microphones and one microphone which is on the top left ear cup is the ninth microphone which is for your voice calls as well as for getting sound in when you turn on transparency mode the 40mm drivers have dual neodymium magnets that improve the lower end frequency of the speakers on the headphones and hence you get a really good well enhanced bass but overall the sound profile of the headphones is quite impressive and you will enjoy listening to music on these so the airpods max have a computational audio which uses not only apple's h1 chip which analyzes and processes the sound but also the design of the headphones and lots of software integrations to improve the audio profile that you get so when you're listening to music it is constantly tuning the music and you do get a fuller sound but you also get better connectivity with the h1 chip and it connects and pairs with apple devices almost instantly much like you would do with a regular airpods or the airpods pro the airpods max are ready to go the minute you take them out of the box they pair up not only with your particular device but also your icloud account and then you can switch seamlessly between one device to the other and it works almost flawlessly out of the box the airpods max are also packed full of sensors there are a whole host of sensors in both ear cups these include an optical sensor a position sensor a case detect sensor and an accelerometer and the left only ear cup has the gyroscope so that is the only sensor which is only in the left ear cup in fact the airpods max have sensors on the point of the attachment of the ear cup so when you open up the headphones from your ear they automatically detect that they've been moved and they pause the music which is great if you're listening to music on your headphones and if somebody's trying to speak to you and you go huh the music will pause the airpods max feature noise cancellation built in and you can't turn on or turn off noise cancellation with the built-in button on the top but the airpods max also have a transparency mode because of the standard sound isolation that you get with the airpods max you would need the transparency mode if you plan on listening to music and also listening to your friends or family around you so you can turn on transparency mode and it uses the one microphone to enhance the audio around you and sort of feed it in amplified in a little bit with the mids and the high-end sort of amplified it pushes it into the ear cups and you can hear not only other people but yourself also in a slightly digital format in the headphones this is interesting to use and i feel that a lot of people especially if you're at work would tend to use this so that they can continue listening to their music and also listen to their colleagues etc the airpods max only have one button and one dial which they call the crown it is heavily inspired from the apple watch crown it's a much larger crown this is used for increasing or decreasing the volume and you can set which side you want to increase or decrease the volume to and you can push down to pause or move on to the next track or play the previous track like you would on regular apple headphones you can do it on these as well the second button is to toggle between noise cancellation transparency mode and off and you can choose which features if all three or which two you would want on that button you can set that through the settings panel the case on the airpods max is one of the most hated features of the airpods max and that is because of the design of the case it's not extremely protective and you need to pop your headphones into the case to fully turn them off apple has started disabling the headphones the minute you remove them and fold over the ear cups but to fully turn them off you need to put them in this case this case doesn't really offer protection to one of the most vulnerable parts of the headphone which is the net headband which i feel is going to be the part which gets damaged quite easily for a lot of people one advantage of the case is that it is built out of really high quality materials and you can continue charging your airpods max while they are in this case and that is because there is really no coverage on the bottom part of the case so you don't really get sound profiles for the earpods max it has something called an adaptive eq so it automatically adjusts the sound profile based on what music you're listening to and if you're listening to music on the apple music app then you're also getting in that data which will automatically tune the headphones to make that music sound as it was intended so the profiles have been set on hard coded into the streams and they are automatically delivered via software onto the airpods max this uh heavily enhances the sound profile and helps you listen to whatever genre of music you're listening to accordingly so if you're listening to a lot of hip-hop and rap you will see that vocals and bass levels are enhanced but if you're listening to pop you'll see that mid tones are more vibrant so music profile is automatically set and overall the sound experience from the airpods max in the beginning has been pretty impressive now there's only one port on the airpods max and that is the lightning connector this is used to charge up the airpods and they do come with a usb-c to lightning cable inside the box this cable can be plugged in into any usb c port and the inclusion of this port means that if you use iphones or this is a good accessory to have but if you're one of those people who doesn't have an iphone just has maybe an ipad or a macbook that means that you'll have to carry this one additional cable with you if you're an iphone user you'll just need the one cable the same cable that charges your phone will also charge the headphones you can also use the port to transfer music but you'll have to buy that cable separately which is a 3.5 mm to lightning cable and that can be connected to your phone but you will need to use the dongle to convert your lightning port on your iphone into a 3.5 mm jack so there is a bit of complication if you do want wired headphone capability with the edwards max so those are the 10 features of the airpods max that we wanted to let you know in the first impressions if you enjoyed the video don't forget to smash the like button hit the subscribe button if you're not already a part of team i again it's been brought thank you guys for watching and see on the next you\n"