Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, Pro-Level Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency Mode, Personalized Spatial Audio, USB-C Charging, Bluetooth Headphones for iPhone - Midnight

I bought these fully with the intention of reviewing them to see if I should buy them if they were to ever go on sale, but I honestly want to keep them…First Impression: Wowww PrettyBuild: Pretty Good (They're made out of metal)Weight: Honestly, it didn't bother me at all. I didn't find these heavy whatsoever. They are heavier than the other headphones in this class (I think) But I can lean back and look at the ceiling for a while if I want and not really be bothered (Not recommended).ANC: Better than my xm4 but honestly when you're playing music around/over 55% you can't hear anything, just like any other ANC headphones IMO. This isn't a jab at the APM the ANC is very good but IMO when you're playing music past 50% on any headphones I don't think you hear anything but music. TLDR: ANC: Very SolidTransparency: The ANC as mentioned is "very solid", but the TRANSPARENCY is all the hype it's very useful for me because when lifting one ear cup it kinda hurts but transparency mode takes care of that. (pretty sure they'll loosen through wear anyway.Comfort: Weight doesn't bother me at all and the ear cups are very comfortable to me, but I can see them wearing as time goes by but very comfyAudio: Without spacial audio, the headphones are "Ok" (also not a jab. I was able to connect these to my pc and without spacial audio they’re actually way better than ok), I think you'd got the best out of the APM with it on, and for me and my short testing I couldn't hear the difference in music between YouTube, Spotify, or even Apple Music but I've seen multiple reviews saying that audio sounds just a bit better on apple music.Price: If they were just a little cheaper or were to go on sale for under 350-400 I'd say that's a pretty nice snatch (for me) but if you're balling like that and are involved in the ecosystem with more than just you're phone and don’t wanna wait... Why not YOLOSo overall IMO the APM are actually pretty good ik that sounds pretty bad and shallow for a description of a $500 pair of headphones, but they’re not completely trash as some would say for the price. At the end of the day, everything is subjective and everyone has their own opinions and experiences and I was just yapping about mine. Edit: mind you this is around my first 8 hours with the headphones. I’m pretty sure I’ll have more opinions on comfort over time, heat, “condensation”, and battery life.

Gone through a few over ear headphones recently. They’ve been okay, things like the Beats Studio Pro. But left some quality on the table I think. I tried a set of these in the Apple Store while getting a screen replaced, packed with 60-70 people, and I was blown away within a few seconds. The sound quality, for any headphone, is insanely good. The noise cancellation is not 100%, but probably about 90%. But the transparency mode is by far the best I’ve ever heard from many different in and over headphones I’ve used. You can hear outside noises, my dogs, conversations, anything, so clearly it literally is like you’re not even wearing headphones. And it doesn’t sound at all distorted or like outside noises are being played, it sounds like you’re not wearing headphones at all. All that with high quality sound together, sounds so good I honestly can’t put words to how well it all works.It’s so good, I’ve started just watching TV with them, connecting to Roku perfectly fine (and still able to use transparency, some headphones I’ve only been able to transparency mode on similar brand products I.e. galaxy headphones on S24 Note) because I can hear everything so perfectly but still hear my dogs, or the door, or whatever, just like normal. I went back and forth for a while on these simply because $500 for a headphone is a lot of money, but they’re absolutely amazing. Also, extremely comfortable.Some over ear headphones don’t cover your entire ear, so parts of it get squished and can become uncomfortable over long periods of time. I often do 3 hour workouts and my ears are over it by the end with everything else I’ve tried. Also, the bands can become uncomfortable. Not with these. They fit over your whole ear but don’t feel tight on your ears or head, and the soft stretching material in the strap makes it almost unnoticeable but still very solid. I can put these on for watching Tv and even lay on my side and they’re still comfortable. Very, very happy.