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AirPods Max

Apple's own over-ear noise-cancelling headphones, the most expensive model in its AirPods range.

Known aliases

  • AirPods Max 2
  • Apple AirPods Max

Current stories

productOne report1 publisher

Nothing charges $100 more for a three-driver Headphone (1) Pro aimed at studios

Nothing's Headphone (1) Pro puts three drivers in each ear cup, including an xMEMS silicon treble driver, at $399, or $100 more than the standard model. The company pitches it at recording studios, though its own brand chief expects people to buy it for their commute.

Publishers:wired.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives70
Confidence50
productConfirmed5 publishers

Beats 360 sells sweat resistance and replaceable earcups for $350

Apple's second headphone brand has shipped an IPX4 over-ear whose cushions twist off and swap, about $200 below AirPods Max, while Beats Studio Pro takes a permanent cut to $299.99 that Amazon already beat.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 8%
Operator
Operator 80%
Investor
Investor 12%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+12
Incentives40
Confidence64
productOne report1 publisher

The Beats 360 puts the part that wears out on a twist-off mount

Ear cups twist off and the headband pad clips in, so the pieces that soak up sweat are pieces an owner can change. MobileSyrup's reviewer found the swap so easy that a bystander pulled a cup off by hand.

Publishers:mobilesyrup.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives60
Confidence40
productOne report1 publisher

Apple's Beats VP says the 360 was built for a different purpose than the Studio Pro

Oliver Schusser said the Beats 360 came out of watching how people live with headphones all day, and the specification follows that brief at 295.4 grams, with cushions you can machine wash and IPX4 water resistance.

Publishers:techradar.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption15
Hype gap+22
Incentives62
Confidence57