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Yeah, but Beats Studio already do most of what AirPods Max do. I own not one, but two pair of the Beats (like ‘em enough to get the wife a pair), so I’m their “sucker” target market. Sure, maybe one can get better sound for the same money, but as you point out, other headphones don’t connect to my Apple stuff as neatly (or at all; yea, Bluetooth), yada, yada. So I’ll will sacrifice a bit of sound quality (or so the sound nutters say) for convenience.

But $550? Even this high-income Apple fanboi has his limits. At that price, the reviews better say the sound is outstanding. Because for one, Apple is competing against the Beats I already own.



Hey, this is cheap by high-income Apple fanboi prices. It's cheaper than a simple monitor stand:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MWUG2LL/A/pro-stand

A monitor stand ... holds up a monitor.

This has noise cancellation, wireless connectivity, rare earth magnets, and a ton of precision manufacturing.

I'd definitely take the Apple headphones over a monitor stand. At at 45% lower price, they seem like a bargain in comparison.

Disclaimer: I'm not an Apple Fanboi, so I'll spend my $550 somewhere else. But I don't think this is that far beyond the pale.




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