I also can’t hear Harsha Bhogle on the TV, trying to figure out what is happening in the Gabba Test. When the noise cancelling is on, this air purifier is suddenly silent, almost as if there is no pollution in Delhi. When I wear the AirPods Max with the noise cancellation off, I cannot hear the noisy road I live next to, but I know the air purifier is whirring away just next to me. (Image source: Nandagopal Rajan/Express photo)īut how good is the noise cancellation? As I said, the cushions itself do a good job of cutting off the external noise. Apple’s new AirPods Max come with a peculiarly-designed case. It is as convenient as the AirPods have always been. Also, if you are listening to music on the MacBook and a call comes on the iPhone, all you need to do is take the call on the phone for the AirPods Max to shift to this source. Whichever the device, you can access the controls quickly and adjust volume and noise cancelling. In the first day itself, I used the AirPods Max with my iPhone, MacBook, Apple Watch and the iPad, never once having to pair the headphone. The joy of using an Apple accessory is how easily and natively it pairs with whatever device you are using. It is a bit like how the HomePod works, just closer to your ear. Inside the ear cups, along with Apple’s own dynamic drivers, there are a set of sensors that work to offer the best sound whatever be the music or the type of your ear. ![]() I get a feeling Apple might bring out cushions in different materials later and maybe this standard issue cushions might not last long in tropical conditions. These cushions can be pulled out in case you want to clean inside or replace them. The AirPods Max have fabric finish memory foam cushions that wrap around your ears - your lobes are inside these cups - thus creating a natural seal from external sounds. There is one more unique design element that needs a mention. (Image source: Nandagopal Rajan/Express photo) The ear cushions on the AirPods Max headphones are removable. Of course, you can summon Siri with a long press of the buttons to get quickly to your favourite song. ![]() I found the combination of double and triple taps to move back and forth on the playlist a bit hard to remember and stuck to the phone for changing tracks. The button is used to switch noise cancelling on and off, while the crown lets you adjust volume and skip songs. There is a small button too just next to the crown on the right ear cup. The ear cups actually look like giant replicas of the Apple Watch, and even has a crown just like it. The other difference is in the shape of the anodised aluminium ear cups at both ends of the stainless steel telescopic arms. In fact, I wore the AirPods Max to work - that could mean at least six to eight hours of calls - for an entire week and did not feel it one bit. While this looks different, I think it goes a long way in distributing the weight of the headphone and making it very comfortable to wear for long hours. The design for instance has any unique aspects, the most striking part of which is the mesh canopy which has replaced the soft cushion band we have come to associate with high-end headphones. The Apple AirPods Max is different in many ways. ![]() The Apple AirPods Max comes with a classy and premium design. This is the effect you should expect from the Apple AirPods Max which despite its unconventional design and heavy build, wraps around your head and soon blends in as if it is not there. The second instance happened earlier this week while testing the Apple AirPods Max using a binaural track streamed via Apple Music.Īs the track started with a cello, I instinctively turned my head towards the side the music was coming from and then immediately looked the other side from where some percussion had followed. The first was while sampling tracks on the Sennheiser HE 1 which comes with its own set of tube amplifiers and costs almost as much as my house. ![]() In the many years that I have been reviewing headphones, only twice have I turned my head because I did not know where the music was coming from.
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