Benjamin Levicek If you follow our magazine regularly, you probably know that the Californian giant introduced brand new wireless headphones on Tuesday afternoon. All products, as far as Apple's headphone technology is concerned, boasted an in-ear design. The new AirPods Max However, it will please demanding listeners who are not satisfied with such a design. In the portfolio Appwe currently find the cheapest AirPods (2nd generation) introduced in the first quarter of 2019, AirPods Pro, which the first owners could enjoy almost exactly a year ago, and the new AirPods Max – they will reach the first lucky ones on December 15. Which headphones will be best for you? I will try to answer that in this article.
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As I mentioned at the very beginning of this article, AirPods Max boasts an over-ear design, which is popular with professional studio products from the audio segment. The materials used are, as is often the case with premium headphones, very strong, but at the same time flexible, specifically here Apple used woven mesh, which does not put any pressure on the head and should ensure comfortable wearing in almost any situation. Furthermore, AirPods Max boasts a telescopic joint that allows you to easily move them, and the product also holds perfectly in the position you set. As for the color, the headphones are offered in space gray, silver, green, sky blue and pink - so everyone can choose. Their cheaper sibling, AirPods Pro, includes earplugs, and you can choose from three different sizes of these earplugs. After pulling out AirPods Pro Their iconic and very well-known design will catch your eye, with high-quality microphones hidden in the "foot". The headphones are offered in white.
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The classic ones have a similar design and identical color scheme. AirPods, but unlike AirPodů Pro relies on a bone-shaped design. The biggest disadvantage of this design is that it does not fit everyone's ears. You cannot adjust the headphones in any way. Furthermore, due to its shape, the product does not have any level of active or passive noise isolation, which on the one hand can be an advantage during sports, but on the other hand it can also be a disadvantage. AirPods Pro a AirPods Max They have features that will greatly help you listen to your surroundings. We will get to these features in the next parts of the article, but before that, let's remember that AirPods Pro They are resistant to sweat and water, which gives them an advantage over their other siblings, especially during sports. For studio AirPods Max this resistance Apple doesn't state, but to be honest, I don't know anyone who would voluntarily go for a run with big studio headphones over their ears.
Connectivity
As you probably guessed, even in the new AirPods Max The Californian company implemented Bluetooth 5.0 and a modern chip Apple H1. Thanks to this chip, when pairing for the first time, you just need to bring the headphones closer to your iPhone or iPad, unlock it, and the mobile device will display themaces pairing request. They further promise AirPods Max perfect range, but it should be noted that all these functions are also available in cheaper siblings, i.e. AirPods Pro a AirPods.
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Control
What the Apple headphones were really criticized for by their users was their controls. Not that they were inaccurate in any way, quite the opposite, but you are not even at the AirPods, nor on AirPods Pro they could not control the volume other than by turning it on SiriIn addition, control is possible only by tapping one or the other earbud in the case of classic AirPods, or by pressing or holding the sensor button while using AirPods ProHowever, this changed with the advent of AirPods Max changes thanks to the digital crown, which you know from Apple Watch. You can use it to skip and pause music, adjust the volume, answer calls, launch Siri and switch between transparency mode and active noise cancellation. On the other hand, we should expect the most sophisticated control options from professional headphones, and it would be sad if Apple he did not resort to this step.
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Features and sound
All tech geeks are surely looking forward to what features they have Apple after unpacking the headphones. Most of them, of course, have the latest AirPods Max. These boast active noise cancellation, in which their microphones listen to the surroundings and send an inverse signal of the captured sounds to your ears. This will completely cut you off from the world and you can work undisturbed.chat to the tones of the songs. There is also a permeability mode, where the spoken word captured by the headphones reaches your ears, so you don't have to take them off during a short conversation. Future owners AirPods Max They will also enjoy surround sound, which gives them an almost cinema-like sound experience when watching movies. The AirPods Max They are provided by an accelerometer and gyroscope that detect how your head is currently turned. There is also adaptive equalization, thanks to which you will hear the best possible sound performance depending on how the headphones fit on your head. However, we have to admit, all these features can be offered by significantly cheaper AirPods Pro, although it is of course clear that, for example, active noise cancellation will be better on the new ones due to the over-ear design AirPods Max. The cheapest and oldest at the same time AirPods do not offer any of the above features.
But what about AirPods Max What's new, according to the Californian company, is the significantly improved sound performance itself. Not that other generations AirThe Pods played really poorly and users would not be satisfied with the sound, AirPods Max However Apple are aimed at true audiophiles. They contain a special driver with a double ring of neodymium magnets - this helps to bring the sound to your ears with miniminimal distortion. In other words, this means that the highs will be crystal clear, the bass will be dense, and the mids will be as accurate as possible. Thanks to the H1 chip, or rather its computing power, and of course ten audio cores, it could enter new AirPods Apple add computational audio that can perform up to 9 billion audio operations per second.
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LSA Magazine As regards AirPods Pro, 10 sound cores also include, of course, do not expect such a perfect music performance as with the new AirPods Max. We'll have to wait for their reviews, but it's almost certain that they'll be much better in terms of sound. For classic AirDon't expect any revolutionary computing power from the Pods, but I still think that for many listeners the sound will be more than enough as a backdrop for work or walking. Of course, I would like to dedicate a few lines to the features that you will enjoy on all currently available AirPodech. This is an automatic switching between devices that works so that if you are currently listening to music on Macyes on iPhone If someone calls you, the headphones will automatically connect to your iPhone, etc. There is also music sharing to the second pair. AirPods, which is an absolutely perfect feature for listening with a friend.
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Battery, case and charging
Now we come to an equally important aspect, which is how long each pair of headphones can last on a single charge, and how quickly they can recharge for the next musical experience. As for the most expensive ones AirThe Max Pods have a battery life of up to 20 hours of music, movie, and phone playback with active noise cancellation and surround sound on. They charge with a Lightning cable, which can give you 5 hours of listening time in just 1,5 minutes, which is not bad at all. Apple then the product also comes with a Smart Case, and after you place the headphones in it, they switch to ultra power saving mode. So you don't have to worry about keeping them charged.
For the elderly AirThe Pods Pro will give you up to 4,5 hours of listening time with active noise cancellation on at a reasonable volume level, and you can count on up to 3 hours of phone calls. As for charging, after placing the headphones in the box, you will get 5 hour of listening time in 1 minutes, and together with the charging case, you will enjoy a full-day battery life, i.e. exactly 24 hours. I have good news for wireless charging lovers – AirPods Pro, or rather their charging case, just place it on a Qi standard charger. The cheapest AirPods can easily compete with their competitors in this regard, as they provide 5 hours of listening time or 3 hours of calling time, and the case charges them in 15 minutes for 3 hours of listening time. If you want to charge them wirelessly, you have to pay extra for the version with a wireless charging case.
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Price and final evaluation
Apple was never afraid to set the price tag quite high and it is no different with AirPods Max. They cost exactly 16 Kč, but we certainly cannot judge whether they will offer little music for a lot of money – based on the specifications (and marketing) AppIt seems that not everyone can afford to invest a lot of money in headphones, and AirPods Pro probably not entirely suitable for the city. I would therefore recommend them to users who are really demanding in terms of sound quality, who enjoy the tones of their favorite songs while listening to them in the evening with a glass of something good.
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AirPods Pro then on the official Apple Online store costs 7 Kč, but you can get them a little cheaper from dealers. The same applies to AirPodech, you can get them in the official online store for 4 Kč with charging case or 5 Kč with wireless charging case. AirPods Pro They are a golden mean for moderately demanding users who would like to enjoy active noise cancellation or surround sound, but for some reason do not want over-ear headphones or cannot afford to invest such a high amount of money in them. AirPods Max. Cheapest Apple headphones are suitable for those who can't stand plugs in their ears, don't want the latest functions and listen to music mainly as a backdrop to certain activities.
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