On December 9, it was reported that, as previously reported, Apple suddenly launched a headset for wireless noise reduction on its official website last night - but it was not the previously rumored AirPods Studio, but was named AirPods Max, which was the first time Apple launched a headset product.

In terms of appearance design, AirPods Max uses a dome shaped headband made of stainless steel frame and fabric materials (to help disperse weight and reduce the compression of the head), and adjusts the tightness of the earphone wearing through the telescopic sleeve rod; The earmuff is made of anodized aluminum. On the top of the right earmuff is a digital knob for volume adjustment and song cutting, and a button for switching noise reduction modes; The outer layer of the ear pad is made of mesh fabric, and the inner layer is memory cotton, which can improve the fit of the wearing floor; The whole headset weighs 384.3g.

There are 5 colors available: deep space grey, sky blue, silver, green and pink.

AirPods Max is equipped with a 40mm dynamic coil drive unit. Officially, the drive unit is a double ring neodymium magnet motor, which can achieve extremely low total harmonic distortion in the entire audible range; One H1 chip is built in each ear to adjust the audio according to the fit of the ear pad.

AirPods Max is equipped with eight microphones for active noise reduction and one microphone dedicated to sound pickup. Six outgoing microphones detect ambient noise, and two inward microphones sense playing content. It seems that Apple needs to focus on both sound quality and noise reduction this time.

At the same time, with the help of the built-in acceleration sensor and gyroscope, AirPods Max also supports the spatial audio function of dynamic head tracking, which can track the slight movements of the head, so that users can always sense the direction of the sound.

The headwear detection function automatically identifies whether the user is wearing headphones through the built-in optical sensor and position sensor, so as to control the playback or pause of music.

In addition to the Bluetooth connection mode, AirPods Max also supports the use of the Lightning to 3.5mm audio cable as a wired headset, but the headset cable needs to be purchased separately (279 yuan).

(AirPods Max Smart Headset Case)

In terms of endurance, the officially named AirPods Max supports 20 hours of continuous playback with noise reduction enabled, and charges through the Lighting interface. The headset package comes with an intelligent headset case and a Lighting to USB-C charging line, without a charging head (although most competitors do not actually send charging heads).

The official price of AirPods Max is RMB 4399 (Apple Care+service is RMB 479), and the official website supports the free addition of engraved patterns and text content. Considering that the current prices of potential competitors Sony WH-1000XM4 and Bose 700 are both below 3000 yuan, the price of AirPods Max can be said to have surprised many people and exclaimed "poor family". However, it may be that the first batch of goods is not enough. Even if you want to recharge now, you have to wait 12 to 14 weeks before shipping.

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