

Sometimes I use this feature when I simply don’t want to be bothered (respectfully). I was impressed with the noise cancellation feature, especially while I’m working or commuting around the city, and I couldn’t believe how much chaos and noise was actually around me. First, I wanted to know how my listening experience was maximized. Once I finally received my package, I was most interested in testing out two things. I chose the sage green colorway because - I don’t wanna say it’s because I’m an earth sign, buuuutttt - the Taurus in me just immediately gravitated toward that color.
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Plus, I needed an upgrade from the second gen AirPods I’ve owned since 2018. I’ve had my eyes on AirPods Max for quite some time, and after seeing my friend finally cop the silver ones just weeks before Apple sent me my own pair to try, I fell even more in love with how the chunky headphone style looked on her. See on Apple NYLON Tried It Review: Apple’s AirPods Max Overall, I still love the AirPods Max and kind of wish I still had them.” “Also, I’d like to believe I made the decision on my own and wasn’t influenced by the hate I got on the video however, I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me feel the weight of the money I spent. “I made a really hard decision to return the AirPods Max for the Bose QuietComfort headphones mainly because I really wanted to be able to work out in the headphones and the AirPods Max just aren’t great for that,” she says. Benda mentions that she ultimately returned her own pair. After spending eight to nine hours with my AirPods Pros in my ears, I noticed how sore my ear canals would get and sometimes even scabbing.”Įvery product has its setbacks, and a major one for Apple’s AirPods Max is the hefty price tag, which starts at $549. I am big into listening to music and podcasts when I am working, sometimes I don’t even have anything playing, I just use the headphones for the noise canceling aspect so I can focus. “I was inspired to buy a pair of over-the-ear headphones because my ears were suffering from the AirPods that I found myself wearing all day. I absolutely hate wired headphones - I find them annoying and very inconvenient to wear, especially when they get tangled,” explains Gaskin. “They’re wireless and noise-canceling, which are two vital things I look for in my headphones. She purchased a pair of Sony headphones from Best Buy during a Black Friday sale. “But I just thought ‘That’s exactly what I was going for anyway!’”Īlexis Gaskin, a 23-year-old freelance writer, tells NYLON that she’s leaning into the over-the-ear headphone trend for the sake of comfort and convenience. “It was really funny to me that the video got a lot of hate, most notably people saying they looked like earmuffs,” recalls Benda. After she posted her now-viral video about the AirPods Max, many people were opposed to it. “I think they are so flattering and cute and are a great way to bring the recent earmuffs trend from winter into the warmer months.”īut Benda’s new chunky headset apparently had her followers and viewers divided. “I wanted to buy chunky headphones after seeing a lot of other students wearing them on campus as well as some people on TikTok, like Ruby Lyn,” says Benda. Taylor Benda, an 18-year-old fashion business management student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, tells NYLON that she was initially inspired by her college peers to purchase her own pair. The Apple AirPods Max has grabbed quite the attention online with over 131 million views on TikTok alone. In simple terms, it’s like a BBL but for your ears. Wearers have also taken to personalizing their own pairs with stickers and other decorations. (No wind or background noise should get in the way of your next call.)įor the aesthetically minded, the AirPods Max’s squishy ear cushions (made from memory foam and wrapped in a soft mesh material) attached to sleek shells come in five colors, including space gray (black), silver, sky blue, green, and pink. It also has active noise cancellation or transparency mode (like its AirPods Pro counterpart), and its mic feature is much more advanced, allowing to pick up (and isolate) your voice so it’s loud and clear to the listener. The wireless headset’s “digital crown,” a rotating button, can play or skip audio, manage volume levels, answer or end phone calls, and activate Apple’s virtual assistant Siri. BrosNYC/BackgridĬompared with its well-known ear-bud AirPods, Apple’s AirPods Max version claims to provide a more elevated listening experience. Timothée Chalamet wearing Apple’s AirPods Max.
