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Re:AirPods Max 2 by throwaway290 on Monday March 16, 2026 @02:19PM (#47402731)
a lot of non apple headphones cost more... and many don't even sound better...
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Re:AirPods Max 2 by steve1977 on Monday March 16, 2026 @02:30PM (#47402859)
Well, in the market segment of Bluetooth ANC headphones, there's not that much. Bowers & Wilkins and Focal come to mind, both audiophile luxury brands and similarily overpriced.

On the other hand, the flagship Sony is quite a bit less than AirPods Max.

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Re:AirPods Max 2 by ruszki on Monday March 16, 2026 @03:05PM (#47403313)
Doesn’t Sony have the best codec on Bluetooth? It definitely has worse noise cancellation than my AirPod, but afaik it should have better audio quality on paper.
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Re:AirPods Max 2 by steve1977 on Monday March 16, 2026 @04:09PM (#47404203)
At least the WH-1000XM6 also has better noise cancellation (on paper).
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Re:AirPods Max 2 by Marsymars on Monday March 16, 2026 @05:25PM (#47405111)
Yeah, but if you're using Apple phones/tablet/computers they only support AAC Bluetooth anyway unless you add a Bluetooth dongle, which kinda defeats the purpose of ever using Airpods.
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Re:AirPods Max 2 by barchar on Monday March 16, 2026 @07:23PM (#47406440)
There are many. QCY makes a pair for ~$50, I think there are some other Chinese brands too. You really are paying for the brand.
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