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I think that's a fair assessment. I also think it is super super likely that Apple is about to hit Bose and other higher-end headphones makers by surprise with

I think that's a fair assessment. I also think it is super super likely that Apple is about to hit Bose and other higher-end headphones makers by surprise with how good these sound. We'll have to wait for some real world usage tests and whatnot, but most $500 headphone makers are pretty hidebound / kinda into the woo-woo world of audio. These could be pretty disruptive -- especially if, in year or two, they introduce a lower-end model (AirPods MaxSE?).

vanilla_nut 6y ago
Rumors indicate an AirPods (Max?) Sport in the coming months. I'd guess that those will be a lot more competitive with the XM4s/QC35s/etc., and likely will cost $299-399. I'm interested in how they'll differ from the AirPods Max, though -- a crappier speaker? More plastic and less aluminum? I think the trouble is that the AirPods Max (to me) seem more like $350 headphones than $550 headphones, so it's difficult to imagine what they'll do to hit the price point I actually have in mind.