So my takeaway from this article is more or less these are expensive, heavy, great quality, and have great sound. We already know Apple's noise cancellation and

So my takeaway from this article is more or less these are expensive, heavy, great quality, and have great sound. We already know Apple's noise cancellation and transparency mode are pretty damned good from the AirPods Pro. If these were about $200 less, I'd probably have pulled the trigger on these already. At $550, it's a pretty tough pill to swallow when fundamentally there are some damned good ANC headphones for quite a bit less. For the moment anyhow, I don't watch TV on my iPad or phone enough for spatial audio to matter. So the only big features which make it stand above much more affordable competitors is: transparency mode, easy source switching, and overall niceness. Worth $200?? I kind of think no. Maybe I'll revisit this when more reviews are in and the wait time is less than 3 months to order them. Edit: Gruber also mentioned this, but worth noting. They would be a lot more appealing if the Apple TV supported spatial audio.