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a lot of non apple headphones cost more... and many don't even sound better...

• steve1977 7mo ago
  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.
  • ruszki 7mo ago
    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.
    • steve1977 7mo ago
      At least the WH-1000XM6 also has better noise cancellation (on paper).
    • Marsymars 7mo ago
      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.
  • barchar 7mo ago
    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.