March 2021 • Macworld 47

A

pple has launched its first

non-Beats-branded pair of

over-ear headphones and

they certainly look great.

There’s no denying that the AirPods

Max are packed with features, flush

with Apple’s trademark design

touches (like a stitched ‘L’ so you

I don’t care how good they sound, they’re priced too high. Michael

Simon reports

Apple’s AirPods Max are

ridiculously overpriced

know which side is which), and surely

sound as good as the best wireless

headphones from Sony and Bose.

But at £549, it’s hard to look at

the AirPods Max as anything other

than a missed opportunity. We knew

they wouldn’t come cheap, but

AirPods Max are hundreds more than

March 2021 • Macworld 47

A

pple has launched its first

non-Beats-branded pair of

over-ear headphones and

they certainly look great.

There’s no denying that the AirPods

Max are packed with features, flush

with Apple’s trademark design

touches (like a stitched ‘L’ so you

I don’t care how good they sound, they’re priced too high. Michael

Simon reports

Apple’s AirPods Max are

ridiculously overpriced

know which side is which), and surely

sound as good as the best wireless

headphones from Sony and Bose.

But at £549, it’s hard to look at

the AirPods Max as anything other

than a missed opportunity. We knew

they wouldn’t come cheap, but

AirPods Max are hundreds more than