The first AirPods Max deliveries are reaching customers this morning, and a number of them have shared photos on Twitter.
They had to get in quickly to take delivery today, as shipping times very quickly slipped into March of next year – a fact scalpers were quick to exploit …
As always, the first customers to get their hands on Apple’s new over-ear headphones were in Australia and New Zealand, but we’ve now seen photos from customers in China and Europe too …
AirPods Max were available for pre-order from December 8, with today the earliest delivery date available. We’ve gradually learned more about them in the intervening time, including the unsurprising fact that Apple doesn’t include a charger – and the more surprising news that you don’t get an audio cable either. It’s normal for premium headphones in this price range to come with a range of accessories, including both cable and adapters for wired use.
Adam Wang showed off his AirPods Max, saying that the headphones are pretty good in all respects, but don’t feel quite as special as you might expect them to for the price.
Mac4Ever left theirs in the box, for a live unboxing later.
各方面都挺好的，但就是沒能讓人感覺到好到價值 ¥4399 的地步。
另外，頭大+戴眼鏡，不夾頭，還算舒適。#AirPodsMax pic.twitter.com/jdM9RfaXpC
— Adam Wang (@adamwjf) December 15, 2020
Alice Clarke showed photos of herself wearing the space grey pair.
Oh, mais qui voilà ? #AirPodsMaxOn le déballe en live tout à l’heure ? pic.twitter.com/199P8Lgs7b
— Mac4Ever /Apple&Tech (@Mac4ever) December 15, 2020
King Technology showed theirs in the controversial case.
The black AirPods Max look pretty good. More subtle than the colours, but will go better with my hair once it’s red again. pic.twitter.com/5qhKEVKJ9l
— Alice Clarke (@Alicedkc) December 14, 2020
Vin reckons the ANC is better than that offered by Sony’s XM4 headphones, and says there is no distortion at any volume.
#AirPodsMax ARRIVED!!! New video shortly! pic.twitter.com/6D1BE5gE7w
— King Technology (@kingtechnology7) December 15, 2020
A few more below,
Move over Sony there’s a new ANC king in town. I can tell right off the bat the #AirPodsMax offer marginally better ANC compared to the Sony XM4. pic.twitter.com/gfDemb4HDH
— Vin (@opticalparallax) December 15, 2020
Some in-store photos have also been posted, and Apple will doubtless share official photos later.
First pair of headphones I’ve bought as an adult that didn’t come free with a phone 🤪 #airpodsmax #apple amazing sound!! pic.twitter.com/x7PVHW6wYx
— Todd (@bookthatticket) December 15, 2020
New toy just delivered 😍#AirPodsMax pic.twitter.com/ouk0h2sDfM
— Steven (@_stiggy) December 15, 2020
Our poll found that most readers consider them too expensive, but Apple’s pricing strategy is in line with that for HomePods.
Which one!? #AirPodsMax pic.twitter.com/Y3x2e2qFzE
— ⓝⓐⓙⓘⓑ (@NajibBoss) December 15, 2020
