With excellent Spatial Audio and their stunning good looks, the AirPods Max are the envy of headphone lovers everywhere. They're not cheap, though, coming in more than $100 more expensive than their closest rivals.
Well, they were — the Amazon Prime Day sales have come to save the day. You can currently pick up the AirPods Max for $429 at Amazon. That's very close to their lowest price ever, and makes them cheaper than some of their key rivals.
The WF-1000XM6 cost $449, $20 more than the AirPods Max and their deal price. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones also cost $449, again, $20 more than the AirPods. Even our best headphones, the Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S3, cost more than the AirPods Max by around $50.
So we've established that this price is a great way to get some flagship headphones for less. But why should you pick up the AirPods Max? First up is their impressive build. The earcups are milled out of solid lumps of aluminum, giving the headphones their mighty premium feeling. It also makes them pretty weighty, although the well-judged clamping force and soft earpads make them feel very comfortable on your head.
Then there's the sound. They're more neutral than the competition, choosing to reveal detail and extend the soundstage rather than rattle your head with buckets of bass. The Spatial Audio with head-tracking is the best I've ever experienced, and I'm a spatial audio nay-sayer.
20 hours of battery life might not be quite up to scratch, and the "protective" suede diaper thing you get in the box is a travesty (grab one of the best cases for AirPods Max instead — you'll thank me later), but the AirPods Max are still an excellent pair of headphones. This deal price only serves to make them a whole lot more tantalizing.
For more great discounts, be sure to check out our Amazon Prime Day deals live blog right now.
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