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AirPods Max

Apple's own over-ear noise-cancelling headphones, the most expensive model in its AirPods range.

Known aliases

AirPods Max 2

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

product2 publishers

Beats builds the 360 around parts the owner can swap out

The $349.99 over-ear ships with twist-off cushions, an IPX4 rating and, BGR reports, a battery that meets the EU's coming replaceable-battery rule. Replacement cushion kits list at $49.99 after a $9.99 intro price.

Publishers:bgr.commashable.com

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption20
Hype gap+20
Incentives70
Confidence58

product3 publishers

Beats 360 sells sweat resistance and replaceable earcups for $350

Apple's second headphone brand has shipped an IPX4 over-ear whose cushions twist off and swap, about $200 below AirPods Max, while Beats Studio Pro takes a permanent cut to $299.99 that Amazon already beat.

Publishers:9to5mac.comcnet.comxda-developers.com

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers

Builder: Builder 27%
Operator: Operator 45%
Investor: Investor 28%

Reality

Evidence66
Adoption28
Hype gap+14
Incentives62
Confidence72