Apple AirPods Max AirPods Max 1

I've been using the AirPods Max 1s for the last five years and you should get the Sony XM-6s. The Apple AirPod Max sound great, bur are heavy and fairly uncomfortable on the head when worn for more than an hour or two. Furthermore, I experienced persistent wireless connectivity problems and eventually sent them back to Apple under warranty. They were replaced successfully, but with a different pair of the same model which had a worn out headband. Overall it's been a bad experience and I wish that I purchased the Sony XM-6s insead.

That's not true. After an hour of wearing AirPods Max 1, my skull dipped temporarily in where the two bands are. It's a horrendous headband design. All the pressure is on two thin bands. The middle fabric doesn't actually do anything.

>My AirPods Max 1 left a headband dent in my skull from how poor the quality of the headband was after more than a year of daily use. You should get checked out. No adult should have a dent put in their skull by headphones.

I bought the AirPods Max 1 but had to return them because they felt like a vice and were too heavy. I ended up going with the Sony wh-1000xm5, which are much lighter. My only complaint on the Sony is the earcups are not deep enough for my big ears.

My AirPods Max 1 left a headband dent in my skull from how poor the quality of the headband was after more than a year of daily use. They also are super heavy and don't travel well at all. Apple deciding that, on their 2nd refresh of these (after usb-c), they still aren't going to fix those fundamental issues is very frustrating for what feels like a very disproportionately expensive product (even by Apple standards). I'm now a very happy QC Ultra 2 user. Can't recommend enough.