Apple announces 'AirPods Max' wireless headphones for over 60,000 yen, confident that 'the ultimate form of personal sound experience'



Apple, which has long been

rumored to be 'preparing its own headphones,' finally announced the wireless headphones ' AirPods Max ' on December 8, 2020. AirPods Max will be released on December 15, 2020, and the price is 61,800 yen excluding tax.

AirPods Max-Apple (Japan)
https://www.apple.com/jp/airpods-max/

AirPods Max — Journey into Sound --YouTube


Apple announces $ 549 AirPods Max noise-canceling headphones, coming December 15th --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/21438042/apple-max-studio-noise-canceling-headphones-price-date

Apple's newly announced wireless headphones, AirPods Max, are headphones that deliver both sound that is faithful to the original sound and the magical user experience that is unique to AirPods. Apple describes AirPods Max as 'the ultimate form of personal sound experience.'

You can see what the design and functions of AirPods Max are like in one shot by watching the following movie.

Introducing AirPods Max — Apple-YouTube


This is AirPods Max. The weight is 384.8g.



The cup part is made of oxide-coated aluminum, and the headband part is made of stainless steel.



Since the aluminum cup and headband are connected by a ball joint, the cup can move comfortably at any angle.



The telescopic arm made of stainless steel extends smoothly and can be fixed at any position. Both beautiful appearance and ease of use.




The canopy on the headband is made of breathable knit mesh material to disperse the pressure on your head and fit into any head shape.



The frame of the headband is made of stainless steel, but the surface is covered with a soft-touch material. As a result, both high strength and comfort when worn are achieved.



The ear cushions are covered with a special mesh fabric, and Apple says, 'You can enjoy the sound and feel the softness of a pillow.' In addition, since the ear cushions use a shape memory foam that takes acoustics into consideration, they are soft and fit the head to improve airtightness, which helps to achieve high-quality sound. Since such ear cover parts are attached to the main body with a magnet, they can be easily attached and detached.




In addition, when you look at the ear cover from the inside, it looks like this, and the weave of the mesh fabric is changed so that you can tell which cover is for the left or right ear, and it stands out as 'L (left)' 'R (right)'. ..



AirPods Max adopts the H1 chip that is also installed in AirPods Pro for the left and right cups. Six outward microphones detect ambient noise, and two inward microphones measure what the user is listening to. Since the beamforming microphone picks up only the user's voice during a call, it is possible to make a clear voice call even in places where external noise is loud, such as on a windy day. In addition, Apple's proprietary dynamic driver creates a wide frequency range, allowing you to express every detail of any sound. In addition, the driver's dual neodymium ring magnet motor uses the same level as the motor of a high-performance floor type speaker, so it is possible to minimize total harmonic distortion in all audible ranges. Therefore, you can enjoy consistent and clear sound even at full volume.



You can use the 10 audio cores mounted on each chip to block external noise, adjust the audio according to the degree of adsorption and sealing of the ear cushions, and when watching a movie, it's like that scene. We have adopted computational audio that allows you to reverberate the sound with a sense of realism.



Not only can you completely block external sound with the active noise canceling function and immerse yourself in the sound, but you can also instantly switch to external sound capture mode by simply pressing the physical button on the main unit, so you can instantly switch to external sound capture mode with one button. You can hear external sounds.



In addition, it uses spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, and uses the built-in gyroscope and accelerometer along with the iPhone and iPad to detect slight movements of the user's head, making it feel like you are in a movie theater. Achieve a sound that wraps around such users.



In the case of AirPods, one of the dissatisfaction points is that you had to start Siri or change the volume directly with the volume control button of the connected iPhone to adjust the volume. However, AirPods Max uses the Digital Crown that is familiar to Apple Watch, and you can adjust the volume accurately and easily just by turning it. You can use this Digital Crown to skip songs, answer phone calls, launch Siri, and more.



The body color is sky blue



pink



green



Space gray



Available in 5 colors of silver.



In addition, there is also a special cover 'Smart Case' that is used to cover the cup part. When stored in this Smart Case, AirPods Max will switch to an ultra-low power state, which will lead to longer battery life.




AirPods Max can be used continuously for 20 hours, and can be used for a long time even with active noise canceling and spatial audio functions turned on. In addition, it is possible to charge the battery enough to play music for 1.5 hours by charging with the Lightning connector for only 5 minutes.



The Verge, an overseas media company, told Apple that it entered the premium headphone market with the announcement of AirPods Max, 'directly with brands with many years of experience and extensive product list such as Bose, Sony, Sennheiser, AKG, Bowers & Wilkins. It's going to be a competitor. AirPods Max is more expensive than those brands, but Apple is riding the momentum of AirPods and AirPods Pro, which have dominated the wireless earphone market. The biggest question is the price of AirPods Max's sound quality. You can buy Sony's WH-1000XM4 , which supports high-quality LDAC at a much cheaper price. The iPhone has no equivalent to this codec, and Apple Music is still at a loss. We only offer a lot of AAC . '

At the time of writing the article, it will take 8 to 10 weeks to ship AirPods Max.

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