i happened to put an order yesterday, suddenly, out of stock for space grey.. left green. then i just skip. haha.

Its a tad heavier to hold on hand, but when you wear it it’s quite evenly distributed due to the headband.

I can still feel it heavier on the sides, but not much on the top part - which is good so I don’t feel any pressure on my head, unlike other ANC headphones.

Thanks again. Well, made up my mind. Will try to find ready stock at Machines now and see if I get lucky to secure a pair.

Finally got mine today.

Congrats!

On a side note, I have a rant to make.

So the AirPods Max does not come with a Lightning to 3.5mm cable which is usually given together with the headphones (based on my experience with Sony WH1000XM4 and Bose 700).

I need to fork out RM199 for an additional cable which is pretty expensive for a non-gold plated, non-braided cable to connect to my non-Bluetooth devices.

I figured that this is the part I don’t like about Apple. The price to quality ratio is not there for this cable - its the same quality you get from the standard EarPods cables. Disappointing.

Saw the article below...not sure if this is a real problem. Anyone gotten their airpods max mind to share?

Airpods draining battery

Ordered space grey from apple online on 18th Jan (Monday), with original delivery estimate of 4-5 weeks (19/02-25/02). Received notification it shipped out from Singapore on Wednesday and my AirPods Max arrived this morning To those who may be turned off from the long delivery estimate online, just give it a shot you might get them early Ordered the lightning>3.5mm cable as well but they have yet to ship.

I’m not an audiophile but I do enjoy my music. Bluetooth earphones/headphones that I’ve been using regularly using prior to getting the Max are:
- AirPods Pro (most used - for general listening, daily commutes, calls, short haul flights).
- Beats Powerbeats Pro (gym & indoor workouts)
- Bose QC35II (mainly for long haul flights, listening at home, wired connection to my digital piano & drums)
- Aftershokz Trekz Air (for outdoor cycling/running)

First impressions - so far after 3 hours of use I’m loving them, but there are some quirks.
> Sounds much better than Bose QC35II.
> Build quality is top notch.
> Noticeably heavier than Bose QC35II. Still getting used to the heavier weight, I still have to take them off every now and then to let my ears breathe. There’s pressure on the ears from the clamping, I hope this would get better over time.
> Noticeable difference when playing from Spotify (320kbps High Quality) vs Apple Music. Music from Apple Music sounds waaay better (more clarity, max volume is louder) on the AirPods Max.
> Can’t really test out difference for noise cancellation yet as I’m already in a relatively quiet environment. The ultimate test would be on a flight, which I have no idea yet when I’ll be flying next The AirPods Max, Bose QC35II and AirPods Pro are all equally good at blocking out the (not-so-loud) outdoor street traffic sounds from my 10th floor apartment.
> Transparency mode sounds very natural.
> The bra case sucks and is pretty much useless. I won’t be able to store the Lightning>3.5mm cable together with the case. With the Bose QC35, I could easily store the included cables and even pop in my AirPods Pro together in the case. Gonna get a third-party case for the AirPods Max once cheaper ones are in the market, but this isn’t a high priority yet coz I don’t think I’ll be travelling anytime soon.

Wow. That was fast!!! 4 working days!

Give Tidal Master a try, you’ll be amazed.

Yeah I was surprised myself! Didn’t expect to get it so soon. I’ve been reading on MacRumors forum, supplies for the space grey & silver models seem to be available so maybe that’s why i got it early.

Just cancelled my order for the 3.5mm>Lightning cable coz I found one in stock at Switch BSC today.

Thanks for your suggestion! Just subscribed to the 1
month free trial I hope I don’t get hooked to it, already paying for both spotify & apple music, too many subscriptions haha.

Just made my order for Space Grey too! Hopefully can arrive within 4 working days.

This post has been edited by zad78: Jan 23 2021, 10:20 PM

Had the weirdest battery drain last night.

Putting it in the case at 70% battery, this morning wanted to use it and the battery dropped to 20%.

Have already reset it twice, still occurring.

Well. Seems like you are not alone.

https://youtu.be/l0UPYSCmt90

Seriously one of the best im so in to Apple because their commercial branding advertising are so fucking good.

The products? ok la.

Guys. Machines just release new stock for Airpodmax. Right now only Silver left.

Hows the sounds comparing to airpods pro?

Very limited stocks

I missed the chance 2 days back but early morning today I manage to grab from machine. Silver color. Probably last unit as it went unavailable after my purchase. Hope to receive mine soon.

Miles better, soundstage wise.

Transparency mode is more natural as well.

anyone buy from machine? normally how long they start shipping? i placed order around 12am today (early morning) but yet to shipped. Had the chance to choose same day delivery but i did not ..