Apple AirPods Max vs Sony WH-1000XM6

“with the Sony 1000XM6s these are hands down the best headphones to fly and travel with 'cause they block out a lot of noise and thanks to their atmospheric pressure sensors they should be able to block out a ton of noise while at cruising…”

“The pros we have exceptional noise cancellation with smart adaptation, improved sound quality with better balance, foldable design is back, 30 hours battery life, these are future proofed with the Auracast support, and we have a ton of…”

“Buy the WH-1000XM6 if you want the best noise canceling headphone out of fair price, you travel frequently and need maximum battery life, you like a foldable compact form factor, you're practical and want premium without paying the luxury…”

“These are I would say number one in terms of blocking more voice style sounds, so crowd sounds, anything that's a higher frequency than say like an HVAC system or a jet... I think these are the new king of blocking that out.”

“It's very comfortable in a way that is hard to fully describe other than that they just don't really apply that same that ANC pressure that you get with some other solutions while also covering an extremely broad band of audio frequencies…”

“the active noise cancellation is also beyond top notch. It does the best job in blocking out external noise to the point where I almost forgot the hum of the plane on flights until I stopped using them.”

“These do a really good job of blocking out consistent noise like fans, or planes, or street noise, but what really impressed me is how well they handle voices and more irregular sounds, like dog barks.”

“It'll totally cancel out the heat noise, but I can still hear people talking. So it like cuts out all this weird background noises, but still allows actual people voices and talking to come through.”

“Speak to chat this is going to be one of those where you'll allow the actual microphones to actively listen so if you start speaking... it'll start reducing the audio experience... just using your palm putting it on one of the ear cups the…”

“And then there's the excellent ambient mode and while a lot of headphones simply just pipe in everything that's going on all around you so you can hear announcements and things like that, Sony has gone one step further, it's a bit more…”

“out of all of them I still feel like the AirPods Max sound the most natural... But these are I have to say much cleaner than the AirPods Max with no like remnants of static or hissing or white noise or anything like that.”

“when someone is speaking to you while you're wearing the headphones you will actually get you know you you will hear the outside noise very clearly the music will reduce so that you can have that conversation”

“Additionally the transparency mode I still think is a little bit clearer defined, especially for human voice frequencies on the AirPod Max compared to the XM6s.”

“Transparency it sounds like I don't even have the headphones on... it just it feels one-to-one.”

“the AirPods Max transparency can't be beat it feels like you're literally not wearing anything”

“These have the best transparency mode that I have ever heard in an audio product, bar none.”

“different listening modes so you can have background you can have standard and you can have cinema... if you want to feel like you're in a coffee shop and the music's not right in your ears but rather in the entire room around you... it's…”

“In my opinion, if you want top tier active noise cancellation, great sound and premium comfort and of course smart features that actually work, they're not cheap at all... but they do pretty much everything that you could ever really want…”

“If I had to explain how these sound with one word, it would be clarity. It's a very clear, clean sounding headphone. The bass isn't crazy, but it's still present out the box, these will vibrate your ears. And these bad boys get loud.”

“if you already own the XM4, the upgrade to the XM6 is only worthwhile if you prioritize better ANC, better transparency mode, slightly improved audio and enhanced comfort with some of the added new features.”

“plugging these headphones in via the 3.5mm adapter made the experience even richer and it's truly as good as it gets. Honestly it sounds as close to true lossless audio as possible to the point where I really highly doubt you'd be able to…”

“They sound better, the noise cancelling is better, the features are finally up to date, but at the same time, they feel almost exactly the same as the originals from 2020.”

“I'm still going to give the edge to the AirPods Max... computational audio, adaptive EQs... it sounds a little bit more richer on the AirPods Max”

“if you listen to a lot of drum and bass, techno, hip-hop, modern pop, you might lean towards the Apple AirPods Max.”

“the Bluetooth streaming has been absolutely excellent these past couple of weeks, I kept the connection mode on sound quality preferred over connection strength, and not once did I have that connection stutter or cut out even though I've…”

“a lot of airplanes now are starting to support Bluetooth connectivity headphones... all you have to do is when you get these you can go directly into the Sony app and of course add another device and then pair it to that display for that…”

“with the Sony's you can use these headphones while they're charging, which is actually good if you plan on using these headphones as a gaming headset”

“I would say the switching between those two devices is faster than switching within the Apple ecosystem.”

“using these for story games on your PlayStation 5 or whatever you game on is definitely a viable option and the connection, there's less latency obviously with the new Bluetooth format of the Sonys versus the AirPods Max, but personally in…”

“Pairing the AirPods Max is as simple as putting them on and glancing at my phone. That's it. With Big Sur, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, I don't have to think which device I'm using.”

“The beauty of being part of the Apple ecosystem is that things just work. Your devices pair with all your other devices and you can switch seamlessly between them.”

“The reason why I would still recommend the AirPods Max to you is because of the ecosystem itself. It's just really easy especially if you're device switching”