Reviewers rate the Apple AirPods Max highest on spatial audio and lowest on battery life.
Counted from 105 reviewers across 135 videos. One reviewer counts once per topic, so these measure how many people agreed — not how loudly.
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Topic by topic
Every topic at least 8 reviewers discussed, grouped by how it landed. Each one opens to the quotes behind it.
What reviewers praised
Topics at least 70% of them rated positively.
12 of 12 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“Spatial audio is often being regarded as a gimmick and something to put on a shelf, but to me, this is a next level content experience...”
ThisIsE · Jan 2021 · 5:14 →and 5 more with something to say here
26 of 28 reviewers who discussed it liked it
and 15 more with something to say here
33 of 38 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“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.”
Chrissyx Jonez · Jan 2023 · 14:41 →and 26 more with something to say here
36 of 47 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“Overall, it is the more satisfying sound quality for more people than what actually Heavys narrow approach offers.”
LeechTM · Jun 2024 · 13:40 →and 26 more with something to say here
8 of 11 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“For phone calls, the AirPods Max are the clear winner. Your voice sounds much clearer on them compared to the Sonos Ace, which can make your voice muffled, especially outdoors.”
Tech Pendulum · Jun 2024 · 3:14 →and 1 more with something to say here
Where they were split
Opinion divided — worth reading both sides before buying.
28 of 41 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“When you add up the features like the ability to pair two sets of AirPods to an Apple TV at once, auto switching between Apple devices, better breathability, transparency mode, and the ability to listen at lower volumes, no annoying…”
6 Months Later · Dec 2024 · 7:17 →and 18 more with something to say here
16 of 25 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“the Airpod Maxes are kind of the easiest to integrate into all of your technology because they'll just seamlessly work with everything else”
Karenna Boychuk · Jan 2025 · 2:30 →“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…”
Seif Buys · Jun 2025 · 25:47 →and 10 more with something to say here
7 of 12 reviewers who discussed it liked it
“I got to say the AirPods Max has one of the best controls on any headphones. I love the digital crown when increasing and decreasing the volume so you have accurate controls”
SimplyPops · May 2025 · 4:07 →and 4 more with something to say here
What they complained about
Fewer than half rated these positively.
29 of 48 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“I just recently tried the AirPods Max again, and all the things that frustrated me about the AirPods Max remain true. They're too heavy... They just really aren't all that great in the comfort area.”
Jason T Lewis · Oct 2024 · 2:51 →and 23 more with something to say here
24 of 29 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“Now the smart case isn't bad in and of itself, as much as it is an amplifier for the AirPods' other annoyances. Namely, they're huge and they don't fold, so they're not very portable compared to most of the competition.”
MrMobile [Michael Fisher] · Dec 2020 · 7:55 →and 13 more with something to say here
13 of 18 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
“Pricing-wise, the AirPods Max are, yes, expensive still, particularly for a pair of headphones that still charge via Lightning and run out of battery if you don't remember to bring the, you know, purse carrying case thing with you at all…”
Pete Matheson · Jun 2024 · 11:11 →and 11 more with something to say here
17 of 19 reviewers who discussed it had a problem with it
and 7 more with something to say here
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