I still have my original AirPods Max ... and looking at the specs, I will not be renewing them. I don't believe for a second that the value and quality of this product is anywhere near the price (579 €).

For me this is targeted at folks who want to feel premium good "because I paid a lot of money for it" and that's it.

Also, corps like Apple currently dismantling democracy around the world do not need the extra revenue.

https://www.apple.com/befr/airpods-max

AirPods Max 2

L’expérience d’écoute personnelle à son apogée. Cinq couleurs vibrantes. Jusqu’à 1,5x plus de Réduction active du bruit que la génération précédente.

Apple (Belgique)
@iamkonstantin Have you experienced an issue where when the earpiece got warm and damp, there was a crackling noise?
@ohjames yes! It happened once and never got away. I had to replace the soft part of the koptelefoon
@iamkonstantin We once had a faulty one and I couldn't believe it was kind of a production error.