Amazon drops the Apple AirPods Max down to $395 for October Prime Day 2024

Amazon Prime Day usually brings no less than a number of good Apple deals (iPhones excluded in fact) and this fall Prime Day has delivered. The Lightning AirPods Max headphones are on sale for a record-low value of $395, a reduction we final noticed throughout July Prime Day. The brand new USB-C version of the headphones can be on sale for $500, which is $50 off their common value.

Through the iPhone 16 event in September, Apple introduced new standard AirPods however did not reveal a brand new pair of over-ear telephones. As a substitute, the AirPods Max had been given a couple of new colors and an improve to a USB-C port. These models aren’t seeing the identical low cost, nevertheless. In the event you’re positive utilizing an older charging methodology and do not want one of many new colours, it can save you a good amount of money. We must also level out that new Max headphones may come subsequent 12 months, however they don’t seem to be prone to be close to this value.

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Apple’s over-ear headphones with a Lightning connection are again right down to the low they hit for Prime Day in July. 

$395 at Amazon

Internally, the fashions are the identical, with the identical balanced audio and strong energetic noise cancellation we skilled throughout our review of the cans again in 2020. Our reviewer, Billy Steele, famous that the Max headphones are on the heavy aspect at 385 grams however that the design makes them really feel remarkably mild. The onboard controls are additionally a pleasure to make use of and the mixing with Siri is useful.

Our most important criticism with the Max is the excessive asking value. At $395 that challenge is mitigated a bit, placing them across the identical value because the top pick in our headphone guide. Nonetheless, for Apple followers who crave the model’s premium construct and aesthetic, this can be a fairly whole lot.

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