Apple Launches $549 AirPods Max and Here Are the Best and Funniest Reactions

Apple has finally ventured into the premium over-ear headphone business with today’s announcement of the AirPods Max that go for $549.

Apple now joins Sony and Bose with its new high-end AirPods Max that feature wireless pairing, active noise cancellation, superior audio quality, 20-hour battery life, support for Siri, physical controls for playback and will come in various colours including Pink, Green, Blue, Silver and Space Gray.

The AirPods Max come 4 years after the launch of AirPods in 2016 when Apple removed the headphone from its iPhones.

Apple’s accessories(AirPods, Apple Watch and Beats headphones) generate close to $31 billon in sales.

AirPods Max are real – over-ear headphones featuring active noise cancellation, spatial audio, H1 chip, and Digital Crown. Five different colors, $549, available December 15. pic.twitter.com/8fZT2ReMD6
— Federico Viticci (@viticci) December 8, 2020

This announcement got mixed reactions on Twitter and here are some of the best and funniest:

https://twitter.com/wouterds/status/1336308929777819655

The possibilities for decoration are endless: pic.twitter.com/PXT1HfKFYy
— Alex Sirota (@alexsirota) December 8, 2020

Apple made a $550 pair of ultra-high-end noise cancelling headphones

AND THEY STILL USE A LIGHTNING PORT TO CHARGE I AM FURIOUS

l;adsjkfl;dslfjklas;djfhttps://t.co/K1EYNHIFjt pic.twitter.com/PvGOf7P67r
— Chaim Gartenberg (@cgartenberg) December 8, 2020

https://twitter.com/CaseyNewton/status/1336313236644220928

https://twitter.com/ow/status/1336312658535059457

For that price, you shouldn't even be able to hear your own thoughts https://t.co/NzHDSPh989
— Zito (@_Zeets) December 8, 2020

I’d sooner spend $549 on a private detective to find the three sets of regular headphones I lost. https://t.co/VMV2Zec3hh
— Eric Adelson (@eric_adelson) December 8, 2020

https://twitter.com/nickstatt/status/1336306634948288513

I hate to point this out but the new Apple AirPods Max carrier looks lika a bra. Sorry you can't unsee it now 🤷🏾‍♂️ Carry-on #AirPodsMax pic.twitter.com/gW9j8rnYZD
— Mario Charles (@Mariocharming) December 8, 2020

https://twitter.com/apollozac/status/1336304081271402498