This reminds me that recently I was trying to find any and all headsets that implement well into the Apple Ecosystem, then I remembered that Apple owns Beats, while I dont usually care about Beats, I wanted over the head headphones that were not an arm and a leg, only one out of all their headsets going on years now has some support, and it was really confusing figuring out if its even the latest ones. This is a product wholly owned by Apple and even that doesn't get access to Apple's Bluetooth magic? Wild.

I'm not spending the cost of an entry level Mac (nearly) on headphones, that's just insane to me. An entry level Macbook Air is $50 more. That is wild to me. I've never spent that much on Headphones, and if it aint a DAC headset, I just can't justify it.

I do wonder, how much of what Apple is doing is proprietary, and patented? Or is the fear that Apple could not patent it, and competitors will realize they could do the same for other ecosystems?

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jonny_eh 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Beats use Apple’s Bluetooth chips. My Beats Studio headphones work great with all my Apple devices, and was much cheaper than the Max.

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jsheard 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not to mention they're 120g lighter than the Max, since Beats aren't subject to Apples mandate of making everything out of metal.

	▲	stockresearcher 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Ah, an excellent example of the trade-offs we face. The plastics in your Beats-branded device are made from petrochemicals freshly brought to the surface of the earth and will be sent to a landfill for ever and ever after you are done with them, while the metal in the Apple-branded device was recycled before and will be recycled again. Take your pick

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giancarlostoro 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Does it sync automatically? It was really confusing googling for this stuff. I love my Airpod Pros but the mic is dead on them. I hate having to switch back and forth from bluetooth to wired.

	▲	jonny_eh 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		yes