Who is the Apple - AirPods Max (USB-C, 2nd gen) for?
Budget-tier headphone. The 65.7 score sits in C-tier (58-67) — the formula flags meaningful weaknesses against premium peers.
Reasonable if cost is the deciding factor and the spec weaknesses don't matter for your use. Check the spec table below carefully before buying.
Mars Score is computed from 16 measured specs against the transparent formula for the headphones category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲Active noise cancellation — supported.
- ▼Battery life: 20 h (below category average).
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Driver size
- 40mm
- Battery life
- 20h
- Weight
- 384g
- Type
- over-ear
All specifications
Design
- Type
- over-ear
- Weight
- 384 g
- Water resistance
- none
Audio
- Driver size?
- 40 mm
- Sensitivity?
- 105 dB
- Transparency mode
- true
- Spatial audio?
- true
Battery
- Battery life
- 20 h
- Fast charge?
- true
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