AirPods Max review: They're pricey, but are they worth it? Watch Now Last week, Apple made its final product announcement of the year when the company announced the new AirPods Max headphones. If you were quick enough to grab a pair of these $550 wireless over-the-ear headphones, they started arriving this week. I'm not going to do a full in-depth review of this product because I think there will be a ton of nitty-gritty analysis done by competing publications (such as CNET's excellent deep dive) and my Jason Squared co-host Jason Cipriani. But I've spent now two days using this very controversial piece of Apple hardware, and I felt it was important that we separate the facts from all the hype and rage generated by this product.