Rolling Stone Menu AirPods Max Review: Apple’s Headphones Go Big Apple’s $549 over-ear headphones are available today — here’s what we think By Brandt Ranj Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. AirPods Max, Apple’s first pair of over-ear headphoneswas announced via press release last week, and are available today. The headphones generated a lot of attention because of the success of the AirPods and AirPods Pro, and their $549 price. I’ve spent about a week with the headphones, and they do a great job combining the best features from AirPods Pro into a larger, much better-sounding package.