Lol what I hate about this commentary is that if you're struggling financially you shouldn't even be looking at buying high-end headphones, let a lone complaining that they're expensive. You can literally go to the dollar store and get basic headphones. My point is, there's cheap options for everything in this world, we shouldn't get mad at a company for making better products and charging for it.
@@meerminman Wait, you saying Apple products are overpriced means it's not a joke lol. You're saying the opposite of what I said. They're really not overpriced, and a lot of the time they are the best among competitors in the space they're aiming for. I'm just saying if you're going to complain about the price, go get the cheaper options. But I wouldn't say those options are "better." They're expensive because they're quality, not just to be expensive, is my point.
"That case... It's so ugly it's embarrassing. " "Sure, it sucks but it will just end up in a drawer at home anyway" "Yeah, about that... You need to keep it with you all the time"
@@Astelch sounds like you’re not being progressive... in the future purses are powerful, men are women, and women are perfection, and Women of Color are perfect Gods. Get with the times
6:00 in, that's the kinda feedback I'm here for and not just fawning like M dude and that Snazzy guy. While I'm ranting, Linus' thumbnails are even more childish in the last several months. This stupid & faked _surprised_ looks with just about every, single Tuber, with the exception of a few, Dave 2D comes to mind - these "OMG!!" type thumbs are too damn high & waaay overkill. Leading UA-cam creators, can we drop this faked & canned video thumbnails trend, please.
people who actually hate apple, don't waste any time talking about apple or apple products. people who do, just pretend to "hate apple" for attention, for views,... for money
@@mariacheebandidos7183 only reason I don't like apple is because almost everything they sell can be bought at a lower price from another company and do more.
@@QuiteNot if they're gonn call it space gray they gotta keep it space gray,thats like saying "ill change ocean blue to light blue instead of the darker one" and people would be confused why
oh definitely - all LTTStore pics of linus without beard should be replaced with new pictures with beard because otherwise the products look like they're a decade old - a relic from the past, where we touched each other's filthy hands when greeting another.
It's marketing. PR has found out that straight up lying has no consequences and every idiot they pander to will eat it up like it's historical fact. "Apple-sheep" is more of an actual mental illness than a stereotype.
EVOLICIOUS bro we just like nice things and have the money to afford it there’s no mental illness in people liking certain products lmfao my watch has more tech than most peoples phones it’s certainly a “smart” watch. I understand other companies making plastic junk and calling it smart that’s not right but the big tech companies definitely are smart.
@@sqlevolicious I would say the real mental illness is thinking you're superior to someone else just because you like a different brand of electronic device than them, and you're showing all the symptoms.
@@SubZyYT So if a company makes a watch with even more tech thats even bettet than the one you have, but they put it in a plastic case. Its not a smart watch because its plastic junk?
Hey they are only scumbags if thry sell medicine like that, if we want to buy a ps5 or airpods max one the day it is released or in peak season at any cost? Is that their flaw? Aren't we encouraging them, if we don't buy there will be huge losses to them and they don't dare to do that again. But wait we want that on this Christmas only. At any cost. If apple can sell wheels for 999$ that and scalpers are also consumers fault. If we don't buy they don't sell.
Iam saying all of this, because they became scalpers because we made them to, so the blame is on us. The nvidia 3080 can be bought 5 months later it works just as good as the one bought today. Then why buy immediately at any cost from anyone. Sorry Iam sounding harsh.
@@chinnidiwakar that isnt a good argument since they dont have anything to lose in the first place. they buy as many as they can to make money off others when demand is high, and once supply catches up, they can just sell it at retail price as they just wanted to make a quick scummy buck beforehand. we didnt make them into scalpers, they chose to be dicks
scalpers are just a problem if you let bots buy all the stock. but there are actually people who dont have the time to order and launch and prefer the service of some of these people to get the products they want.
I actually disliked this video for that, I know they are a huge tech review channel but they should not have ever paid scum of the earth scalper to get even a single unit to review.
@@thunderb00m agree..they shouldn't mention scalpers at all because no body ask about that anyway ..this title some how make fell like scalping is the new thing that everyone should do right now.... is like LTT appreciate scalpers un ironicly
@@thunderb00m they money they'll make having this review up near launch will cover the extra they paid to the scalpers and then some so it makes sense in this case, unfortunately
Some tiny clarifications, when you take it off, it does go into a low power mode. It goes into further low power after 2 hours, and there is a way to do a wired connection. They sell an overpriced lightening to aux cable.
@@highofftealeaves What ive read is that they go into low power mode after 5 minutes of being left alone if you don't put them in the case. Havent tried it with mine tho
@@rodmunch69 it doesn't work you need the $35 one, the Mac recognise the AirPods with the $7 one but it doesn't get any sound, it seems that the $35 cable have some sort of DAC integrated
That’s right 35 bucks for that. Hey, for using it with your iPhone via the cable you have to purchase the other lightning to headphone jack female for another $10😂
To my ears these 3rd Gen Air pods are more comfortable compared to the newer Pro version with the soft gel tips. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxgl8SzyQoymMu-S3V55Dskg5QJ8xr1yCR That said, compared to the 3rd Gen, I notice these do not stay planted in the ear as well. One design issue I think, is you squeeze the stem and click it twice to advance your songs. On 3rd gen you tap the large speaker. The difference is by grabbing the stem each time, you tend to loosen the bud fit in your ear. Not always, but the bud falls out a few times while running. The old tap to change never had that problem for me. I would not have changed that tap function. That said, the newer Pro version sticks in the ear, almost airtight if you want that. I do not like that Airtight fit. So that's why I'd stay with this version as the best trade off of comfort, use, and overall feel.
@@solarflare4345 That scalper must be so bummed right now counting his paltry Benjamins (or Canadian equivalent) for doing essentially nothing. I'm sure it'll discourage him in the future when LMG makes more money for putting in a thousand times more effort!
You can actually get a lightning to headphone jack cable on the Apple store to use the headphones wired. This reduces latency, but they still need to be charged to work.
Still, you cannot "drive" them with an external dac/amp, which was his point (the cable does ADC and then the headphones work with their own dac/amp as usual, the only thing you bypass is the BT module, or the way you feed the digital signal)
@@DavidFregoli No that wasn't Linus' point. He explicitly said he thought that Bluetooth was the only way to drive the headphones which is wrong. Funny how Linus spends so much time getting every detail of every little random thing right but can't be bothered to do 5 minutes of research on an Apple product. He knows the average viewer of his channel likes when he rips on Apple products so it's OK.
Not really, it’s not like you could hook it up to a giant amp and the headphones are just going to take in the signal and play it passively, it’ll convert whatever you give it into a digital signal, since the lightning port is a digital port, and then you’ll get a re-creation of that analog audio digitally
@@maxcostco Nah tell me that you're joking/ fanboying. These have higher noise floor/ hiss because of anc which is enemy of fidelity. A $150 bayerdynamic headphones with a DAC can easily destroy these in terms of sound quality, fidelity and also in comfort. And you really don't understand things if you underestimate bitrat because there is not enough information in lower bitrate source. And if you want to talk about tonality and timbre, this are not a neutral headphone. It is coloured af
what tonality are you talking about? the tonality an apple engineer decided for you? lol. anc will destroy some of the sound "data" and quality because "noise canceling" cancels some of the frequencies that comes out of the thing. and wireless...
That is true and it solves some of the situations, but I think the issue with this is that it will still use the headphone’s dac and amp, do you can’t use your expensive and better quality ones.
I want to use mine with midi piano and need the low latency/cable connection. I don't mind the internal dac/amp as it's likely quite nice if it's Apple.
@@zakblue yup, I use my headphones for the same thing, I use both with a audio interface and directly from my digital piano. Still the point that being able to bypass the internal dac still stands, specially for hi-fi audio
@A random Human being Well the joke here is that scalpers make you pay more than you should and Vukašin Maslovarić was saying that apple make you pay too much. So in that case Apple=Scalper because both make you pay too much
You know what else is environmental friendly? Not putting the paper in there in the first place and wasting less paper cutting out the spot to let the inserts fit. More people tend to save the whole box, but throw away the inserts so now they've created more waste. Yay Apple!
@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM Waste is another thing, but most paper inserts are made out of recycled paper. Aka, paper that instead of being disposed of, was cleaned and reprocessed.
@@NoThrottle First, it still takes water and energy to make that recycled paper, so if it’s a pointless use of paper you *are* still wasting resources on it. Second, recycling isn’t magic: The fibers in paper can only be reprocessed so many times. The more it’s reprocessed, the shorter the fibers get and mean that it can only be used for lesser and lesser grades of paper products. In other words, it’s not just water and energy you’re wasting, you’re also wasting raw materials that could have been put to better use.
I like your initial reactions and how you call things for what they are. A lot of people get stuck in the consumer mindset and the wow of a product. This tendency blinds you of the products faults. It’s always important to review tech for what it is and the bang for your buck.
2:45 Well, it is ridiculous, because it's in the lifestyle category of headphones. If it was an audiophile product, sure, it wouldn't be that ridiculous. The best in this category has been the Sony MX3 and MX4, though. You can get the MX4 for $278 on Amazon right now, so $550 is downright insane.
On iOS in accessibility you can apply "headphone accomodations" which functionally are like a basic EQ. if you get an app that makes an audiogram in the healthkit system you can use that audiogram to correct the audio like a hearing aid, which is effectively seperate EQ for each ear, and you can also turn on transparency mode accomodations which gives you the ability to adjust the bass/trebel, balance, and volume of the passthrough audio if they're anything like airpods pro on iOS
3:19 Actually Apple is selling a lightning to 3.5 audio Jack cord as an accessory so you can plug it into devices that don’t use Bluetooth. Wish it came included tho..
Yeah, but they convert an analog signal, to a digital one and pass them through lightning. So what Linus said is true, you can’t use an external digital to analog converter (dac)
@@sys-administrator you're so wrong... the entire point of wired is to directly connect the drivers to a high-powered DAC. Using lightning would go from analog, to digital and back to analog (all drivers are analog in the end) it's pointless if it's not a direct connection from. The DAC to the drivers.
I'm honestly disappointed they bought it from a scalper. Edit: Dear repliers, yes, it's not my money. Neither do I care that the LTT crew bought one from them. I just hate the fact that people do scalping and get away with it. And that just pisses me off.
@@JasperJanssen Linus stated in the beginning that this was (supposed to be) a launch day unboxing and since Apple doesn't send them review samples... Scalpers
@@discy12345 if you focus on the needs of the employees as a leader and not as a boss; employees to better work with a combination of negative and positive reinforcement. Employees tend to do better when their basic needs are met so working actually becomes an easier task. Linus does a pretty good job of having a line between relations and work. That is probably why he is so popular not only by fans and the community bur for coworkers alike.
@@alexisvillanueva1570 yup, if there's one thing about leadership that I've learned, it's not about making people work for you, but about empowering others to be their best selves, professionally and personally. Linus sets a good example of this from lots of videos I've seen.
@@discy12345 he asks his employees about personal things instead of just saying “say something”? (Tell me about your daughter, talk about this favorite game of yours, how’s Candence).
Please bring in a complete audiophile setup to compare them to in the full review. You know, just to double check the "best audio experience in the world" claim.
I believe the claim was ‘best audio experience in their class’, but Linus doesn’t like to let a little thing like facts get in the way of a rant. Compare them to other ANC headphones in roughly the same price range. Comparing them to open backed Grade or Sennheisers obviously is pointless, unless you would also ride the bus with that set up (and the external amps needed to drive them).
@@AaronAbernethy I mean to be fair, Apple did not define what /class/ it is. It is a very vague statement. Similar to the M1 chip, they said it is up to 2x faster with PC-mobile chips, but was easily beaten by an AMD Ryzen 5.
@@AaronAbernethy "Sounds like an epiphany. AirPods Max combine high-fidelity audio with industry-leading Active Noise Cancellation to deliver 'an unparalleled listening experience. Each part of their custom-built driver works to produce sound with ultra-low distortion across the audible range. From deep, rich bass to accurate mids and crisp, clean highs, you’ll hear every note with a new sense of clarity." This what is written in the sound quality section. There no mention of in class.
@@AaronAbernethy more claims directly copy pasted from their site "Hear every detail The Apple-designed dynamic driver produces a wide frequency range that uncovers the rich details of every sound - delivering your favourite songs with previously unheard texture and accuracy"
No Linus, the marketing tagline was "The best audio experience *possible" *Possible, given the material usage, technology, money, and time we felt like putting into it.
3:35 Apple sells a Lightning to 3.5mm audio jack cable that lets you plug it into a traditional headphone jack. (I know I’m probably not the first to point this out)
If ur talking about the sound quality u obviously either an apple fan that doesn't know good products exist for less money or u never heard good headphones before
I legit forgot Sony had a noise cancelling wireless option until you pulled them out for comparison. Thank you for once again reminding me to just buy from Sony
I mean he said experience, not just audio fidelity. One advantage that these have over any other headphone OBJECTIVELY, is that they are native to the ecosystem so they tie in on a system level. That's something that a lot of people find life changing. especially with the automatic switching of devices, etc.
@@Jonnyblacknell not really man. I’m talking about wireless headphones. Guess you might have to use them to know the difference but there really is a big difference
@@RiderInRed I have had Bose QC's, recently upgraded to Sennheiser PXC 550 II's and have owned wireless headphones since about 2008 - every single of one them are "native to eco system" 😂 I'm not sure you actually know what you are saying here..
So, you can use the lighting to 3.5mm to bypass the BT and use an amp. You’ll want to set the headphones to Max volume and let your amp sit in mid power to avoid using high power mode. BUT this improves dynamics and bitrate
The problem with these headphones is that they're not good enough for the audiophile community. They are expensive when you compare them to direct alternatives like the XM4.
Actually, most audiophiles who tested these were flashed by the sound quality. And you don’t need to be an audiophile to hear a difference between these and the xm4s. There are multiple Videos by non audiophiles that made direct comparisons and could hear a noticeable difference...
Bluetooth only headphones aren’t for audiophiles, there’s no need to appeal to them. Bluetooth headphones with ANC are a totally different ballgame. No point comparing DT 1990s with Bose QCs, same in this case too.
@@musiccer7446 yet those reviews don't draw a single comparison towards the sound of known audiophile headphones. On the other hand, the only "audiophile" review I've seen done by someone who is worthy of that term, is painfully honest tech, and he STILL only drew comparisons to other bluetooth headphones. Someone who consistently reviews the latest gadgets and not legitimate studio/audiophile headphones like the hd600's should not be considered a reputable source for audiophile sound quality judgement.
@@jacksonredstone9530 So first there seems to be a common misconception about these headphones. You are not forced to listen only via Bluetooth. You can use a cable too meaning that there is less loss in sound quality. And actually there are UA-cam’s who compared these to high end headphones that don’t use Bluetooth. And these were better than some. I can give you the link but you probably won’t understand anything because it’s from a German tech channel. It’s a good source though since that’s one of the biggest tech channels here in Germany. In the comparison the AirPods Max were not only better than the Sony’s and Boses but especially when it came to music also better than the high end headphones. These were gaming headphones though but still worth 1800€
@9:43 Milton Office Space Tech Tips? I was told I could listen at a reasonable volume...Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler? I love your Apple product videos dude. :) LOL!
A lot of that is to do with trying to protect the local market by causing imports to cost far, far more than they should do. Yey for protectionism tariffs!
2:00 Yeah Here in Brazil, "Procon" (Consumer defense organization) from São Paulo City did the same thing as France (i think it was there), where they may force Apple to send a box with a charger AND the box of the iphone together, because HOW THE HELL YOU CHARGE YOUR PHONE?
@@invoke6746 what can i say man literally everyone who entering into apple ecosystem for the first time will had to buy the essentials separately with their devices.It's probably one of the worst monopolistic money making strategy in the industry.
@@theElemDragon comfort easily. Playtime hours. Spatial sound. Slinds like momentum 3 is just a bit better than Sony when it comes to audio but can't compete with Anc. Oh right ANC as well 🤣 meze classics 99 beats anything only sad thing is it's only wired 😔
5:20 Yep, James finally found that moment in parenthood where (some) kids become drunken mini-arses, it's like having a daily intervention for a while, then it gets better (most cases) and they become mini smart-arses once they learned enough from fooling around unhinged... Kids, you just gotta love them 💕💕...
Pressing and holding both the crown and the Transparency button for several seconds (I counted around 6-10) will power them completely off (similar to a hard reboot on iOS devices).
Rumor has it that the Canadian version also apologizes for any noise allowed into your ear
Soory eh!
And it apologizes loudly to make sure you feel dat
And when you take them off, it yells: "Yeet!!"
The feature is called Active Apologies
Sorry
"My daughter's an asshole"
Linus: "you sound normal to me"
James is my favorite LTT member to this day
(Although Ryley is close)
@@sergiwedge452 you've dated james and Ryley??
edit: the old comment said "James is my favorite LTT member to date..."
@@paol7 in my dreams....
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@@farithrosh no need to get political
is that a bra
Hi
30 seconds ago lol
Manzier
Hahaha I said AirPods max bra joke haha haha funny now laugh
Yes
Apple: our noise cancelling software is so advanced it can block the sound of poor people.
What!!! I can't hear you.
Lol what I hate about this commentary is that if you're struggling financially you shouldn't even be looking at buying high-end headphones, let a lone complaining that they're expensive. You can literally go to the dollar store and get basic headphones. My point is, there's cheap options for everything in this world, we shouldn't get mad at a company for making better products and charging for it.
@@jameswrhymer Calm down, it's just a joke. Most people here know that Apple product are overpriced and that there are better alternatives.
@@meerminman Wait, you saying Apple products are overpriced means it's not a joke lol. You're saying the opposite of what I said. They're really not overpriced, and a lot of the time they are the best among competitors in the space they're aiming for. I'm just saying if you're going to complain about the price, go get the cheaper options. But I wouldn't say those options are "better." They're expensive because they're quality, not just to be expensive, is my point.
@@jameswrhymer Lol, you almost got me.
"That case... It's so ugly it's embarrassing. "
"Sure, it sucks but it will just end up in a drawer at home anyway"
"Yeah, about that... You need to keep it with you all the time"
Mandatory case usage
Case looks like a bra whenever the headphones aren’t in and when it is, it looks like a purse
Classic Apple
@@Astelch sounds like you’re not being progressive... in the future purses are powerful, men are women, and women are perfection, and Women of Color are perfect Gods. Get with the times
@asdrubale bisanzio They did pave the way...
Linus: "Why would you send them to me?"
Jono: "We bought them."
Linus: 😐
Well, I hope you know it's scripted.
Thank you for quoting the script of the video, it’s not like me and everyone else who watched the video already know that these words were said.
@@trevor7355 Hey that is rude. We all got to get likes somehow.
Lol
I enjoy this 'IDGF' version of Linus. He's had enough.
As do I. I thought we nearly lost him during his recent stint with nothing but sponsored videos.
Isn't because Apple never sends him anything and don't reply to his emails? Probably why he "DGF".
6:00 in, that's the kinda feedback I'm here for and not just fawning like M dude and that Snazzy guy. While I'm ranting, Linus' thumbnails are even more childish in the last several months. This stupid & faked _surprised_ looks with just about every, single Tuber, with the exception of a few, Dave 2D comes to mind - these "OMG!!" type thumbs are too damn high & waaay overkill. Leading UA-cam creators, can we drop this faked & canned video thumbnails trend, please.
people who actually hate apple, don't waste any time talking about apple or apple products.
people who do, just pretend to "hate apple" for attention, for views,... for money
@@mariacheebandidos7183 only reason I don't like apple is because almost everything they sell can be bought at a lower price from another company and do more.
-Buys something from a scalper
-"F*** you scalpers."
Got em.
Exactly. If people want to get rid of scalpers/flippers then they need to get rid of their demand.
@@davel8033 It’s his job to review devices lilke this though, it’s not like he buys them for his comfort.
I like that Apple themselves no longer has a clue what space gray is. The color literally changes every time they use the name.
TheRebelSheep to be fair there must be lots of different greys in space 🚀😛 ....pure marketing mumbo jumbo 😁
There must be at least 50 shades of grey in outer space.
@@samuelmanny6231 booooo
@@QuiteNot if they're gonn call it space gray they gotta keep it space gray,thats like saying "ill change ocean blue to light blue instead of the darker one" and people would be confused why
The more I look at linus's beard, the better it looks on him instead of no beard
oh definitely - all LTTStore pics of linus without beard should be replaced with new pictures with beard because otherwise the products look like they're a decade old - a relic from the past, where we touched each other's filthy hands when greeting another.
The old linus looked like a virgin despite not being so, with the beard he looks like a badass playboy despite not being so😂
I initially thought he was better without the beard, but he is weird to me now without it
@@makisekurisu4674 Haven't people already called him like that? On a Linus reads mean things if I remember correctly.
Well, he has a complete beard, unlike mine that is just a patch of hair in random places.
James' daughter is definitely going to watch this video.
When UA-cam algorythm recommends it to her in 2040
@@georgemartin2221 😂
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Lol
Question mark?
Tech companies use the term “smart” too much.
It's marketing. PR has found out that straight up lying has no consequences and every idiot they pander to will eat it up like it's historical fact. "Apple-sheep" is more of an actual mental illness than a stereotype.
EVOLICIOUS bro we just like nice things and have the money to afford it there’s no mental illness in people liking certain products lmfao my watch has more tech than most peoples phones it’s certainly a “smart” watch. I understand other companies making plastic junk and calling it smart that’s not right but the big tech companies definitely are smart.
Apple gay
@@sqlevolicious I would say the real mental illness is thinking you're superior to someone else just because you like a different brand of electronic device than them, and you're showing all the symptoms.
@@SubZyYT So if a company makes a watch with even more tech thats even bettet than the one you have, but they put it in a plastic case. Its not a smart watch because its plastic junk?
I think those people prefer to call themselves “businessmen” instead of scalpers, but let’s face it, scumbags is a more accurate description.
Lol
Hey they are only scumbags if thry sell medicine like that, if we want to buy a ps5 or airpods max one the day it is released or in peak season at any cost? Is that their flaw? Aren't we encouraging them, if we don't buy there will be huge losses to them and they don't dare to do that again. But wait we want that on this Christmas only. At any cost. If apple can sell wheels for 999$ that and scalpers are also consumers fault. If we don't buy they don't sell.
Iam saying all of this, because they became scalpers because we made them to, so the blame is on us. The nvidia 3080 can be bought 5 months later it works just as good as the one bought today. Then why buy immediately at any cost from anyone. Sorry Iam sounding harsh.
@@chinnidiwakar that isnt a good argument since they dont have anything to lose in the first place. they buy as many as they can to make money off others when demand is high, and once supply catches up, they can just sell it at retail price as they just wanted to make a quick scummy buck beforehand. we didnt make them into scalpers, they chose to be dicks
scalpers are just a problem if you let bots buy all the stock. but there are actually people who dont have the time to order and launch and prefer the service of some of these people to get the products they want.
When Linus said "fuck you scalpers" it was from the heart.
And I feel that
I hope they continue their practices so the market will move their asses.
that's like saying fucking these cigarettes for giving me cancer, while chain smoking
Linus Torvalds and Sebastian said Fuck
Yet pays 2,5 the price to get one.
Everyone: “No one would scalp those”
Linus: “Well about that...”
I actually disliked this video for that, I know they are a huge tech review channel but they should not have ever paid scum of the earth scalper to get even a single unit to review.
Well crApple should have sent them a review unit tbh
@@thunderb00m agree..they shouldn't mention scalpers at all because no body ask about that anyway ..this title some how make fell like scalping is the new thing that everyone should do right now.... is like LTT appreciate scalpers un ironicly
@@thunderb00m I would have definitely sent them mine if they wanted to review, but they never ask.
@@thunderb00m they money they'll make having this review up near launch will cover the extra they paid to the scalpers and then some so it makes sense in this case, unfortunately
Some tiny clarifications, when you take it off, it does go into a low power mode. It goes into further low power after 2 hours, and there is a way to do a wired connection. They sell an overpriced lightening to aux cable.
Is the further low power mode still activated if there’s no case? The case puts it into the further low power state right away too right?
@@highofftealeaves What ive read is that they go into low power mode after 5 minutes of being left alone if you don't put them in the case. Havent tried it with mine tho
Of course Apple is the one to take out the “headphone jack” from their “headphones”
Wtf for real?
Apple is the company that creates a problem and charges the consumer to buy the solution.
Bruh. Congress will make an antitrust law.
"Courage"
Not sure if you’re being facetious, if not, what part of “wireless” escapes you?
I heard from MKBHD that there’s a $35 accessory where you can plug into accessories that use a headphone jack
It's just a Lightning to headphone adapter, and they cost $7.
@@rodmunch69 not sure if that one works. But there's a lightning to 1/8 jack cable that's $35.
@@rodmunch69 it doesn't work you need the $35 one, the Mac recognise the AirPods with the $7 one but it doesn't get any sound, it seems that the $35 cable have some sort of DAC integrated
That’s right 35 bucks for that. Hey, for using it with your iPhone via the cable you have to purchase the other lightning to headphone jack female for another $10😂
“Environmentally friendly”
Linus: **Happiest man in the world**
Jono: "Actually we bought it"
Linus **Smile fades away**
Linus: "How much did we pay, $500?"
"$1500 CANADIAN?!"
1200*
@@manaylodha 779 on the website
To my ears these 3rd Gen Air pods are more comfortable compared to the newer Pro version with the soft gel tips. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxgl8SzyQoymMu-S3V55Dskg5QJ8xr1yCR That said, compared to the 3rd Gen, I notice these do not stay planted in the ear as well. One design issue I think, is you squeeze the stem and click it twice to advance your songs. On 3rd gen you tap the large speaker. The difference is by grabbing the stem each time, you tend to loosen the bud fit in your ear. Not always, but the bud falls out a few times while running. The old tap to change never had that problem for me. I would not have changed that tap function. That said, the newer Pro version sticks in the ear, almost airtight if you want that. I do not like that Airtight fit. So that's why I'd stay with this version as the best trade off of comfort, use, and overall feel.
Apple does sell a lighting to 3.5mm cable specifically for these.
Yeah I found that out after. We are gonna get it for the full review.
They were selling them for a few years before this came out but I think no one noticed till these arrived.
@@justdave2002 3.5mm jack and 3.5mm audio cable is different 1 is in 1 is out man 🤦♂️
@@ShortCircuit who is "YOU"?
@@justdave2002 Go figure...
0:29, Can't tell if my eyes or ears are wrong...
They done goofed up
Your eyes see MSRP, your ears hear scalping.
We paid $1200 to get these headphones from a scalper, it's $779 CDN MSRP
@@ShortCircuit Yo I’ll import a 12 pack of yoohoos for a pair of LTT socks.
@@ShortCircuit
UA-camrs: "Don't buy from scalpers! Let them sit on their stock!"
Linus: Buys from a scalper
Jokes on them, ltt will make more money on this vid than the scalper did lmao
the scalper is Apple thats the joke
@@solarflare4345 but still it's a bit of waste lol
@@solarflare4345 stonks
@@solarflare4345 That scalper must be so bummed right now counting his paltry Benjamins (or Canadian equivalent) for doing essentially nothing. I'm sure it'll discourage him in the future when LMG makes more money for putting in a thousand times more effort!
Apple: "we are removing chargers so our box can be environment friendly"
Brazil: "excuse me, WTF?"
Only time this year I was proud to be a brazillian
Also Brazil: *Burn the amazon rainforest*
@@marclapin yeah, that's sad 😢
Unfortunately a lot of people have to pay for the decisions of a single fucker...
@@amadeus.3026 Yeah, this year was a really bad year to be a Brazilian.
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You can actually get a lightning to headphone jack cable on the Apple store to use the headphones wired. This reduces latency, but they still need to be charged to work.
That’s incorrect, you can used it wired when the battery is dead. Mkbhd confirmed in his review
That is incorrect he said you can use it when charging right?
I was wondering about this because my QC35's sound a lot better wired. I was hoping someone would try that to see if that would change things.
Still, you cannot "drive" them with an external dac/amp, which was his point (the cable does ADC and then the headphones work with their own dac/amp as usual, the only thing you bypass is the BT module, or the way you feed the digital signal)
@@DavidFregoli No that wasn't Linus' point. He explicitly said he thought that Bluetooth was the only way to drive the headphones which is wrong. Funny how Linus spends so much time getting every detail of every little random thing right but can't be bothered to do 5 minutes of research on an Apple product. He knows the average viewer of his channel likes when he rips on Apple products so it's OK.
The hissing he heard was just a quiet “sssoooorrrrry”
Stolen joke
@@TheFbiFilesRepeat its almost as if 2 people from a total of 200,000 viewers could have the same joke...
@@TheFbiFilesRepeat my apologies for not reading every comment before I posted....
@@Megs125 no worries 🥰🥰
I was about to make the same joke, but read all the 2k+ comments first, just to be sure.
You can use them in wired mode! You need the $35 lightning to 3.5mm cable which will use your external DAC/AMP.
I began reading your comment thinking it was a joke. Boy...
Buy the Belkin ones for $20
That's freaking horrible
Lmao. I don't think many people even thought about it.
Not really, it’s not like you could hook it up to a giant amp and the headphones are just going to take in the signal and play it passively, it’ll convert whatever you give it into a digital signal, since the lightning port is a digital port, and then you’ll get a re-creation of that analog audio digitally
3:30 you know they sell a lightning to 3,5mm jack for 35$ right? To plug it ...
Or they could put a god damn hole in it
If you are an audiophile you aren't using a 3.5mm jack. So you need another adapter there too.
it wont have same quality
Linus : testing ANC
His staff : cursing time yo..
Underrated comment
Lol xddd
audiophile and wireless in the same sentence, hahaha.
They claim they have "high fidelity sound" I doubt they would be able to beat the thx pandas for 100$ less
Same thing with gaming gear
It’s possible I mean; good sound comes in more ways that just bitrate. Tonality is a huge aspect
@@maxcostco Nah tell me that you're joking/ fanboying. These have higher noise floor/ hiss because of anc which is enemy of fidelity. A $150 bayerdynamic headphones with a DAC can easily destroy these in terms of sound quality, fidelity and also in comfort. And you really don't understand things if you underestimate bitrat because there is not enough information in lower bitrate source. And if you want to talk about tonality and timbre, this are not a neutral headphone. It is coloured af
what tonality are you talking about? the tonality an apple engineer decided for you? lol. anc will destroy some of the sound "data" and quality because "noise canceling" cancels some of the frequencies that comes out of the thing. and wireless...
You can actually hard-wire them with a lightning to 3.5mm cable, just FYI.
Can we pin this. Really important point that most reviewers seem to be skipping over.
This....
There’s no usb audio apparently but you can get their 35 bux lightning to 3.5mm.
That is true and it solves some of the situations, but I think the issue with this is that it will still use the headphone’s dac and amp, do you can’t use your expensive and better quality ones.
I want to use mine with midi piano and need the low latency/cable connection. I don't mind the internal dac/amp as it's likely quite nice if it's Apple.
@@zakblue yup, I use my headphones for the same thing, I use both with a audio interface and directly from my digital piano. Still the point that being able to bypass the internal dac still stands, specially for hi-fi audio
AirPods Max randomly starting up.
Me: Oh no the bra fell off.
Me: yeah baby, randomly start up slowly
4:22 "Nice hiss" "let's get this out onto a tray"
“Nice”
"slight undertone of.. apple"
6:09 "Oh jeez...oh god it...it smells terrible"
ooohhh i see, a man of culture
It could have been high frequency aircraft noise, given it was filmed at Langley.
"I bought AirPods Max from a scalper =
I bought AirPods Max from Apple"
Eh
If u buy from a scalper at least you are supporting local businesses
Honestly I'm with you there's no difference
scaple
@@porkypine602 you’re supporting a bottom of the barrel middleman
@A random Human being Well the joke here is that scalpers make you pay more than you should and Vukašin Maslovarić
was saying that apple make you pay too much. So in that case Apple=Scalper because both make you pay too much
2:18
"nice enviromentally friendly packaging.."
*casually throws them away*
Uh, what else are you supposed to do with it? It's not like you watched him drive it to a dump, you don't know how they disposed of it.
You know what else is environmental friendly? Not putting the paper in there in the first place and wasting less paper cutting out the spot to let the inserts fit. More people tend to save the whole box, but throw away the inserts so now they've created more waste. Yay Apple!
That was the joke. Congratulations you got it 🎉
@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM Waste is another thing, but most paper inserts are made out of recycled paper. Aka, paper that instead of being disposed of, was cleaned and reprocessed.
@@NoThrottle First, it still takes water and energy to make that recycled paper, so if it’s a pointless use of paper you *are* still wasting resources on it. Second, recycling isn’t magic: The fibers in paper can only be reprocessed so many times. The more it’s reprocessed, the shorter the fibers get and mean that it can only be used for lesser and lesser grades of paper products. In other words, it’s not just water and energy you’re wasting, you’re also wasting raw materials that could have been put to better use.
I like your initial reactions and how you call things for what they are. A lot of people get stuck in the consumer mindset and the wow of a product. This tendency blinds you of the products faults. It’s always important to review tech for what it is and the bang for your buck.
2:45 Well, it is ridiculous, because it's in the lifestyle category of headphones. If it was an audiophile product, sure, it wouldn't be that ridiculous. The best in this category has been the Sony MX3 and MX4, though. You can get the MX4 for $278 on Amazon right now, so $550 is downright insane.
Stop using logic with Apple products.
Linus: They're pricey
Apple: They're $449 cheaper than the XDR monitor stand.
I can't think of a single audiophile I know who would consider apple an audiophile-quality company
The airpods max are basically just free advertising for the Bose and Sony noise cancelling headphones
But they aren’t as good for iPhone and Mac owners
@@9000888sora that has nothing to do with them lmfao are u braindead apple fan
You could even buy Bang&Olufsen Headphones instead
User name haha tribalism
@@theotter1375 oh yeah they are good
I thought the title was going to be a joke. “I bought some headphones from a scalper, they charged me $500!!!!!! Oh wait that’s just apple”
When you realize this is half the price of an iphone 12.......
When you realize an iPhone 12 is the price of a midrange laptop...
Its only half of the pro max lol
*in your country*
@@anshulshah1219 *in my country the Airpods Max are less than half of the 12 pro*
@@BaderHashmeh yeh.
The person using these with an android phone is a true legend...
Not me lmao THX PANDA for life
On iOS in accessibility you can apply "headphone accomodations" which functionally are like a basic EQ. if you get an app that makes an audiogram in the healthkit system you can use that audiogram to correct the audio like a hearing aid, which is effectively seperate EQ for each ear, and you can also turn on transparency mode accomodations which gives you the ability to adjust the bass/trebel, balance, and volume of the passthrough audio if they're anything like airpods pro on iOS
I am finding the new hair adjustments disconcerting.
Channelling David Tennant in Broadchurch.
It started with that beanie from LTTstore.com and to make it worse they call it a...yeah, too hard to remember...
I wonder what linus would look like without the beard
Might feel nostalgic
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No
3:15 you can connect them to an external amp using apples lighting to 3.5 cable
3:19 Actually Apple is selling a lightning to 3.5 audio Jack cord as an accessory so you can plug it into devices that don’t use Bluetooth. Wish it came included tho..
Gonna buy that, when they finally arrive. Thanks for the heads up
Yeah, but they convert an analog signal, to a digital one and pass them through lightning. So what Linus said is true, you can’t use an external digital to analog converter (dac)
Supposedly you can use a lightning to audio cable to use them wired.
Is there any reason to go with lightening other than selling adapters and being a digbick?
Why? Lightning to audio would butcher audio quality from a good dac amp!
@@sys-administrator you're so wrong... the entire point of wired is to directly connect the drivers to a high-powered DAC. Using lightning would go from analog, to digital and back to analog (all drivers are analog in the end) it's pointless if it's not a direct connection from. The DAC to the drivers.
@@sys-administrator no one with a high end DAC would settled for this... No one with high end hardware is going to be worried about ANC.
8:33 tell that to Samsung with the B E A N S, they didn't seem to get it.
*Dankpods flashbacks*
Yeah the live sound great but the anc isn't the best. Looking forward to the bud+ architecture mixed with the live's anc and sound
Damn legit forgot that thing came out
You know what has more than a single grit? Our sponsor for today’s video, Ridge Wallet.
@@MrViperman44 Galaxy Buds pro images have leaked, no specs yet tho
You can get a lighting to headphone jack from apple so guy can plug it in to hifi
It probably only works for charging
@@OnlyEpicEmber ua-cam.com/video/Fl4Djf5Vr0I/v-deo.html
thats not how it works lol...i tried that on a phone, is garbage...
It should be included.
It should definitely be in the box. It’s an extra $35 for a cable
I've for the first time ever had to do the "I'm not a robot" to see a youtube video. this video.
I think google is trying to fight the new wave of bots that have recently been flooding youtube
I'm honestly disappointed they bought it from a scalper.
Edit: Dear repliers, yes, it's not my money. Neither do I care that the LTT crew bought one from them. I just hate the fact that people do scalping and get away with it. And that just pisses me off.
Where else would they get it from?
@@hummerfan100 Apple? It’s been for sale for a while...
yeah just out of principle. Not like this video was even worth making if you had to buy from a scalper. RIP
@@JasperJanssen Linus stated in the beginning that this was (supposed to be) a launch day unboxing and since Apple doesn't send them review samples... Scalpers
If you feel that strongly about it, why are you even watching the video? You're reinforcing that decision as a positive one by doing so.
bought the airpods from a scalper...
so you bought it directly from apple? lol
Legendary comment
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Linus is just such a good boss bro like you can tell he actually knows stuff and cares about his employees
If you spend time with them, then you’d might get to know them. Friendly relations, kinda nice.
How did you get that from this video
@@discy12345 if you focus on the needs of the employees as a leader and not as a boss; employees to better work with a combination of negative and positive reinforcement. Employees tend to do better when their basic needs are met so working actually becomes an easier task. Linus does a pretty good job of having a line between relations and work. That is probably why he is so popular not only by fans and the community bur for coworkers alike.
@@alexisvillanueva1570 yup, if there's one thing about leadership that I've learned, it's not about making people work for you, but about empowering others to be their best selves, professionally and personally.
Linus sets a good example of this from lots of videos I've seen.
@@discy12345 he asks his employees about personal things instead of just saying “say something”? (Tell me about your daughter, talk about this favorite game of yours, how’s Candence).
Linus: I’m the biggest Apple hater out there.
Rossman: Hold my beer!
that dude's a joke, needs to get a less negative hobby
@@juliet4093 but his statements about how apple works hard to prevent 3rd party repair is valid though.
linus isn't even that much of an apple hater. he's an apple apologist if anything.
@@juliet4093 totally agree
@@juliet4093 ?? his job is to repair apple devices, wouldnt call that a hobby
Please bring in a complete audiophile setup to compare them to in the full review. You know, just to double check the "best audio experience in the world" claim.
I believe the claim was ‘best audio experience in their class’, but Linus doesn’t like to let a little thing like facts get in the way of a rant.
Compare them to other ANC headphones in roughly the same price range. Comparing them to open backed Grade or Sennheisers obviously is pointless, unless you would also ride the bus with that set up (and the external amps needed to drive them).
@@AaronAbernethy I mean to be fair, Apple did not define what /class/ it is. It is a very vague statement. Similar to the M1 chip, they said it is up to 2x faster with PC-mobile chips, but was easily beaten by an AMD Ryzen 5.
@@NoThrottle they said 99% of PC mobile chips.
@@AaronAbernethy "Sounds like an epiphany.
AirPods Max combine high-fidelity audio with industry-leading Active Noise Cancellation to deliver 'an unparalleled listening experience. Each part of their custom-built driver works to produce sound with ultra-low distortion across the audible range. From deep, rich bass to accurate mids and crisp, clean highs, you’ll hear every note with a new sense of clarity."
This what is written in the sound quality section. There no mention of in class.
@@AaronAbernethy more claims directly copy pasted from their site
"Hear every detail
The Apple-designed dynamic driver produces a wide frequency range that uncovers the rich details of every sound - delivering your favourite songs with previously unheard texture and accuracy"
I'd be really interested in seeing your sound quality comparison of this vs the Drop THX Panda
Fastest time I have ever clicked on a vid to see a apple product
But why?
@@c73per Because Apple is the best company in the world
@@c73per This is a joke
@@utubekullanicisi I was just about to say, lmao
linus: nice environmentally friendly packaging
also linus: *throws packaging on ground*
6:32 who else would have loved to hear Linus rant about Apple.
No Linus, the marketing tagline was "The best audio experience *possible"
*Possible, given the material usage, technology, money, and time we felt like putting into it.
"FU scalpers" That's what I came here for
You forgot the lightning to headphone Jack adapter that is sold separately
Why would use a cable when one of the features is wireless connection?
@@icroosing because someone might not want to use that?
@@icroosing Maybe because he is actually buying them for work and not listening to music for 30 mins or attending online classes.
@@icroosing airplane
@@UCBarkeeper you can use your Bluetooth headphones on airplanes
3:35 Apple sells a Lightning to 3.5mm audio jack cable that lets you plug it into a traditional headphone jack. (I know I’m probably not the first to point this out)
1:26
Other People: It's the AirPods Max
Linus: It's a Bra Purse
okay Imma head out
There is a Headphone Jack to Lighting cable to allow you to hardwire them for $35.
Is it a different adapter than the normal Lightning to 3.5mm jack? Because those are 'only' like $8.
@@Studio23Media - Yes. The regular ones are outbound only. The $35 is an ADC, instead of a DAC, and has a 1.2m cable.
The funny thing is. If you want to wire them to your phone if you run out of juice on your headphones.
You have to use both!
I mean c’mon.
@@BizzleByron Not if you use Qi
magical enough !
...
If ur talking about the sound quality u obviously either an apple fan that doesn't know good products exist for less money or u never heard good headphones before
@@deluxesofa I just liked the line linus said
Sir aap yaha!
Marrowthon winners should get this Airpod as prize 🙈
@@wanderer3561 why not.. Write am email to customer support...
Linus is real close to having to do emo hairflips to keep his bangs out of his eyes. 10/10
I legit forgot Sony had a noise cancelling wireless option until you pulled them out for comparison. Thank you for once again reminding me to just buy from Sony
They’re fantastic! A great buy
I have a set of wireless noise cancelling Sony's from like 8 years ago. They're still great and still work flawlessly
"the best audio experience on the market"
[laughs in beyerdynamics]
or any other good established headphone company. Comes down to preference I guess
I mean he said experience, not just audio fidelity. One advantage that these have over any other headphone OBJECTIVELY, is that they are native to the ecosystem so they tie in on a system level. That's something that a lot of people find life changing. especially with the automatic switching of devices, etc.
@@RiderInRed you know what's native to the eco system? All headphones 😂😂😂
@@Jonnyblacknell not really man. I’m talking about wireless headphones. Guess you might have to use them to know the difference but there really is a big difference
@@RiderInRed I have had Bose QC's, recently upgraded to Sennheiser PXC 550 II's and have owned wireless headphones since about 2008 - every single of one them are "native to eco system" 😂 I'm not sure you actually know what you are saying here..
So, you can use the lighting to 3.5mm to bypass the BT and use an amp. You’ll want to set the headphones to Max volume and let your amp sit in mid power to avoid using high power mode. BUT this improves dynamics and bitrate
10:29 Feels like yesterday, the time when I used to get my lunch like this...
0:00 Newton the second before discovering gravity...
The problem with these headphones is that they're not good enough for the audiophile community. They are expensive when you compare them to direct alternatives like the XM4.
Actually, most audiophiles who tested these were flashed by the sound quality. And you don’t need to be an audiophile to hear a difference between these and the xm4s. There are multiple Videos by non audiophiles that made direct comparisons and could hear a noticeable difference...
@Musiccer But bluetooth only is a tough pillow to swallow for headphones when Panda's (no ANC) or Sony xm4 are cheaper by MSRP
Bluetooth only headphones aren’t for audiophiles, there’s no need to appeal to them. Bluetooth headphones with ANC are a totally different ballgame. No point comparing DT 1990s with Bose QCs, same in this case too.
@@musiccer7446 yet those reviews don't draw a single comparison towards the sound of known audiophile headphones. On the other hand, the only "audiophile" review I've seen done by someone who is worthy of that term, is painfully honest tech, and he STILL only drew comparisons to other bluetooth headphones. Someone who consistently reviews the latest gadgets and not legitimate studio/audiophile headphones like the hd600's should not be considered a reputable source for audiophile sound quality judgement.
@@jacksonredstone9530 So first there seems to be a common misconception about these headphones. You are not forced to listen only via Bluetooth. You can use a cable too meaning that there is less loss in sound quality.
And actually there are UA-cam’s who compared these to high end headphones that don’t use Bluetooth. And these were better than some. I can give you the link but you probably won’t understand anything because it’s from a German tech channel. It’s a good source though since that’s one of the biggest tech channels here in Germany. In the comparison the AirPods Max were not only better than the Sony’s and Boses but especially when it came to music also better than the high end headphones. These were gaming headphones though but still worth 1800€
@9:43 Milton Office Space Tech Tips? I was told I could listen at a reasonable volume...Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler?
I love your Apple product videos dude. :) LOL!
I completely disagree that $550 is reasonable from an audiophile perspective. These are not a product for audiophiles at all.
Meze 99 or AustrianAudio X55's would be 5x better than these apple headphones and they're both €300
@@dylanhinkel3548 those are wired none-anc headphones. Of course they are going to be cheaper
If apple is forcing you to where a bra, they must scratch very easily.
Free The Cups!!
Hey, nice cups
For the first time in human history Brazil did something right!
Still don't feel good being brazilian!
iPhones costs as much as a motorcycles here!
A lot of that is to do with trying to protect the local market by causing imports to cost far, far more than they should do. Yey for protectionism tariffs!
2:00 Yeah Here in Brazil, "Procon" (Consumer defense organization) from São Paulo City did the same thing as France (i think it was there), where they may force Apple to send a box with a charger AND the box of the iphone together, because HOW THE HELL YOU CHARGE YOUR PHONE?
To plug them in to an amp you have spend $40 for a Lightning to 3.5mm cable.
35 dollars.
Why would you plug them into an amp though? They drive themselves
@@JD-ey8hw no needed for this headphones. Good headphones like studio headphones are often driven through a dac or amp.
I leave this under every video I watched, it helps the algorithm.
praise be to the algorithm.
If Apple made a car. "The best 'car' on the road"
The best car that you could possibly ever drive.
Steering sold seprately.
@@stressbustergaming7792 fr tho i just got my iphone 11 3 days ago and i had to buy the power brick and the ear buds
And it never shuts off, just goes into low power mode. But only if you park in it in the official apple charging car port.
@@invoke6746 what can i say man literally everyone who entering into apple ecosystem for the first time will had to buy the essentials separately with their devices.It's probably one of the worst monopolistic money making strategy in the industry.
An Apple car might be neat if it’s something like a Tesla.
Can’t you use the lightning port for audio out?? Would mean it isn’t Bluetooth only as stater early in video
When is the Anthony M1 reviews coming out?
It is already out
The accidental “subscribe to channel superfun” is hilarious
"Smart case, I don't- whatever" 😂😂😂
7:40 - It was in Bluetooth pairing mode when you tried to get it to auto-connect.
"Best headphones ever"??? Psh! They didn't even make Linus cry.
iPhone fanboys incoming
I dont think apple ever claimed they were the best tho, it's certainly not on their website
It's hard to make someone cry that hates you
Linus: They got Momentum.
Me: *An Audiophile.* No, that's Senheiser.
Sennheiser gang rise up
@@theElemDragon ok 😐 I can already tell momentum wireless 3 isn't beating this
@@theElemDragon comfort easily. Playtime hours. Spatial sound. Slinds like momentum 3 is just a bit better than Sony when it comes to audio but can't compete with Anc. Oh right ANC as well 🤣 meze classics 99 beats anything only sad thing is it's only wired 😔
3:28 You can actually connect them to an aux port with a lightning to 3.5mm cable.
Selling a dongle for audiophile capabilities on an audiophile targeted product is ridiculous
Lmao, nope, it's power only, no data.
@@spencerwarren8302 agreed
5:20 Yep, James finally found that moment in parenthood where (some) kids become drunken mini-arses, it's like having a daily intervention for a while, then it gets better (most cases) and they become mini smart-arses once they learned enough from fooling around unhinged... Kids, you just gotta love them 💕💕...
3:23 The lightning port can also be plugged into a 3.5mm jack with an adapter.
No
Only with apples cable
Airpods Max: Magical Enough™
It just works ... sometimes.
9:04 I think I said these EXACT words the first time I smoked weed! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Pressing and holding both the crown and the Transparency button for several seconds (I counted around 6-10) will power them completely off (similar to a hard reboot on iOS devices).
linus really played more with his hair than with the headphones XD
I thought the lightning
port an be used for audio at least that what MKBHD said
I'm sure you can but I don't think there are many dacs with lightning interface.
Nice profile pic ;)
All hail the mighty Tomcat
@@Dom-dr4pl lightning to aux exists
@@JustCallMeEm. You think adding that would help with making the sound as accurate as possible? Hell no.
@@JustCallMeEm. yes that is what i am referring to
12:55 When you own too many channels!
"My kids wouldn't fit it"
*Cries with child sized head*