Amazon is now offering the USB-C AirPods Max down at $449.99 shipped in the Midnight, Starlight, blue, and orange colorways. You’re looking at Apple’s latest $549 over-ear headphones at nearly $100 off the going rate for the lowest price we can find on the four aforementioned colors, although you will find all five matched over at Best Buy right now.
This year’s Prime Day festivities are long gone now, but it was the year’s biggest shopping and deal event so it’s worth understanding today’s deal through that lens. We did see most colors outside of the Midnight edition drop as low as $399 in a couple very short-lived sales at Walmart and Amazon – these particularly notable deals did not last long and gave way to a $430 discount price across the lineup.
The $399 Prime Day low was indeed the best price we had tracked for them from a reputable dealer online. But the Midnight option never fell below the $430 point, leaving today’s readily available discount within $20 of the best we have tracked on the black-like model at Amazon.
Apple’s USB-C headphones remain a hefty investment, even by comparison to some of the major competition from the likes of Bose and Sony, but you are at least landing a set at nearly $100 off today. The new Sony XM6 ANC over-ear headphones were a very popular set at launch recently (here’s our hands-on review) that carry an MSRP at the same price as today’s discounted rate on AirPods Max for reference. But while the XM6 sound great and wear quite comfortably, they do not feature quite as premium a design and the high-end build materials you’ll find on the Apple cans.
AirPods Max (USB-C) features:
- ULTIMATE OVER-EAR LISTENING EXPERIENCE — Apple-designed dynamic driver provides high-fidelity audio. Computational audio combines custom acoustic design with the Apple H1 chip and software for breakthrough listening experiences.
- FIVE FRESH COLORS — AirPods Max come in five fresh colors: Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, and Orange. A color-matched Smart Case is also included.
- FOCUS ON WHAT’S PLAYING — Pro-level Active Noise Cancellation removes up to 2x more background noise, so you can immerse yourself in music.*
- HEAR THE WORLD AROUND YOU — Transparency mode lets you comfortably hear and interact with the world around you.
- PERSONALIZED SPATIAL AUDIO — With sound that suits your unique ear shape along with dynamic head tracking, AirPods Max deliver an immersive listening experience that places sound all around you.* You can also listen to select songs, shows, and movies in Dolby Atmos.
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