And the many ways they are not
Sonos
Sonos' new Ace headphones lookand reportedly soundamazing.
But for the ultimate in sound quality, maybe you don’t want to use wireless headphones at all.
In practice, you will never notice this.
Wireless headphones are perfect for the pool.Sonos
In this case, there’s an extra drawback.
Say you spend $500 on a pair of headphones.
A pair of high-end wired audiophile headphones, on the other hand, is completely passive.
He’s really, really into his music.Sonos
No battery, no powered features of any kind.
Just a wire that takes an analog audio signal and pipes it into the drivers via passive analog circuitry.
In short, all the money goes into making them sound as good as possible.
Tangle free, and probably background-noise free.Sonos
The AirPods versionthe only one I have triedis surprisingly great.
So why should you buy these over the AirPods Max?
Apple users probably shouldn’t.
One isthe transparency mode, whichThe Verge’sChris Welch charitably describes as “second only” to Apple’s.
It’s a neat trick, but one wonders how often you’d actually use it.
And Welch says it’s also pretty glitchy.
So, what’s the ideal setup?
