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...wireless headphones? iirc the wm1000mx4....?

all i know is that airpod max has much lower THD (prob the lowest among wireless headphones). ofc in terms of comfort, tonality, and features it may not be the best. idk since i don't have airpod max. i do have wh1000xm3 though and i like it.

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what is THD?

GranTurismo posted...

what is THD?

Total Harmonic Distortion. Altho prob not even audible on both unless you play super loud (100+ db).

Play the test tones here to get example of what distortion sounds like without having to turn up volume super loud:
1 khz tone: https://www.audiocheck.net/testtones_thd.php
31 hz to 500 hz test tones can be found here: https://www.audiocheck.net/testtones_thdFull.php

so you think the air pods max are superior to sony's best?

GranTurismo posted...

so you think the air pods max are superior to sony's best?

it just has lower THD which is normally seen as a positive thing. high THD can color the sound somewhat. Just based on my dac which shows what part of the frequency response is being played the 5% and 1% THD 125 hz sine tone seem to bleed all the way into the mids (bit of volume up to 2 khz) while the lower THD (0.5% and lower) is more controlled and doesn't bleed that far (around 600 hz max).

I've never heard airpod max so i don't have an opinion on it being the best. THD is just an objective metric that can be used to compare to other headphones. A lot of stuff is subjective tho like tonality and comfort. Airpod max weighs 100 grams more than the Wh1000 series so I doubt id find it more comfy to wear for long periods of time. I have a couple of headphones that weigh 350 grams+ and i don't find them very comfy.