I get the pick of the crop when it comes to the best headphones. I have a forever-moving cycle, as new headphones pass over my desk for evaluation. There are some that stick around, be that because I like their sound, their comfort or their noise canceling, but everything generally re-enters the rotation soon enough.
But there's one pair that remain separate from the circulation of headphones, with a permanent space reserved for them on my desk. It's the AirPods Max, Apple's ship-of-the-line cans. It's not because of their excellent sound or their stunning build, however. Let me explain.
