I know what you must be thinking, that the reason I bought the AirPods Max was because I simply always choose Apple Products. You might be right to think that superficially, but I can explain why I arrived at this decision.
To be honest, I didn’t decide on the AirPods Max simply because they were made by Apple. I basically wanted a high end bluetooth headphones that have ANC. When I examined the options at that time, I shortlisted 3–4 models. The Sony XM4s, Bose 700s and the QC35s were the other options apart from AirPods Max. Among the other three, I had finalised the Sony XM4 and that's what I was supposed to buy.
The Sony XM4s were the most popular headphones on the market, and everyone suggested buying the same. But I, personally, was not a big fan of how the headphones were designed. They are made of plastic and didn’t look premium to look or touch for the price. The touch control system was also a weird design choice by Sony.
