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Title: iFixit's AirPods Max teardown again hints at custom headbands
Post by: HCK on January 20, 2021, 04:05:26 pm
iFixit's AirPods Max teardown again hints at custom headbands

What you need to know


iFixit has updated its AirPods Max teardown.
The new update includes the news that AirPods Max's headband is very easy to replace.


Could Apple still start selling headbands separately?

When iFixit shared its AirPods Max teardown last month it was only an early look at the insides of Apple's new headphones. Now the outfit has shared the full rundown of what it takes to get into these things – and they have a headband-related surprise.

Before Apple announced AirPods Max they were heavily rumored to feature removable earpads and headbands, allowing for a degree of customization, not unlike that of Apple Watch. That ultimately appears to have been cut from the final product, although the ease with which the earpads can be replaced suggested there might have been something to those rumors. Fast-forward to iFixit's teardown, and there's more to the story.



Quite apart from the "intricate, precision-engineered parts" that fill AirPods Max, it turns out that r...

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