Like AirPods but cans: Apple reportedly working on over-the-ear headphoneOver-the-ear headphones would bring portable studio-quality, audiophile-level sound to Apple's AirPod and HomePod lineup.
Apple is reportedly working on high-end over-the-ear headphones to round-out its in-ear AirPods and full-room HomePod audio accessory lineup.
This comes from Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, who has an established pattern of gaining information from Apple's suppliers and manufacturing partners.
From MacRumors:
Apple to have own-brand, high-end over-ear headphones with all-new design; to be as convenient as AirPods with better sound quality; shipments to begin 4Q18F at earliest; Primax & SZS will be the key suppliers & will benefit from high ASPs.
We believe that after AirPods and HomePod, Apple's next addition will be high-end over-ear headphones, making its acoustic accessory lineup more complete. Existing suppliers Primax and SZS will be Apple's partners on this new product. Primax will receive assembly orders on its familiar...
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Like AirPods but cans: Apple reportedly working on over-the-ear headphone
