# Skip Apple's new AirPods Max 2 — Sony's award-winning WH-1000XM5 headphones are down to a near record-low price

> Apple has just recently released its newest over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max 2, which retail for a whopping $549.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/audio/headphones/skip-apples-new-airpods-max-2-sonys-award-winning-wh-1000xm5-headphones-are-down-to-a-near-record-low-price?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69d54ed2d1a63348981d7536)
- **Published:** 2026-04-07
- **Category:** Audio & Video
- **Tags:** #headphones #airpods #amazon #iphone #apple #sony #price #record
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