Disappointed
I’ve recently bought AirPod max 2, and my experiences were mediocre.
I own a pair of Sony whxm4, for me these sound very similar to the AirPods, but some how the AirPods offer less bass and slightly less mids clarity.
The weight, AirPod max 2 are heavy sure, but after a couple of minutes you forget about it. But when you put on a lighter pair of headphones you notice it quite significantly.
ANC, in my experiences the xm4s offers slightly better ANC than the AirPods, especially with the higher frequencies like people communicating the AirPods are definitely worse than the xm4s. AirPod maxs are only better with the deep end, so in some peoples use cases this could be better.
Overall, AirPod max 2 is not worth the money. My Sonys picked them up for 250 cad while the AirPods are 779.