Instead of $549, Amazon is knocking a full $150 off the purchase price, bringing the AirPods Max down to just under the $400 barrier. While the $399 sticker doesn’t quite match the lowest-ever price of $395 (apart from an occasional flash sale going even lower for say,

It has been nearly four years since Apple released the AirPods Max, so an update to the over-ear headphones is highly anticipated. Below, we

We gave the Apple AirPods Max a 4-star rating when we reviewed them, appreciating how great the sound is, the “industry-leading active noise canceling,” and the excellent materials and construction. Still, we found them to be too pricey, which, at $550, is easy to understand.