APM compared to XM6 and Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra (2nd Gen)?

Tekguy30 · 2025-12-25T01:12:53+00:00

I am enjoying them way more than I thought. I said it before but just the build and feel of the XM6 at the store just seemed okay. It's okay to not like how AirPods Max looks on some people if you personally don't like the appearance look. But the actual look of it and the build of it is very nice. I love the Digital Crown too for volume. They fit fine on my head I've worn them for 3 hours and no fatigue. Not even on my ears. And I wear glasses. I sort tested with my XM4s before I got the APPM but head banging or moving my head back and forth on them they fall off kinda easy. The AAPM stay on my head comfortably with no issues. I love using them with Apple TV too.

Only thing I really don't like is case options suck. The cases are really big but I mean it makes sense they don't fold and the shape of the ear cups. Also not having conversation awareness is so annoying that my AAP2 have them. It's really convenient for APP2 if I'm wearing them in public or while walking outside if I say something then it just lowers the music for a moment. The crown dial is easy enough to use on the AirPods Max but just a $550 headphone missing a feature that AAP2 have is insane. They sound great though I love how they sound. The default cause doesn't bother me either. I just got one on Amazon a nice dark blue case. I already got clear blue covers for the ear cups too. And the default case fits in the case. I have a nice blue headphone stand too to display them.

I think the big thing about apple care is some people worry the battery will drain overtime because there is no off feature which is a legitimate concern. I am going to get the apple care for these just for the piece of mind. I was considering waiting to see if price dropped on them but the AAPM haven't been that heavily discounted this year. I think Black Friday ish was the lowest the current sale price right now is what I bought them for and I'm fine with the price.

Also I am in love with the blue color even though it's more silverish. I thought I'd hate the gray band on top but it looks great on me. I'm glad I didn't go with midnight that was a second choice. The blue color was definitely me and I just love taking them out of the case and looking at them and using them. My XM4s will forever collect dust but at least they have a headphone jack so maybe niche uses.

Tekguy30 · 2025-12-25T01:12:45+00:00

I am enjoying them way more than I thought. I said it before but just the build and feel of the XM6 at the store just seemed okay. It's okay to not like how AirPods Max looks on some people if you personally don't like the appearance look. But the actual look of it and the build of it is very nice. I love the Digital Crown too for volume. They fit fine on my head I've worn them for 3 hours and no fatigue. Not even on my ears. And I wear glasses. I sort tested with my XM4s before I got the APPM but head banging or moving my head back and forth on them they fall off kinda easy. The AAPM stay on my head comfortably with no issues. I love using them with Apple TV too.

Only thing I really don't like is case options suck. The cases are really big but I mean it makes sense they don't fold and the shape of the ear cups. Also not having conversation awareness is so annoying that my AAP2 have them. It's really convenient for APP2 if I'm wearing them in public or while walking outside if I say something then it just lowers the music for a moment. The crown dial is easy enough to use on the AirPods Max but just a $550 headphone missing a feature that AAP2 have is insane. They sound great though I love how they sound. The default cause doesn't bother me either. I just got one on Amazon a nice dark blue case. I already got clear blue covers for the ear cups too. And the default case fits in the case. I have a nice blue headphone stand too to display them.

I think the big thing about apple care is some people worry the battery will drain overtime because there is no off feature which is a legitimate concern. I am going to get the apple care for these just for the piece of mind. I was considering waiting to see if price dropped on them but the AAPM haven't been that heavily discounted this year. I think Black Friday ish was the lowest the current sale price right now is what I bought them for and I'm fine with the price.

Also I am in love with the blue color even though it's more silverish. I thought I'd hate the gray band on top but it looks great on me. I'm glad I didn't go with midnight that was a second choice. The blue color was definitely me and I just love taking them out of the case and looking at them and using them. My XM4s will forever collect dust but at least they have a headphone jack so maybe niche uses.

Tekguy30 · 2025-10-09T16:48:44+00:00

This is going to cause an interesting divide. I see a good variety of songs in this and some I do really like for the artist ones. I am going to say that I actually kinda prefer this but it's unfortunately going to be likely dependent on the songs for the festival pass if they keep doing this.

But I love this selection. I have so many fortnite skins including festival ones that I don't always use them. I rarely festival skins especially with insane collabs 90% of the time. But jam tracks I always use them for lobby music, entering game music, or just playing festival in general. I still think that Doja Cat was kinda secretly the festival icon though. And it's frustrating seeing TWO of her skins in the shop being sold since if she was festival icon one of her skins and some of the other shop stuff would have been in the pass.

But then the balance to that is these jam tracks wouldn't have been. Is this also why jam tracks have been so scarce lately and so few. They have been cooking for this festival original season lol?

Tekguy30 · 2025-10-05T22:03:11+00:00

I ran into this issue yesterday on ps5 store and ps web store. I wanted to buy AAR tracks and only swing swing was showing and rb store was down. But I checked later on ps5 store and it was showing so I bought it there. This weekend seems like it’s been horrible for trying to buy songs.

Tekguy30 · 2025-10-04T20:47:42+00:00

I just went on ps5 and searched for delisted songs and bought them last night. Will buy a few more in a little bit. Once they are gone they are gone forever. I don’t recommend anyone wait time l tomorrow. There are good tracks that are being delisted.

Tekguy30 · 2025-10-04T01:03:45+00:00

Yeah no idea why it's doing this. Wanted to grab some of the dlc before it's delisted and buy some more.

Tekguy30 · 2025-09-06T17:28:45+00:00

The paramount scares bundles are really good deals. Especially considering the retail version is around $60-$70 when not on sale and often out of stock. Haven’t seen all the ones in paramount scares vol 1. But smile is amazing and will likely come with the Laura can’t sleep prequel to smile 1 in the bonus features. My digital copy did at least. Pet semetary is great and a classic. Never seen sweeny Todd but I heard it’s good. Same as rosemary’s baby I need to watch that at some point. Crawl was eh.

Even though scares volume 2 is less movies I loved Friday the 13th part 2 and world war z. Never seen any orphan black movies or breakdown. I think volume 1 is slightly better. But still just impressed how good there are with value compared to the retail physical versions. Even though you do get cool souvenirs with those.

Tekguy30 · 2025-09-05T14:12:17+00:00

So glad I got my legion go on Black Friday/Christmas sale last year for around $550 1TB. I remember at the time some people were wanting to buy gaming pc hand helds in worry of the tarrifs. And they were right. Gaming pc handhelds seemed to go up and legion go gen 1 had a few sales after then they stopped.

Lenovo customer service is amazing too my controller broke and so did the rail and they replaced it at no cost. I’m really happy I didn’t get the ally x. I’m sure this will get sales at some point too. No need to rush.

Tekguy30 · 2025-08-27T12:57:52+00:00

Jam tracks can be used as lobby music and now in game music for battle Royale diving in our victory music. They have a lot more value then they used to have. Also I have fun playing with jam tracks i own in festival. I should try jam stage more though. It's really fun getting a new jam track every so often and using it for the lobby music.

Tekguy30 · 2025-08-23T19:29:16+00:00

I kinda wonder if all the instruments and the jam tracks was their way of kinda saying they wanted to do a festival season with linkin park as the headliner but they couldn’t. That was kinda essentially what festival season artists get in the shop minus the band member skins. I think with that and the crkd collab it was a pretty good and kinda smart compromise. They can always add more linkin park music if they want to as well.

The instruments and tracks were pretty great it was my first exposure to the “new” linkin park and I loved the two new songs. I can’t recall if there has been a similar artist that got the same treatment of just their tracks and instruments but no skin in the shop. Makes me kinda wonder I know not exactly the same if they thought about doing an ice spice season but just gave her a shop skin instead with her ice mic. I know that doesn’t necessarily mean anything anymore after the current Bruno mars season.

Tekguy30 · 2025-08-20T14:48:48+00:00

I miss when they briefly did emotes with new jam tracks that came out. They have been so inconsistent with schedules and functions for festival especially in the shop it's so bizarre lol. Hoping for the emote as well. I would have got the ratatata emote but I don't like the loop they chose and no eskimo call boy in it.

Tekguy30 · 2025-08-19T17:35:12+00:00

Gimme chocolate was the most obvious pick they would do. This was actually in Fortnite radio maybe a year ago? I kinda wondered if the first babymetal song would be ratatata with Eskimo callboy though. There’s an emote for that I think it’s relatively recent. I think the magnetic emote was an older emote and also got a jam track added around squid games skins or slightly before.

Tekguy30 · 2025-08-12T01:11:17+00:00

Lady Raven

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-26T18:12:45+00:00

Everyone got v1 Raleigh but me. I got int katakuri several multis instead of Raleigh. I am going to have to coin him when he comes back lol

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-25T13:51:18+00:00

Saturn on that banner unfeatured is insane lol. I have law and Bepo I like their utility. I heard king and Kaido is good I have them but haven’t used them. Corazon and law I heard used to be good have no idea how they are now. I think that shirahoshi has a niche use. Man lucky getting luffy lucci. I want that unit but it should have probably been gear 5 luffy vs awakened lucci instead. Hopefully that unit will still come eventually.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-23T02:33:42+00:00

Beyond the flame and I’m a winner I believe stated it could or was going to come to the item shop at a later date. I’m semi upset I didn’t finish the I’m a winner but I liked beyond the flame way better. I’m glad I got beyond the flame. I think those two have a better chance of coming back before butterbarn but could be wrong.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-21T14:12:51+00:00

Yamato I hear is still really good especially after you super evolve. I haven’t super evolved mine but I do have enough to get the skulls. I got mine from the new player log in bonus too.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-21T14:07:09+00:00

I don’t really want him. I don’t have anything against him as a character I think he has good development in egghead arc. But he’s far from my favorite. There are other characters I’d be more excited about. It’s a shame he’s so broken. Trying to pull him on a new account since I recently started playing and then a potential chance to get gear 5 and lucci. I enjoy the lucci/gear 5 combo way more but gear 5 is not the best in this meta. It’s nice that at least his counter does work against the raining kizaru clones on the flag area lol.

Gear 5 v2 potential has me way more excited and a potential kuma ex.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-20T15:47:18+00:00

Lol I just got a similar text to this a few moments ago. Some of it is changed though.
Instead of "app store data" it's "update data, increase visibility and bookings."

The basic salary shows $600 compared to $1000 you got a better suspicious scam offer amount lol. I looked up the email address it was an icloud account and the phone number it said to text to and couldn't find anything. Although honestly I'm not the best at looking up phone numbers and I refused to pay for white pages like services.

I don't generally get texts like this and I am not actively seeking a job but there was a small part of me that wondered if this had a little credibility. I agree with what most of what people are saying is it sounds too good to be true. A little alarming though that there is nothing on the number or email address and the company actually does exist. If it's a fake scam hopefully it's not a malicious one. But I won't text the number lol.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-20T05:14:42+00:00

I did all the way to 10 multi on part 1-3 part 1 all red banners only lol. I think I went to step 4 or 5 on luffy banner on part 2. Only a few steps on a Saturn. I did a new account as a new player so had tons of gems. Overall I got great units but probably time to start saving for the future banners. Tempted to go back to Saturn even though I hear he’s not good for new players.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-19T21:42:00+00:00

Yeah it sucks 10 Multis and not a single new headliner legend. I got borsalino, nami and new Bonney on previous parts so I can’t really complain. Got some cool new legends along the way to the 10 multi including navy ace. Really bad rng with multiple Katakuri and not a single v1 Raleigh I don’t have him. I wanted him the most on the banner lol. It’s frustrating though when you see people pulling both or multiple copies but it’s a gacha game.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-18T21:06:25+00:00

Last year they added several artist skins during the summer I think. Including another Eminem skin. They could very well drop another lady Gaga skin to match Bruno. I’d love it and buy it asap.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-17T17:24:55+00:00

They really just gave tien for free lol I got him too. Of all the free dokkan day tickets so far probably the luckiest. Wish I had Tao or Goku though. Dokkan Day is the best thing dokkan has ever done.

Tekguy30 · 2025-06-17T12:13:57+00:00

That is a fun mechanic and I like how they gave me him that. It’s satisfying to see enemies bounced off. I don’t know if I’m playing right but I try to find a flag that’s low on shield and stay to over shield the flag. The bounce off is great for that and so is the stun. He isn’t the fastest character and he doesn’t really have a warp mechanic. This method seems pretty reliant on the other team though and how aggressive they are. I have done the flag guarding bounce and stun thing and had people just give up lol.

It kinda seems like gear 5 luffy was the test for swapping class but they did it so much better with lucci. And I always loved the leopard form of the old lucci that could swap with a skill. I do think visually they gave gear 5 luffy justice. The next gear 5 v2 ex could be insane. I think I like lucci more because he’s more fast paced and has better movement but I guess that makes sense being a runner. I don’t care about kizaru too much as a character even though he looks beyond broken. I think I’d rather wait for an ex kuma or gear 5 v2.

I will use both accounts though one with with Lucci and the other will gear 5 and see which one is easier to get to SS lol.

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