Today, wired headphones remain cool, but for a different reason. "I love the signal they send," added Hull. "It’s like, 'Please don’t speak to me, I’m too busy.' AirPods don’t really say that.

According to multiple TikTokers, the AirPods Max aren’t worth the hype. Chayse Byrd, a TikTok creator with over a million followers, reviewed the headphones saying they were, overall, unimpressive.