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Apple AirPods Max vs Bose QuietComfort 35 II
On real desks, the Apple AirPods Max wins 57 to 12.
The Apple AirPods Max is the more common pick: it's on 57 of the 551 desks we've toured, against 12 for the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. No guest uses both.
Head to head
Based on 551 real creator workspaces, Apple AirPods Max is the more popular choice — appearing in 57 setups vs 12 for Bose QuietComfort 35 II (375% more).
Highlighted: the better number in each row.
Who uses each
Apple AirPods Max 57 setups
No. 551 · Jonathan Reed 
No. 551 Jonathan Reed Graphic Designer and App Developer 
No. 522 Luca Defreitas-Hansen Founder and Designer based in Miami, FL 
No. 517 Faizur Rehman Designer, Creator & Solopreneur based in Prague 
No. 513 James May Account Manager in Kent, United Kingdom 
No. 510 Nubelson Fernandes Content Creator and Software Engineer based in Lisbon, Portugal + 52 more setups › Bose QuietComfort 35 II 12 setups
No. 468 · Jenny Wen 
No. 468 Jenny Wen Designer at Anthropic based in NYC 
No. 325 Romain Decker Romain Decker is a Principal Product Manager at Spectro Cloud 
No. 217 Michael Villar Founder and CEO of Height 
No. 206 Jim Raptis Frontend Developer and Solo Founder 
No. 201 Minjun Chen Product Designer at Microsoft Bing + 7 more setups › Questions
Which is more popular — Apple AirPods Max or Bose QuietComfort 35 II?
Based on 551 creator workspace interviews, Apple AirPods Max is more popular, appearing in 57 setups (10% of workspaces) vs 12 for Bose QuietComfort 35 II (2%). That's a 375% difference.
How many creators use the Apple AirPods Max?
The Apple AirPods Max appears in 57 of 551 Workspaces creator interviews (10% of workspaces), making it the #2 headphones in our database.
How many creators use the Bose QuietComfort 35 II?
The Bose QuietComfort 35 II appears in 12 of 551 Workspaces creator interviews (2% of workspaces), making it the #5 headphones in our database.
Where can I buy the Apple AirPods Max or Bose QuietComfort 35 II?
You can buy the Apple AirPods Max on apple.com. The Bose QuietComfort 35 II is available on Amazon.
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