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What a set of knockoff headphones taught me about headphones — and knockoffs

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The Picun F8 Pros sound a smidge worse than the AirPods Max , but in a few ways, I actually prefer them.

The bass in the F8s is a little more pronounced than I like, and can be a little muddy on extra-thumpy songs.

The limiting factor for headphones, I suspect, is not the headphones themselves but the context.

The AirPods Max have the best transparency of any headphones I've tried, while the F8s are trash.

The battery life is ridiculous: Picun says you can get 60 hours of listening with noise cancellation on a single charge.

The big question is, how much is all that worth? Are all the details worth nine times the price?.