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First-gen AirPods Max headphones are failing.
Failing units are showing "three amber lights of death."
Putting them in the icebox for 30 minutes may offer a temporary fix.
If you've tried turning on your first-generation AirPods Max and find that all you get are three amber lights, you're not alone.
While you could simply toss them in the recycling and buy new ones (the first-gen models can be five years old now), some people want to eke out as much life as possible from their headphones. I mean, they were $500 headphones after all.
Also: I've tried dozens of headphones and hand-picked the best ones
Some owners have found rather a novel -- albeit temporary -- fix.
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