One of the things UNIVERSALLY praising about the Bose and Sony ANC headphones is the cases, because many, MANY people using this for travelling and a case is very important. Is certainly very important for me when travelling. Denying this aspect is going into APM is perfect in every category territory, I'm sorry saying this.
Going forward I'm more and more getting the impression that you did not actually read my posts here (especially regarding the case, which, to summarize, I'm quite critical about) or don't understand what I'm trying to say. The latter may of course lie in how I'm saying it, so I'll try to rephrase. But some points up front:
My impression is that you're much more touting the perfection of the H95 than me that of the APM (which, to note, is not my standpoint anyway).
I never denied that some people may like hard cases, but that does not change the fact that *I do not*. At the time I used headphones on the go, I rarely if ever took their hardcase with me. More likely a pouch of some kind, or even nothing at all. Travel all the same. As you said, *many* may like a hardcase, but that also means *not all*. If *you* like to have one that's fine and I understand you preference for a model that comes with one.
Now trying to get to a shared understanding of my previous posts. Please don't take this personal (it never is, even if I mention you directly), I'm merely trying to formulate my opinion clearer (which still does not mean you have to share it, but I think so far I was not able to transport what I wanted to say in a way that enables you to understand my point of view).
To me the APM case is ugly. Reading the designers thought behind it makes me feel somewhat sorry for saying this, but still... there's no mincing words in this case. I would not intend to use it and would simply have left it in the box, were it not for that deep sleep function that's currently only available with that case. I would have much preferred a shutoff e.g. by folding them flat (like some Sennheiser model did in the past, and others as well), no question about that. Since I rarely use cases anyway, leaving this aside would not have given me any troubles otherwise.
The interview I linked to earlier states how the designers of the APM and its case reason about that. So this is just another point of view (one intimately related to the product itself, which makes it interesting I'd say), and these statements included one important point: that the headband is robust enough to not need protection. I think this *is* important since it comes from the source so to say -- and may make people feel better about the case being limited to the cups. I neither tested the robustness of the headband, not do I intend to do so. Still it gives me a better feeling of keeping the headphone in my rucksack more or less without a case of any kind (no pouch for example). So this is not me defending the case (which, to repeat, I consider far from perfect) but me referencing the designer of said case on the reasons why it is as it is. Said designer may well claim everything to be perfect (otherwise he might have done it differently) -- I do not have to share this opinion to share a link to his statements. My link is not automatically an endorsement.
The cut out not being correctly aligned seems correct at first look, but I think it simply leaves room to the right of the Lightning port to see the charging LED:
You mention in a later post that you're using the original AP -- that's interesting, since they are my preferred headset for all things phone/conferencing etc, which is a lot currently. Their sound quality is quite decent given the limitations of their form factor, yet I never listen to music with them. Thats where I prefer the APP, yet I prefer even more my custom 64audio with an ES100. I think I'll use the APM more than the APP... but the original AP will always be the one for calls, which it is simply perfect for. I mostly use only one earpiece (which is fine for calls for me) to maximize runtime by switching back and forth, putting the other one back in the case (which, btw. I do use
I don't expect to use the APM for calls at all.