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Apple Launches Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless Earphones in Apple Watch Sport Band Colors
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I have no affiliation with the earphones in my link, but I've found them to sound good and be a tremendous value, certainly better than Beats.
http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-Earphones-Hands-free/dp/B00RMRL8WS
http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Wireless-Headphones-Earphones-Hands-free/dp/B00RMRL8WS
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I disagree. IPad mini, bigger screen iPhones are huge things that consumers were asking for.
These were the first "Apple product" that I've ever returned.
They were uncomfortable, laggy, and not knowing when the occasional Bluetooth disconnection was going to happen in the middle of my run made using them very frustrating. They threw me off my "zone" on several runs so I stopped taking them and used the wired headphones with an iPod Shuffle instead.
I felt totally ripped off of $200+ and had to take them back. Once I made that decision, Apple's legendary customer service kicked in and made it all better. They took them back, used, the box in unsellable condition — no questions asked.
I'll wait until Apple engineers get their hands on them and make them a true Apple product. I look forward to seeing what spin Jony Ive will put on BT earbuds.
They were uncomfortable, laggy, and not knowing when the occasional Bluetooth disconnection was going to happen in the middle of my run made using them very frustrating. They threw me off my "zone" on several runs so I stopped taking them and used the wired headphones with an iPod Shuffle instead.
I felt totally ripped off of $200+ and had to take them back. Once I made that decision, Apple's legendary customer service kicked in and made it all better. They took them back, used, the box in unsellable condition — no questions asked.
I'll wait until Apple engineers get their hands on them and make them a true Apple product. I look forward to seeing what spin Jony Ive will put on BT earbuds.
I had one of those too, it worked fine but I have a hard time keeping that type from falling out of my ear.
So which Bluetooth earphones suitable for workouts do you suggest then?
It's easy to say that something is "crap", but from looking at the comments here, all the "experts" seem to find it very difficult to propose a real alternative.
The only actual alternative being mentioned here (interestingly enough not by the people who keep calling the Beats earphones "crap") are the Jaybird Bluebuds X. As I said before, I own them myself, but they have their own set of weaknesses, so I am wondering which earphones all those "Beats earphones are crap" experts actually suggest. And by that, I mean wireless earphones.
This is the only question needing an answer. Have they fixed this in the latest version?
Hopefully Dash might be the solution when they ship twelve months late from Kickstarter.
Ownphones might be an option http://ownphones.com
I found that they had a poor fit in my ears and I got a lot of drop outs walking around the city especially at traffic lights for some reason.
I bought a pair of these a couple months back for running. The sound quality is pretty good for earbuds and they are by far the most comfortable and durable of all wireless earbuds I've used.
Precisely. They are $126 good. Add your 37% Mandatory Margin, and you have your $200 sound.
I was already disappointed that Apple named their radio station "Beats 1" instead of "Apple 1", but to see them actively embracing the Beats product line makes me want to throw up a little. They run the risk of diluting their brand by associating themselves with these junk products, and I don't see how Jony can stand behind these products as good designs and hardware.
Not sure about the Powerbeats, but the Beats Pro have excellent sound quality and the absolute best sound separation between tracks out of every headphone i tried (Sennheisser, Bose, AKG... And more). I only reference these since this thread has turned into a whole debate about whether any Beats are good at all... As a former Beats denier I was won over by actually trying and comparing rather than believing self-proclaimed audiophiles whose only platform is YouTube.
Beats headphones aren't bad, but you should know that there are $100 headphones that will outperform them.