Audio quality is not an opinion. It is measurable and scientific.
Congrats you posted about the first gen....
How about some Solo2's...
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo2-excellent-measurements-page-2
So just stop the FUD.
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Congrats you posted about the first gen....
How about some Solo2's...
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo2-excellent-measurements-page-2
So just stop the FUD.
Audio quality is not an opinion. It is measurable and scientific.
Holy crap. Sad deceptive graphic is sad.
At a minimum you could have photoshopped Beats Solo2 over the old Monster Beats by Dre
Actually if all 3 of that was done and the price was right I'd probably get a pair too. But as they stand I'll never buy a beats.
But you can have a fashion piece like B&O Beoplay H6 and the sound is not an issue...
I've increasingly come to appreciate Beats cans in terms of both incredible depth of sound and that striking design discerning consumers crave. If this trajectory continues in both audio and design, I think the Beats product line will soon come to represent best-in-class audio headphones.
Guys, don't waste your time. If the naysayers actually read the reviews it would destroy the Beats Sucks narrative. I mean seriously, why would anyone actually read a review or listen to the product when it's soooooo much easier to regurgitate the same old crap based on old reviews of old products.
You two obviously don't know how this is supposed to work.
How about those of us who have listened to both the old and new versions and think there are substantially better headphones available for that money? The new versions are better than the first generation (which were terrible) and if they were priced around half of what they are charging they would be in the ballpark with equivalent sounding headphones. But you are paying for the name and fashion statement here.
Well you guys would realize that you don't fall in the category of people I was talking about.
I mean, unless you guys rely on tired tropes and dated comparisons, my comment would be no more relevant to you than the cost of stale popcorn at traveling fair."Better can be had for less". "Paying for the name". "Just a fashion statement." While all those may be true, it discounts the most important factor: people buy what they like. Seems like a lot of people like them. I've never owned or wanted any. But based on the reviews of the actual product, if I'm in the market for new cans, they can get a listen.
Funny, all those things have been said about Apple as well.
It's a shame the Executives were so short-lived and only received a first-gen treatment.
The outer part of the headband cannot be made of aluminum, or else it won't be able to flex like a headband. If they articulated it like the Apple Watch's steel wristband, however...
I guess this is cool news for hose that like a consistent color scheme. I have the white iPhone and iPad mini but would prefer the black Retina MacBook.
I like the Beats sound even though many for one reason or another don't. I can't stand the in ear versions and swore to get any of the on ears. But then came along House of Marley and the Liberator BTXLs I have are splendid and half the price of the Beats I was looking at.
I like the Beats sound even though many for one reason or another don't. I can't stand the in ear versions and swore to get any of the on ears. But then came along House of Marley and the Liberator BTXLs I have are splendid and half the price of the Beats I was looking at.
Beats has progressively improved the sound with each generation. Since the original Beats sounded awful, have these new Beats finally improved up to the "mediocre" category?
Actually, the bigger question is, Will it blend?
Actually, the bigger question is, Will it blend?
Okay, so clearly you know nothing about the Solo2. These headphones are fantastic. Arguably some of the best headphones in the price range. I suggest you watch the Inner Fidelity review:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcpIba9SSjE
I know the second generation have also received fantastic reviews from audio professionals.
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Yes. The Beats Solo2 sound great.
Beats by Dr. Dre (first generation) were designed by Monster, who is no longer involved in the company, and Beats had completely different owners back then.
The second generation Beats were designed user new ownership, and with Beats own engineers.
The first and second generation beats were designed by two completely different companies. They have no relation to each other whatsoever, other than the name. This cannot be stressed enough.
Saying that the current generation Beats suck because the previous generation was horrible is as ridiculous as saying you'd never buy an iPhone 6, because Samsung designed a horrible phone in 2009.
Not entirely true, people have different tastes as far as frequency response behavior of their headphones. The music genre also plays a role; expectations are clearly not the same if you thing is Hip-Hop v. if it's classical music.
Audio quality is not an opinion. It is measurable and scientific.
How old is that comparison? they haven't been called monster beats for about 3 years, and dre beats for less.
Show me a comparison between the most recent beats studio, vs other over the ear headphones.