Yup, that's exactly it. I'm sure they sell Beats to all walks of life, using all types of devices..more than Apple users...
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Beats Launching New Studio3 Wireless Headphones With Pure Adaptive Noise Cancelation
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Yup, that's exactly it. I'm sure they sell Beats to all walks of life, using all types of devices..more than Apple users...
Same goes for European pricing.
This time it’s 1:1
Good sign for the iPhone, hopefully it’s not 200€ extra as it has been, since the euro - dollar conversion is 1.19 which is exactly the German VAT
Now I’m definitely excited haha
I think the main reason for still using MicroUSB is not potentially alienating users of other mobile OS' but more than Lightning doesn't have a fast or rapid charging as of yet. Apple best be getting on that pronto!!
I swear you or someone mentioned this word for word 4 months ago! Bad sense of deja-vu!
Poor recommendation.
Sennheiser's PXC-550 (and it's "business brother" PXC-660) does this already. In fact, it was my choice last year when I tested the Bose QC-35 vs. Sony MDR-1000X vs. Sony MDR-100ABN vs. Sennheiser PXC-550:
- Bose was most comfortable and had superb NC, but horrible sound. Bass is too soft and imprecise. Buttons for operation are rather big - good for operation, bad for looks. The buttons are too close and of the same size, which makes it a bit more fiddly to use them.
- Sony MDR-100ABN was feeling heavy on the head, which - together with hard ear cushion - made them less comfortable, with mediocre NC, but good sound. Single-axis folding still leaves it rather bulky and operation a tad confusing due to various buttons instead of touch control (like with the MDR-1000X or the PXC-550). Liked the can design and the intense colors. And it was the most inexpensive.
- Sony MDR-1000X was still not as comfortable as the Bose, had good sound and NC, but build quality was a bit lacking. Plus the lack of user-servicing (battery, ear cushions - Sony requires you to have those done by an authorized service center, which is costly and time-consuming). Folds flat nicely due to 2-axis folding. Touch control is nice, as is the "eavesdropping" via external mics. Did not like the design that much, though. The "leathery" cover of the cans made it feel a bit tacky to me.
- Sennheiser PXC-550 was nearly as comfortable as the Bose, was very close in terms of NC (which is variable and can be adjusted in a companion app, together with adjustment of sound modes), offered a good sound and is user serviceable. Connetion to two devices is possible in parallel (unlike e.g. the Sony's), but that's not crucial for me. "Eavesdropping" as with the MDR-1000X. I also like the user interface via the touch pad in the right can (though you need to adjust to the required tapping speed) and I really(!) like the automatic on/off when folding/unfolding (which makes it nice and flat due to 2-axis folding). NC also works without BT connection (others like the MDR-1000X switch off automatically in that situation) and you can continue to listen while re-charging. In total, to me it offered the best package.
If going for Sennheiser wireless, take the PXC-550 (PXC-660), as argued above. Or - if you don't need good NC, but prefer superb sound, good build quality and classy looks, take a close look at the Momentum line. The HD1 edition seems to incorporate better NC, while keeping the Momentum's basic construction, but I did not listen to that set yet.Those are wired.... and no noise canceling....
From Sennheisers site
Comfort- and NC-wise, Sennheiser comes close with the PXC-550, which has far superior sound and better user interface (touch pad) than the Bose.
Read this:
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.androidauthority.com/aptx-hd-audio-codec-explained-789342/amp/
You're answer is very few products the vodec to non highly sensitive ears wil mean nothing because the source content wouldn't highlight any gains using the new codec: AAC or MP3 typical downloads or encoding is not 24-bit by default. I've been particularly coding my music in higher kHz as well as higher rates for playback. Sonys hiRes audio is already there. Qualcomm just full of themselves.
Yeah, I don't think you have any idea what you're talking about. Maybe you're talking about the original Beats Solo or something. At any rate, you're objectively wrong.
The fact is that Apple Music uses AAC and iTunes etc. encode to AAC by default. AAC may be worse than SBC and AptX (but I bet it isn't; AAC is generally rated among the best audio codecs for music at those bitrates, along with or better than Vorbis), but it would still mean transcoding, which is always bad. The complaint was that Beats don't support high quality audio, but they do.
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There is really no benefit to 24bits. Audio DACs aren't precise enough for it to make a difference (the SNR is too low in the low bits). There is also absolutely no benefit to higher frequency, since ears can't hear above 20 kHz, and usually a fair bit below that, so a sample rate of more than twice that is wasted.
Both these are good for mixing.
Honestly, after switching to bluetooth air plugs (currently Jaybird X3) I don't see myself ever going back to these big clunky things. For my commute and travel I want to scale down, kindle instead of book, plugs instead of phones, iPad instead of laptop, etc.
Im sure the soundscape is terrific but the bluetooth AirPods are getting pretty damn good now, the x3:s really took me by surprise with its sound quality.
Also I don't want to look like a teenager walking around town
Im sure the soundscape is terrific but the bluetooth AirPods are getting pretty damn good now, the x3:s really took me by surprise with its sound quality.
Also I don't want to look like a teenager walking around town
Same for me.
I'd need noise cancellation during my commute since taking public transit means having to deal with a lot of people around me chatting all the time, but I find headphones to be really inconvenient. I like them at home, where I don't really need to be isolated since the environment is quite and I still want to hear my daughter if she cries.
I bought a pair of BeatsX some 4 months ago, and they're great for commute. They don't provide noise cancellation, but if I press them into my ear canal I can get a good sound isolation. Battery life is good, pairing is great thanks to the W1, reception is awesome. I can walk away from my desk while taking a phone call and get quite far before I start having signal problems. My Apple Watch gets disconnected well before my BeatsX do.
Of course you don't get the same quality while listening to music, but you have find a trade-off between sound quality and portability.
Plus, they charge via lighting. Beats is Apple now, I wonder why they keep releasing new products with micro usb
That is what im curious about. Will that "bzzzz" be fixed when you have no music on while ANC is on? That is so annoying.
I'll never buy beats headphones again after my earphones broke due to a weak design flaw and Apple refused to replace.
There are in-ear solutions with NC included, e.g. the Bose QC-20 (wired) and QC-30 (wireless). They don't provide as good a noise insulation as over-ears, so they don't reach the amounts of noise reduction that their bigger brethren can. But for small in-ears they seem to do astonishingly well. I can't stand having that silicon tips in my ear canals (and so far I also did not find any that would really fit), but you seem to be okay with it, so maybe you give the Bose's a try.
A product is not planned and developed over night. What gets released now, has probably started as project quite some time ago. Changing a product design gets costlier, the later in product development you take the decision. Plus, there are usually long-term contracts with suppliers and the traditional beats customers are used to Micro USB (remember the outcry when Apple changed from 30pin to Lightning?).
I'm sure Apple will eventually unify connectors between Apple and Beats. Just takes some more time.
Errr, an android/windows owners could still CHARGE it with a USB-C to USB-A cable. A USB-C to USB-A cable (the headphones having a USB-C port) wouldn't make the headphones iOS-device exclusive.
The headphones don't come with a charger, you have to use your existing chargers. It's only inconvenient for iPhone users as we can't use our existing cables to charge the damn headphones. As BEATS is owned by Apple, I don't understand why Apple would choose to give this (small) inconvenience to Apple owners rather than Android/Windows owners.
Look... Other than a couple of Sony bluetooth speakers and a Logitech mouse, all my hardware is Apple+beats. I'd gladly take Lightning on my Solo and PowerBeats. One less cable type to worry about. Great. K?
Having said that, please stop it with these drama queen antics and the wide-eyed, slack-jawed OMG reactions over micro-USB. Stop pretending you're gasping for air. Stop acting like it warrants a "did I read that correctly" with double question marks. Stop pretending it's sooo laughable and outrageous. Stop acting like it's a 9-pin serial port from the 80's. You know perfectly well that it's the standard connector on any non-Apple mobile devices and that it's not going anywhere for a while. Certainly not before the current Beats lineup has been replaced once or twice.
Wired headphones with no ANC. Apples & oranges. And I think these new Beats sound much better than those Sennheis... oh wait, no one's heard them yet.
Check out the Sony 1000X (newest model: WH-1000XM2) as well. I chose the first generation one, the MDR-1000X over the Bose QC35 because it sounds a lot better, the noise cancellation is as good, and the build quality much better. The Bose is a tiny bit lighter (a lot more plastic parts), and along with a deeper ear muff hole, a little bit more comfortable.
