BeatsX Earphones Launch on Apple Store for $150

[44267547]

Peddling false equivalencies seems to be your thing. Have at it. And while I'm moving on, you can reflect on the irony that your snarky admonitions are beautiful examples of the behavior of which you accuse. The hypocrisy is fantastic.

@Kabeyun says" I'm moving on." Well, it's over 24 hours later and here you are responding wih more hyperbole and deflections. I have no idea why your so triggered and struggling to move on, With the need to derail the thread even further with gassed retorts.

Honestly, I never say this to anyone on here, but respectfully, I feel Internet forums are not for you at all. You are being overly pedantic and started off by defending some random post in the beginning of someone else's behavior, only your behavior leads to this. For a second time, you haven't proven anything.

 

[Peter K.]

Time for some classic wisdom:

Time to bring out my favorite internet quote:

Arguing on the internet is like the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded.

Please, let's return to the original topic.

 

[tugger]

Bottom line, I like the X sound better, but the fit is better on the PB3. Both isolate outside noise equally well, and output volume are the same which is pretty loud. Either should work great in a noisy train.

Thanks for your impressions. I'm not much of an audiophile but overall I've read more positive feedback and fewer complaints about the PB3 so I went with those. Mostly I just want the darn things to pair easily, put out half decent audio, stay in my ears, wear comfortably and (is this too much to ask?) last at least a few years. Spin the wheel and take yer chances.

 

[John.B]

I hit up a nearby Apple Store today and managed to pick up a pair of BeatsX earbuds that they had in stock. Review here: Hands-On With Apple's New BeatsX Earphones

TL;DR: A solid 9/10, would definitely buy again.

 

[mrklaw]

With the W1 chip, you just select the earbuds/headphones from control center (swipe up on an iOS device) or from the Bluetooth menu (on macOS) and they automatically "let go" from whatever they were paired to previously and instantly pair with the new device.

A virtually frictionless process, compared to really every previous Bluetooth audio device I've ever used, and IMO it's the killer feature of the W1 chip.

It's a shame they're not doing something similar with their Bluetooth speakers, like the Beats Pill+.

But that sounds the same as I do with my backbeat gos. Yesterday I was listening on my ipad and wanted to switch to my iphone. Brought up the bluetooth menu and tapped once on the BBGO and it switched across immediately. I'd expect most standard BT devices are the same.

Picked up my Beats X this afternoon. Hearing a couple of people with issues of the cable snagging on collars which is worrying, as thats one reason I don't like my Backbeat Go. If I don't get on with this I'll have to return them and maybe try the airpods. Although that is a whole different matter - earpods don't fit my ears well, and I need quick access to a skip button which airpods are missing.

 

[trssho]

I bought the Friday night at Apple Store, and I think they are just awesome. For the people that think the W1 chip is no big deal, I am sure Apple has invested a lot to make it as efficient a bluetooth component as possible. Should me less cut outs, longer battery life, and overall better experience. So far I have had zero issue with the bluetooth connection.

 

[slingshott]

I find these super comfortable (my ears unfortunately weren't designed for airpods) and the wires don't pull at all around my neck, however I feel kinda meh about the sound. my $15 sony wired earphones sound just as good. Lots of bass but the highs sound a bit tinny imo. any other first impressions?

Sounds like a pair of Beats alright. You regret buying them or does the W1 make up for it?

 

[jwm]

I agree the beats brand is not for grown folk. I think grown men wearing beats branded products look ridiculous.

When you reach puberty and your balls drop, you may have a different view.

 

[rsdotscot]

When you reach puberty and your balls drop, you may have a different view.

As a grown man who's worked in branding for the best part of two decades, I share his sentiment. Beats is a brand associated with overpriced crap which has weights added to make it 'feel expensive'. It's not aimed at audiophiles, it's aimed at teenagers.

 

[DUIduckSAUCE]

When you reach puberty and your balls drop, you may have a different view.

You sound offended you must be a grown man with those hip hop cans slapped on the side of your Mellon.

 

[mrklaw]

on first use they seem pretty comfortable, and don't tug on the ears nearly as much as my previous ones (backbeat go 2). The neck piece is stiff enough to act as a 'collar' so its really just the short sections from the ears that are free moving. Seems a good system. Hopefully I won't need the wings to keep them in place.

You get a noise when you turn them on which is handy. Came charged at 94%.

The left side where the power button is, is a bit annoying - its rounded and slippery and the power button is on the thin edge so not that easy to press while you're moving along. But thats only a minor point.

 

[i hate phones]

Sounds like a pair of Beats alright. You regret buying them or does the W1 make up for it?

I'm still undecided... they are the most comfortable bluetooth earphones I've tried. usually a cord behind my neck pulls or gets tangled in my hair, these don't seem to. It functions like a neckband, without being bulky and heavy like the usual ones. I'm not one to change devices often, so I don't know how much I actually need the W1 chip. I need to test them in the real world (outside of my house) to see if there are less cutouts and other benefits to the W1.

 

[jsmitty]

Between the time that I've been walking around with hip hop cans slapped on the side my melon, the BeatsX have been nice this week. I'm still struggling to find the perfect fit on one ear but they sound good and isolate well.