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First Look at the New Beats Solo2 Wireless Headphones

PsykX said:
Doesn't evolution theory ring a bell to you guys? Why do you think monkeys still have long hair everywhere and we don't? ;)

(hint : clothing...)
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1) Evolutionary theory, if you mean Darwin, Watson + Crick, Dawkin - yes, should do as i have spent a fair bit of time at Oxford :D

2)
Not true, as some races will be hairy despite wearing clothing, and others may be hairless - most likely due evolutionary pressures / natural selection to adapt to climate, altitude.

Why do you think monkeys still have long hair everywhere
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3) You clearly do not read nature or science :p,
have heard of the hairless arsed monkey,
the Lesula

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I must say, I used to have solo hd headphones and they were the worst headphones I've ever used. But I just tried the solo 2 in the Apple Store and they're not half bad.
 
NightStorm said:
Anyone know when these will be available in the Apple Store? I'm surprised they are already available from other places like Verizon.
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Just bought a pair in my local Apple Store. Not on display but the Apple guy admitted he had seen some in the 'back'.

He disappeared for a few minutes and then appeared with a red and black pair.
Chose the red and will give them a try. Have until the 6th Jan to return them.

Bit surprised that they were not labeled Solo2 wireless, just Beats wireless. I assume that in the UK at least they are dropping the confusing solo and solo2 versions and only selling the wireless studio and wireless beats versions.
 
Ordered via Apple Store, shipped yesterday from China and isn't expected to arrive until next Monday (even though it says delivery in two business days). Looking forward to giving them a try.
 
how's your experience with this solo 2 wireless ? i want to know on the bluetooth stability on Ios devices.... thanks
 
pn247 said:
Me too. Has anyone tried out the solo 2 wireless cans?
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Figured I'd comment since I just picked these up last night at the Apple Store in the limited edition space grey color.

Background- I like beats. I'm going to to just start by saying that. I always have. I am a drummer and I like thumping bass. Started with the solo hd's. Had those for a while then picked up studio 2.0's, while I had those my dad got executives, and now I have these studio 2.0's wireless. I won't be able to comment on battery life quite yet because I just got them.

The allure for me to pick these up initially was wireless. I really wanted wireless with the impending arrival of my apple watch. The limited edition colors are sweet too. Secondly, I wanted headphones that would work with a cord when the battery died (studios don't work when they die, even with the cord).

Now on to sound. Given the background of beats I've had/ tried, these sound quite good. They are no longer that bass overpowered headphones they once were when I had solo hd's. They are very balanced with a nice amount of bass while still maintaining a good mix of mids and highs. I'd say they are the best sounding out of the ones I've had/ heard in the past.

The most surprising thing I've found with these is that they are considerably MORE comfortable than the studios. I couldn't tell you why that is, but that's my opinion so far. They are so light and Bluetooth just makes things so confident. I am a student and just this morning I ran into a situation that I would have never called a "big deal" in the past but it was quite convenient. I was working in the computer lab and I printed something out. I just left my phone on the desk and walked over to the printer and got my work. Big deal? Not at all. Cool? Of course! Felt so much more unrestricted.

The look of these is pretty cool too. The space grey color comes with a matte black control talk cord and matte black charging cord. Coming from studio 2.0's I was a bit saddened that these don't come with a charging brick, but that's a minor annoyance. For the price they should have come with a block, and a nicer case. I like how much smaller they are on my head though and all in all I prefer them over the studios!

Let me know if you guys have any other specific questions!
 
Bought a pair today. I'm no audiophile as in I don't know what is a "clear crystal chutzpah balanced" sound. But for me, it is the best pair of headphones that I have ever had. I use in-ear Bose for gym, Logitech PC with subwoofer for movies and game, etc. This pair has changed it all, had I known I would have bought them before. Gym sadly still requires the in-ear ones to not sweat-mess them.
Get the wireless version if possible, so convenient, so comfortable, so current tech, they painlessly connect to your MacBook, iMac, iPhone, etc, you have audio control on the right cup, they charge fully in only two hours, today for testing I just charged them for half an hour and used them for the rest of the day (guess the first chunk charges a lot faster). If battery happens to die you can use the aux wire like a normal headphone.
I'm so getting wireless everything for things that already matured (i.e wireless mice used to be cumbersome and heavy as hell, not anymore)
Overall, quite happy with the purchase (first day hype probably too)

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Opening the package, it totally resembles the apple experience, can see why they bought it, it is in the same tune.

They are indeed overpriced maybe, don't know. Try to get a groupon deal or one of the back to school deals if possible.
 
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