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The original article on Medium that this article on huffington post reprints was based on a pair of counterfeit Beats headphones. The followup on Medium does th

The original article on Medium that this article on huffington post reprints was based on a pair of counterfeit Beats headphones. The followup on Medium does the teardown on a real pair of Beats. Not much difference but some improved quality: https://medium.com/bolt-blog/how-it-s-made-series-yup-our-beats-were-counterfeit-but-they-cost-about-the-same-to-make-as-the-364cc6808d18 https://medium.com/bolt-blog/how-it-s-made-series-yup-our-be...

gyc 11y ago
>Overall the genuine & counterfeit Beats are nearly identical. But the article did not include any comparison of the audio quality of the counterfeit and genuine Beats headphones, so how could the article come to such a conclusion?
- comrade1 11y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if the counterfeit headphones sounded better. That's how bad beats is.
  - Jerry2 11y ago
    >That's how bad beats is. No they're not. About the only bad Beats headset was Solo (1st edition). It just sounded too harsh and V-shaped. Solo2 is one of the best headsets out there and it's also one of the most popular ones. But don't take my word for it, read what Tyll over at Inner Fidelity says [1]. He trashed Solo but loves Solo2. I have around 15 different cans of various manufacture and I do enjoy Beats especially for energetic music. When I listen to classical, I still prefer my AKGs or Sennheiser HD 800. [1] http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo2-excellent http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo...
    - andybak 11y ago
      Subjective reviews of audio products don't have the highest reputation.
      - Jerry2 11y ago
        Since when is any review completely objective?
        chinpokomon 11y ago
        There are things that can be measured, like frequency response and accuracy of the audio reproduction. Of course, how something feels when worn is subjective. I think an article that focuses solely on how a product looks, feels, and sounds fails to meet that criteria.
    - sigmar 11y ago
      The review you posted: "Thank you, Beats by Dre, the new Solo2 is one of the best things to happen in the world of headphones this year...and maybe ever" The first comment: "p.s : how much did dr.dre payed you for this review?" Hilarious.
dimino 11y ago
Post should be updated to link to this instead of huff po.

gyc 11y ago

>Overall the genuine & counterfeit Beats are nearly identical. But the article did not include any comparison of the audio quality of the counterfeit and genuine Beats headphones, so how could the article come to such a conclusion?

comrade1 11y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the counterfeit headphones sounded better. That's how bad beats is.
- Jerry2 11y ago
  >That's how bad beats is. No they're not. About the only bad Beats headset was Solo (1st edition). It just sounded too harsh and V-shaped. Solo2 is one of the best headsets out there and it's also one of the most popular ones. But don't take my word for it, read what Tyll over at Inner Fidelity says [1]. He trashed Solo but loves Solo2. I have around 15 different cans of various manufacture and I do enjoy Beats especially for energetic music. When I listen to classical, I still prefer my AKGs or Sennheiser HD 800. [1] http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo2-excellent http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/time-rethink-beats-solo...
  - andybak 11y ago
    Subjective reviews of audio products don't have the highest reputation.
    - Jerry2 11y ago
      Since when is any review completely objective?
      - chinpokomon 11y ago
        There are things that can be measured, like frequency response and accuracy of the audio reproduction. Of course, how something feels when worn is subjective. I think an article that focuses solely on how a product looks, feels, and sounds fails to meet that criteria.
  - sigmar 11y ago
    The review you posted: "Thank you, Beats by Dre, the new Solo2 is one of the best things to happen in the world of headphones this year...and maybe ever" The first comment: "p.s : how much did dr.dre payed you for this review?" Hilarious.

dimino 11y ago

Post should be updated to link to this instead of huff po.