And 75% of people that I see with headphones use the Apple earpods, which are 100X crappier- but they certainly don't mind. Beats sound fantastic for 95% of people I'm sure.
The problem is each head phone solution sounds different to different people. Further the orientation on ones head has a massive impact on what you hear. This even with high end studio headphones. In the end comments about which headphone is better are basically worthless. You can't even get people that have all the resources in the world to agree on that one.
They also happen to look pretty good, and have good branding, unlike almost everything else out there. The extreme audio snobs can grab something else. Pretty much 99% of people I see out and about are using either the white earpods or Beats. So, Apple basically owns the mainstream headphone market right now.
Further like most products Beats have gotten better over time.
But you're right, they should have acquired a "better sounding" brand that no one will wear, instead of an ultra-popular one that people love.
He may sound like an iHater, but he's right. There are much better headphones to be had for what Beats cost.
Actually, while the problem was heavy bass, as can be expected from the name, more recently, that's been changing, and models I've seen have been getting good reviews.
And 75% of people that I see with headphones use the Apple earpods, which are 100X crappier- but they certainly don't mind. Beats sound fantastic for 95% of people I'm sure. They also happen to look pretty good, and have good branding, unlike almost everything else out there. The extreme audio snobs can grab something else. Pretty much 99% of people I see out and about are using either the white earpods or Beats. So, Apple basically owns the mainstream headphone market right now.
But you're right, they should have acquired a "better sounding" brand that no one will wear, instead of an ultra-popular one that people love.
Last year, Beats was the largest headphone manufacturer in the world, selling $1.3 billion of headphones.
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Actually, while the problem was heavy bass, as can be expected from the name, more recently, that's been changing, and models I've seen have been getting good reviews.
Last year, Beats was the largest headphone manufacturer in the world, selling $1.3 billion of headphones.