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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark First of all, i don't know how you breathe with the lack of O2 where your nose is. Secondly, I'm not a fan or rap/hip hop but that doesn't mean I denigrate its listeners. Thirdly, you think it's the music …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark Someone should get off his high-horse. Music taste is learned at home and from the radio. You listen to what you like. WEll, some of use go to school and colleges to learn how to listen and appreciate music,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Andysol I don't know enough about the industry to argue with you here. But all that matters is who can sell the Apple brand, image, and product better? As a shareholder, that's all that matters. Maybe if I were a mu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Marketing only goes so far. Young people don't want to listen to classical music and you can't recondition them to. They didn't hire Dre to promote rap music or its associated culture. There's a difference…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Andysol I've always though Eddy has the worst on-stage presence of any of the execs by a mile. Craig is the best they have- and I like Schiller too. Iovine will be really great if he gets stage time, and honestly- …
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Quote: Originally Posted by elroth I'm really looking forward to Neil Young's Pono project, set to come out later this year with high-end sound, high-quality portable players, high-resolution music downloads, and its own desktop music software.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by auxio I've been using Beyerdynamic DT770's for studio reference headphones for years now and really like them. Well under $1000. I haven't tried their mobile offerings though (the DT770s are a bit bulky to wear o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wovel What's wrong with Beats music? The interface is as good or better than spotify. They have the same catalog as every other streaming service. I think their curated lists are just ok, but I suppose they are bet…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cali GOTCHA!! Huh? What are you talking about?
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Quote: Originally Posted by RadarTheKat Seems a lot of folks out in the market miss the point that a small company, on its own worth X, in the hands of a huge company, can be worth 10X or more. Apple will multiply the value of Beats Electroni…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RadarTheKat I wonder how much the health of a person' shearing comes into play with this whole argument about headphone quality. After all, those who are really into music are likely the same set who attended rock/…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PhilBoogie As much as I like expensive stuff because it's usually quality stuff I would also think that one can get a a very good, high end headphones for under a thousand bucks. Thanks for the advise, I will inde…
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Quote: Originally Posted by RadarTheKat Beats headphones design is not at issue. In fact, the design and branding need no mods. It's the sound quality and acoustic philosophy that needs tweaking. This is not a job for Ive, its a job for some …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan I get the feeling it was Cue driving this moreso than Cook. I did try the app and wasn't that impressed. I hate the UI. Spotify's is so much better IMO. And there wasn't anything with their music curation t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by PhilBoogie That is one hell of an expensive high end gear for the average kid there, @ $3000K but I presume you mean $3k / $3000. Though I also can't grasp the statement: "Getting good headphones for under $1000…
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Marvin wrote: » Promoting cultural intolerance is rarely a good thing. You don't have to like everything that's out there but people should be free to express themselves just as you are. If someone hates classical music, it doesn't mean they'd hav…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Relic I'm still not sure what value Apple saw in Beats, their music subscription is not very good, especially when compared to Spotify, their headphones are ugly, clunky, uncomfortable, poorly built and nowhere near …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan Cue certainly did raise the bar tonight. But **** Iovine for ripping Apple's headphones on stage. He said Apple only makes headphones to test that the audio on the phone is working right. A bit rich coming …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin These guys run very successful companies. You can't do that if you're just messing around all the time. Jimmy Iovine isn't a rapper, he's 61 years old and Dre is 49. Dre has done concerts recently so he's st…
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Quote:Originally Posted by waterrockets You're overestimating the bulk of developers when it comes to test procedures. With the bugs I've seen in the B and C titles on iOS and Android, it's pretty clear that much of their testing is farmed out to …