Why Does Beats by Dre Exist? #Helpful Post

hey guys it's Austin and today I have

one question and one question only

why do beats by dre exist so in front of

me I had nearly the entire lineup of

current Beats products everything from

the beats EP all the way up to the

studio threes so if you're an audiophile

you're probably not going to be

interested in beats at all

however in 2018 I'm curious to see how

much things have changed as actually

some of these were a little bit

surprising to me case in point the beats

EP now actually we did do a video on

these a couple years ago when they first

came out you can think of these

basically as the entry-level beats at

$130 retail and usually between 90 to

100 bucks actually in stores they're

about the cheapest beats you can get

your hands on like most beats they do

feel pretty nice so now they do you have

this metal of your mechanism which is

going to be able to adjust in and out

but the entire beats are going to be

made with soft touch plastic some pretty

nice feeling ear cups they definitely do

feel their price what are they sound

their price is a different story however

for some background I'm going to be

listening on a google pixel to using a

USB seat a headphone adapter now this

might not be the highest end audio setup

but this is the way that would typically

listen to music the EPS are only

available in a wired version whereas

finish all the other beats I'm taking a

look at are going to be wireless as far

as listening to music I'm going to be

using Spotify streaming 320 kilobit mp3s

I mean the bass there's a lot of bass

there's a lot of bass but for hip-hop

especially it's not going to be bad as

you expect by dre headphones yeah yeah

so you get to another kind of track

which is going to give you a little bit

more of a balanced sound where there's

actually some differentiation between

the lows the mids of the highs and you

see that they get a little bit muddy

especially in the mids they sound good I

mean don't get me wrong I feel like a

lot of people could pick up this pair of

headphones put it on it's like wow you

know there's so much bass it's so punchy

but if you want something that's going

to be a little more balanced these are

probably not going to be your best

option

which is where this comes in this is a

pair of status audio CD ones if you've

watched a channel for a while you've

probably see me recommend these many

many many times and that's for good

reason this is a pair of headphones that

lives in my bag every single day now

these aren't going to be completely

neutral there is going to be some

accentuation of the bass but they're in

general going to be much much flatter

and much more

even than something like the beats now

the main reason I'd like these guys is

not because they do have an over ear

design something that I find comfortable

when I'm doing longer editing sessions

or listening to music but they're also

really affordable at 60 bucks is

difficult it's not basically impossible

to find a better pair of headphones than

these yeah so you know what I'm gonna be

completely honest with you I am a little

bit biased because I listen to these

headphones so much I do like the sound

but I think the biggest difference here

is that while no they're not going to

kick you in the face of that bass you

are going to be able to hear the full

song there's nothing that's going to be

super muddy it's a lot clearer of a

sound and that's something personally

that I like a lot next up we have the

beats X's now this is going to be the

first in their line of wireless

headphones and as you can see as they're

sort of the earbud style they're going

to be a lot smaller but still promised

that same super punchy sound so as beats

by dre is owned by Apple now there's a

couple of interesting things about the

beats X that do take advantage of that

first of all they are going to be

charging with a lightning connector as

opposed to microUSB so if you already

have an iPhone that makes a little bit

simpler and they also do have the Apple

w1 Wireless chip now that's actually a

big deal if you do have an iOS or a Mac

iOS an iOS device can you have an iOS is

an iOS a thing I don't think that's a

thing although if you don't have an

Android phone or well anything else

they'll still work like normal

headphones there's just an added benefit

if you do have an iOS I'm stop making

that joke all right one of the nice

parts about the w1 chip is that

literally all I had to do is pull these

as a box press the button and I'm able

to connect them and they will be good

not only on my phone but also on

anything else that uses my Apple ID okay

there's still pace so something else

this actually do a really good job of is

isolate you from sound now it does

depend on the ear tips you need to make

sure they fit well in your ears if you

get a good pair they actually do a

really good job of blocking everything

else out especially if you're going to

something like gym or whatever they

should work pretty well to really test

these out though I'm gonna see if I can

get them to come out of my ears

oh I know this giant thing isn't the way

how do you like jumping jacks like I was

like seven I'm just trying to think of

like my normal workouts don't involve

anything crazy maybe feel like running

or something they felt pretty well but

the main competitor to something like

beats X is actually going to also be

from Apple the Apple earpods are one of

my favorite pairs of headphones it's

almost like a trend of like I'm taking

my favorite headphones against Beats in

this video or something what makes

airpot special is they're of course

going to be fully wireless little

earbuds so if you've ever listened to

these stock headphones that come with an

iPhone you'll probably be pretty

familiar with how these sound definitely

not great it's hard to argue with having

something that's no wires no cables it's

going to be fully passing the workout

test as long as they actually fit in

your ears and they also do come with a

charging case which makes everything

super simple

the real pitch for air pods is not

necessarily going to be in sound quality

but convenience next up we have the

beats solo 3 Wireless and when most

people think about beats by dre

headphones they think of these

headphones now you can say a lot about

beats by dre headphones but something

they always deliver is a nice unboxing

experience change the way you hear sound

well yeah I guess that's a thing you

might have to do so if you open up the

carrying case what you're going to find

is actually a pretty nice looking pair

of solos so that is something that I

definitely cannot take away from Beats

they do look nice so whether it's to

your particular taste or not is

completely up to you but I do get why a

lot of people will pick these guys up

more as a fashion statement than

something that's going to be purely for

audio you do also get these 3.5

milimeter cables so if you don't want to

use them wirelessly you can just plug

the men assuming your phone still has a

headphone jack of course build quality

wise they feel pretty decent so beats by

dre are known for maybe subtly enhancing

the design of their headphones with some

strategically placed heavy metal to make

them feel more premium but generally

speaking they feel alright however i've

had plenty of occasions where people

have shown me their broken solos so your

mileage might vary on that one alright

Wow

I forgotten it's been a while since I've

won solos I forgotten how tight they are

on your head I mean I don't think I have

that big of a head do I I can say that

all of the beats I've tried so far

aren't quite as punchy as those EPS now

don't get me wrong there's definitely a

lot of bass here but it's not quite as

overpowering yeah what's this for like

two minutes and my ears are already like

sore and sweaty it's no contest so far I

feel like the solos sound better than

any of the other beats I've tried so one

of the interesting things about these

guys is that while they retail at 300

dollars you can actually pick them up

for closer to 200 and that is not the

case for the comparison that I have in

mind now that is a much nicer looking

carrying case so the Beats Studio 3

Wireless are going to be the flagship of

the line as long as you don't count the

beats Pro which are sort of more DJ

headphones I guess but these are men

that's read now for the all-important

does this actually make my head hurt a

little bit it's a little bit of a

tighter side as far as the fit but it

also is going to be an over ear design

which is going to be a lot more

comfortable and it's not squishing my

ears like the solos did that's not bad

so these guys are going to of course

have that Apple w1 chip and there are

going to if we go into the box be

powered by micro USB and come with the

same 3.5 millimeter headphone cable

although thankfully this one's going to

be in red to match your super cool beats

so you turn on the studio threes they do

default to having their noise cancelling

on but if you jump into the options you

can turn them on and off and you can

also use a button command on the side if

you're not using an iPhone okay so I'm

gonna be completely real with you the

last time I listen to studios was a long

time ago they just sound muddy like

these headphones should cost three

hundred two dollars retail now to be

fair we were able to pick these up for

two hundred twenty bucks and generally

speaking they are on sale for a lot less

than that

but yeah man I'm really surprised I

would generally feel like the solo sound

a lot better and I'll tell you what

almost definitely sounds better they

wonderfully named Sony WH 1000 X mark

twos now these are widely regarded is

some of the nicest best sounding

Bluetooth headphones on the market and

well they're pretty much right in

addition to the standard Deutsch

cancellation which sounds pretty good

there's also going to be an ambient mode

so you can turn that on with a button on

the headphones but the easier way to do

it is while you're listening to music

you

just put a hand over the earcup it's

going to beep at you and not like does

it dumb the actual volume of your music

or turn it down

can you tell music I don't think you did

music anyway regardless you're going to

now be able to turn your music volume

down but also turn on the microphone on

the headphones so you can actually more

easily hear your environment take your

hand off the headphones and your music

comes up to the full volume really

clever stuff okay first of all back

should sound like a good balanced pair

of headphones there's plenty of bass

there's plenty of accentuation on sort

of the nicer more punchy parts of the

music but importantly as I accidentally

trigger Google assistant they're all

hustle are going to be able to just

sound like a good solid pair of

headphones what they are going to be

more expensive so while the MSRP for

both these guys is going to be a pretty

pricey $350 these guys will actually

cost threw in 50 bucks the beats can be

found for as little as 224 the studio

threes that now that might not sound

like a bad deal but don't do that just a

bad idea get these guys or something

else honestly just so why do beats by

dre exist in 2018 oh because people keep

buying them I actually do see some

reasons why you might want to pick them

up the style is obviously something

that's going to be very subjective and

thanks to all the sales a lot of these

are actually much more affordable than

they used to be that being said while

some of them are not bad like the solos

and even the EPS if you want some really

punchy headphones you can pretty much

always get something that's going to

sound better for the same money if not

less