peterpiper
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got back from the gym about 6pm , sure enough there was a guy in there wearing beats, never took notice before, metallic dark blue with red wires to match that red 'b' you pay good money for that red b you know
cheeseboy said:bigboss said:Actually, people buy Apple products because they just work.....
and conversely I've had 2 iphones brick themselves on me, and all of the new apple stuff is all glued in so you can't even touch it yourself and the list of problems that people had with ios7.... Also, how many threads have we seen on here to do with itunes, nas's, airport expresses? It doesn't always just work anymore.
davedotco said:Cheeseboy, sort of in order;
I an not sure you realise how truly poor Beats 'phones are. Many 'stock' headphones are actually better than Beats in terms of overall SQ, in addition Beats are poorly made and break quite easily, which given their posturing as a 'street' product is a nonsense.
davedotco said:Of course they are sold on the back of heavy marketing, they are a fashion product pure and simple. The iPod may be too, but it is also an integral part of an entire music playing system (iTunes etc), not really comparable.
davedotco said:Not quite sure on your point about Sennheiser though, perhaps you could expand?
davedotco said:To be honest, and comedy sketches not withstanding, I am perfectly happy for 'proper' hi-fi to sit slightly apart from mainstream audio. I know it is not fashionable but I want my hi-fi to actually have a degree of hi-fidelity about it and if that requires a more 'serious' type of dealer then I am all for that.
davedotco said:chebby said:davedotco said:Not quite sure on your point about Sennheiser though, perhaps you could expand?
http://mikebeauchamp.com/misc/sennheiser-hd-555-to-hd-595-mod/
Seriously strange. I'm pretty cynical about the behaviour of many manufacturers but that is stunning.......!
davedotco said:All entirely sensible points Cheeseboy.
This is not really an issue that I think that much about really, this thread not withstanding. I have been in and around the industry for many years and am pretty cynical of how it works but occasionally issues, like the Beats 'thing' rather 'gets my goat'.....