To be honest, I am not a huge fan of earphones, headphones or any audio equipment. To me, it doesn't seem too attractive to spend a few hundred bucks just to feel that the sound is more pleasing or detailed or whatever. As long as I could wear them comfortably and the sound quality isn't terribly bad, I wouldn't want to upgrade my audio gears.
Besides the iPhone original earphones (many audio fans may give a sarcastic smile here) and ATH FC700, I don't have much experience and say in this category. so this post is really mainly about my very personal thoughts and experience with the Beats Solo HD.
Why do I get this in the first place? Reason could be three:
1. The look itself. Probably this is too shallow, but yeah. Beats' marketing is just too good. You could see celebrities wear them on the newspapers, magazines and websites. It's fashionablly unique and iconic. A few brands were trying to imitate that but didn't seem very successful.
2. It meets my need well. There are indeed, in terms of sound quality, better beats headphones such as Beats Studio. However, it is just too bulky for me and I don't really find it comfortable when wearing that, especially for long time. The noise cancelling is a great feature on Beats Studio. But it also brings the trouble that when it's running out of battery, you have to replace the batteries before you can enjoy your music again, which is kind of stupid. So I opted down for better simplicity and I suppose the sound quality is good enough for me.
3. Cheaper price in UK! Beats headphones are not cheap at all. At the same price, you may find better alternatives from other competitors such as ATH, Sennheiser and Bose. But let's just consider ourselves are paying the premium for the look. Remember after all we are living in a world of attention. In Singapore, the beats headphones are even more insanely priced. That's why I bought them when I was in London. I just couldn't resist it.
Enough talk on my decision-making process, let's check out the headphones!
The package itself is eye-catching: Mix of red and black, big hardcover box and delicate design make me feel that I bought some fashion accessories rather than electronics. This is exactly how they market the product line, 'urban cool'.
The headphones have a very sleek design and I chose the trademark beats red, it fits the cable and logo colour perfectly. The headphones could be folded so that it can be put inside the pouch that comes with the package. When put on the head, they don't feel too bulky and in fact it's very conformable wearing them.
The headphones come with control ControlTalk. It works just like the control on iPhone earphones. It's compatible with all the Apple devices, so I could adjust the volume and shuffle the song by just clicking the ControlTalk and I'm also able to pick up phone calls when I am listening to music. The cable is detachable and it comes with another cable that doesn't have the ControlTalk, just in case you need that.
As many online reviews have said, the sound quality isn't like amazing considering its price. But it is much better than those iPhone/Android earphones. If you used to listen music using those earphones just like me, you would notice the difference straightaway. The sound resolution is better and bass is strong as the name Beats tells. It serves the purpose of listening to rap, rock or some genre that is bass intensive.
One other good thing about Beats Solo HD is the noise cancelling. It isn't the same as the one on Beats Studio but it works well enough that it filters out most unwanted noise when I use it on the train or walking in the street. More importantly, it doesn't need batteries to do that!
So if you are upgrading from your 20 bucks earpieces and looking for something stylish and with decent sound quality, the Beats Studio will be the right companion for you.
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