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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