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My Beats Headphone Ranking / Purchase Guide

2013-10-03
what's going on everyone the Irish consumer and today I'm going to be going over my ranking of the beats by dre headphones product line and I'm going to be ranking these all the way to what I think are the best now I'm going to be going over the whole shebang here as for our sound quality durability looks price all that good stuff is all going to be taken into consideration in this ranking this video is made for someone who's on the market trying to buy a pair of Beats and wants know if one is better than the other or which beats they should go after now I know a lot of you guys have favorites among the beats line but this video isn't to say any of them are bad it's simply to say which ones I believe have the best value overall and provide you the best beats experience and with that being said let's not waste any time let's get right into it pop in that number 6 I'm putting the beats by dre executives the executives have a very nice design they're definitely catering to the older more mature audience that wants a pair of Beats but don't want the flashy Reds that come along with it or the little bright vibrant colors so the executives are definitely more low-key and I think that definitely works for them with all black and black and gray so it's got a really really nice design and it's made out of some nice materials it's very durable so I'm definitely liking to build quality and the actual overall design of the executives now my only qualms with the executives is that it doesn't work without batteries so you need some external batteries to power up the headphones and I think as a $300 price point there should be at least an option to plug them in and you know just listen to your music without the batteries and with that you also can't turn off the active noise-cancelling which is my next gripe with it with the active noise canceling the executives have a really loud hiss that comes in on your music at lower volumes and when your music is paused so it definitely can be about it too a lot of people I've seen a lot of complaints about it so that's definitely one of my other gripes with it now my only last gripe which is not really a gripe but it's all based on personal preference the executives don't have that really bassy sound that you expect from beats so if you're looking for that Basie beats Experian and say that 10 times fast you really won't be able to listen to it with the executives the executives sound a lot more subdued and it might be because they're going after the more mature older audience who probably doesn't want that big bass but if you are younger and you're looking for Bumi Basie beats the executives really aren't the one for you but if you aren't then that might work so it's all personal preference as I mentioned and that's number six with the beats executives and for number five we have the beats Pro now a lot of you are probably going oh my god please Pro a long list but hear me out the beats pro have a great design they look really nice they have a very durable design as well it's built like a tank and it also is a very great sounding pair of headphones now these are definitely all really great things but it's at a $400 price tag and I just think that's way too much for just a regular pair of headphones they sound great but they don't want $400 in my opinion I just think that's a bit over the top and at the $400 price point you'd expect the sound quality to be leagues better than all of the other beads but actually I don't think it's that much different I don't think the average consumer will be able to pick up just how different it is in comparison to some of the other ones so that 400 all price tag I'm not really seeing why in comparison to the other ones the build quality is nice but I definitely don't think it warrants that price range and I do know that they're supposed to be pros and like DJ's are supposed to use them and stuff like that but because of that design built for DJ's with the swiveling ear cups and stuff it has a really strong clamping force so after a while of listening it can hurt your ears I know for me personally and I've seen other people complain about it as well it does hurt your ears after a while so you don't want to spend 400 bucks on pair of headphones that you can keep on your head for a very extended period of time so the beats Pro for me had to come in at number 5 and from number 4 on this list I'm putting the beats by dre mixers now the mixtures are overall some really really great headphones they've got nice build quality it made out of really durable materials they're actually very nice sounding they sound amongst the best of the beats by dre line they're very clear they have some great clarity not that much bass you get an overall nice experience with them for sure and I think the overall design of them just looks really nice I am a huge fan of the way the mixers look and they've got a ton of color options out there they've got this whole new neon line so you've got all kinds of colors available to you and what's also really great about the mixers is that there are two hundred and fifty dollars which is makes them the second least expensive beads which is interesting at twenty or fifty dollars but 250 is the second least expensive of the line so if you're on the market for beads you only thing lower than that is the solo HP now where I have issues with the mixers is their comfort they also have a DJ design so you can swivel the earcup and stuff like that but that clamping force on the mixers is completely unbearable to me and a lot of people that I've had tried them on and a lot of people that I've seen in comments so I'm 100% not alone on the comfort issue but if it wasn't for that I would rank these probably at second place or something but the mixer is just they're just too uncomfortable to spend $250 on and not be able to wear them for a long period of time but if you are one of those people who can wear these with no issues I completely recommend it these sounds absolutely amazing they look great I definitely do recommend them if you're on the market for beads and you tried them on first you definitely have to try these on first but unless you've tried them and you know they're good I'm gonna have to rank them at number four and for number three on this list I'm putting the beats solo HDS now the solo HDS are the cheapest of the line at $200 and with $200 you get a very compact design you've got the real iconic beats look for going for it I think the solo HDS look really nice but so ladies were actually my first pair of beats and when I was comparing them sort of beat Studios a lot of singers were just way too big and I didn't really like that so that compact design is really great and it also comes in a ton of colors so many colors now so you've got a ton of options out there now the only real qualms I can say about the solo HDS is probably the sound quality but as an average consumer who is probably used to just regular headphones I definitely think that these won't be an issue I definitely didn't have any issues when I first tried these on I really loved the sound quality that I got from it but for anyone who's tried really good headphones and wants to jump into the beats line try on ice beats product the SOL eh DS probably aren't for you but if you're just an average consumer going from regular everyday headphones or our earphones and you wanna jump into the beats line the solo HDS will definitely not be a problem I know Item have one and a couple of my friends didn't have any issues as well so definitely good stuff with the solo HDS at that price point now the only other issues I can say with the solo HDS would probably be durability I know what the solo HDS that they have that cushion that can kind of come off at the top I've dealt with that quite a few times when I had them so that's definitely a problem but I've always been able to just you know up sticking back with it without any real issues but the fact that it happened in the first place is kind of daunting now some people have complained that it cracks things like that but I've never dealt with a headband cracking I think that's an old issue that used to happen with the solo HDS I don't think that's an issue anymore they reinforced a headband so it's definitely a lot stronger there but I do think that the solo HDS are definitely a nice introductory headphone into the beats line and that's why I have them at number three and from number two on the list I have the beats Wireless the beats Wireless are like an upgraded version of the solo HDS they both have a very compact design although the beats wireless are slightly larger and the overall sound quality of the beats bartlett's are also better than the solo HDS where your solo HDS might sound a bit muddy the wireless sound like they've cleaned it up quite a bit in the sound quality department and there's also a lot more comfortable due to the large ear cushions and with those ear cushions being on here you can definitely feel the bass a lot more so for those bass heads out there the wireless sounds great for that and of course the biggest thing about the wireless is the fact that they are bluetooth headphones you can actually connect this to any Bluetooth device and start listening right away so computers cell phones all that you don't need a wire to listen to your music and even if the battery dies and you're not able to use those bluetooth features anymore you can always plug into headphones and listen to your music no problem you won't need any battery powers in order to listen to music if you're using the cable but the only issue with using bluetooth beats is since they're very targeted item that gets stolen a lot it makes it a bit easier to snatch off someone's head or neck or whatever if you're in an area where robbery is possible you definitely want to be mindful of that since they have no cable to kind of keep them secure I guess so as that is something a lot of people need to think about sometimes when they're heading outside with these now my issue with the Obi's Wireless is that very cost 279 so they're pretty close to the $300 range I would have liked them better at 250 where they were just like an upgrade to solo HDS but at 279 it's a bit more expensive but I do think that is because of the overall better sound quality and Bluetooth feature so those definitely cost more and as far as the durability goes I'll put it in the same regards as the solo HDS simply because they're pretty much built exactly the same except these are slightly larger around the ear cups and for me I think that the overall package with the wireless are a lot better than most of the other options you get out there you've got Bluetooth features you got good sound quality you've got a compact design and it's bit lower at the price range I have 279 then let's say the executives or pros things like that so for me number two are the beats Wireless and number one on this list is the new beat studios now if we're talking about the old B Studios this would probably be much lower on the list probably number five or six in my opinion now the new B's videos have gone under a drastic change they've changed the overall design the whole system of needing batteries now it's a rechargeable battery that you can just charge up on the go and it lasts 20 hours which is really really great now my qualms with that is if the battery dies you can't listen to your music so that's definitely a huge drawback but the fact that it's rechargeable means that you can get these charged up all the time with a micro USB cable so that's very easy to find nowadays especially with all the smartphones out so you definitely got the battery life going there and the sound quality just sounds really really great now they've done huge huge improvements in comparison to the old Studios there's also your sounded quite muddy when compared to these so definitely a good job by beads there and with the new design it doesn't feel like it's as chunky or hue which as the old Studios a lot of people did like the old Studios look but me I was never a fan of it so if you're someone who wants a more compact low-key headphone these actually are a lot better for that than the old studios now of course these still come in at the $300 price point which is very steep for a lot of people so that's definitely one of the big drawbacks there as well but I think with all this that they've done with it it's definitely worth the number one spot for all the beats headphones the sound quality is probably the best out of all of them and you've got the very nice design you've got great battery life I think that overall the beats studios have definitely done a good turn in comparison to the old one and I think that they earn the number one spot if you're looking into beats those are the ones that you should get and that pretty much wraps up my list of beats by dre headphones now I know a lot of you have favorites like I said before you probably think the mixers are the best or you probably think the executives are the best but I try to look at everything that goes into the headphones and prices and things like that and make my ranking based fairly either way I try to look at all the whole picture in comparison to everything in the entire line and make this ranking based on that so hopefully you enjoyed this video hopefully some use to you guys and if you enjoyed this video please feel free to rate comment and subscribe and I'll catch you guys in the next video till then is your average consumer you
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