New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

but if it did i'd invite dayo on just to say that

brb tweeting 2 do

that actually makes sense, beats is wildly popular and successful for some reason

the headphones are successful. I think the streaming has been a big flop, no?

it's a flop but it's not half bad and would be a good fit w/iTunes Store IMO. The curated stuff on their service is decent.

beats headphones just make me sad, though

Ah. Already forgot about the streaming service. But if Apple hasn't been working on their own streaming service, that's pretty alarming!

iTunes Radio already exists, it just is inconsequential

no, i think i've read that they have

i got the impression somewhere

not just itunes radio

anyway, this doesn't make sense to me

I mean, it can't be for the HEADPHONES!

You can stream purchased music to your Apple TV

i think this whole thing is just to troll markers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaxZ8XsN0xo

Their headphones must have a huge profit margin, because everything I've read on them says the audio is crap.

Maybe Apple just like crap headphones?

Somewhere I read that beats cost $14 to make. What a business!

I would wager most headphones around what Beats sell for cost $14 or less to make

Beats sound like shit not because they're made from cheap materials (in fact all that injection molded polycarbonate w/e probably costs more than their competitors), it's because they're tuned to sound like shit

Not the first time Apple has fallen in love with bad audio

You can still find a BOSE directly across from every Apple store in existence

their earbuds really should have been better.

Pro tip: The $70 Apple In-Ear Buds with Dual Drivers are actually really good

too much money for me to spend on that. although i did buy sennheiser's once and sold them on amazon a year or so later

i don't care about headphones. i'm wearing $30 sony things right now that are good enough.

No they're not

still, if apple wants their products to be "the best," i don't think their headphones have to be, but they should at least be really good for what they are, and at least the old ones weren't. i haven't tried the "new" earpods fwiw

No they're not

― 龜, Saturday, May 10, 2014 9:35 AM

this is stupid.

i don't give a shit what you think about my headphones! they work for me!

No they don't

you know how much money i have? hah. they're good enough.

i don't know if you're kidding around or just being an asshole, but remind me to throw you in the mr. que bin and ignore you from here on out if it's the latter

I use cheapish headphones because they take an absolute beating with me carrying them around all day. They also get washed/dryed, and then I lose them.

telling people they need to buy more expensive shit is the height of fucking idiocy.

a chromebook is "good enough" for most people.

a flip phone, which is all i have, is good enough for me.

hey dayo, your computer's a piece of shit, why didn't you drop 5k or whatever on the best mac pro?

why don't you drive a fucking ferrari?

why don't you live in a fucking mansion?

I use cheapish headphones because they take an absolute beating with me carrying them around all day. They also get washed/dryed, and then I lose them.

― Jeff, Saturday, May 10, 2014 9:49 AM (27 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is why everyone should have koss portapros, they're cheap, they sound great and they have a LIFETIME WARRANTY that ime has extended to like, sitting on them

apple should have bought koss :(

and then rebrand them as beats since the latter has a better brand

(in the eyes of more people)

Portapros look nice but I go for earbud type headphones. Specifically with the mic/remote. I use some cheapish sony model now.

If Apple should have bought anyone it should have been Grado.

i don't think he's for sale but i'll inquire on tim cook's behalf

apple buying beats and killing off product line would be great service to mankind.

i don't think he's for sale but i'll inquire on tim cook's behalf

Not a he: http://www.gradolabs.com

um

Not a he

You said "anyone"

I assumed the Beats deal was all about the streaming service since iTunes Radio isn't taking the world by storm, but some reporters are speculating the labels that licensed their music to Beats may have non-transference clauses in their contracts. This would mean rights to streaming their music won't legally be retained by Beats if the company is sold, and they may or may not want to renegotiate with Apple who traditionally wants a big cut for themselves.

A few months back I listened to the same song through every set of headphones the Apple store had on display. The Beats 'phones had decent sound, if not up to their price levels, but they just felt so cheaply made, like a slight twist of the earcup would snap the hard plastic headstrap in two. The best sounding to my ears were the Bowers & Wilkins P7 (which are also overpriced but at least feel well made and comfortable).

fwiw, I recommend these:

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-100-II-Ear-Miniheadphone-Black/dp/B002VPDOH8

they fold up nicely and sound amazing for the price.