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Getting "called-out" for not wearing the Beats
Oct 21, 2011 at 12:18 PM Post #2,417 of 5,506
Not beats, but I've got nowhere else to post it: http://www.explosm.net/comics/2586/
 
Oct 21, 2011 at 1:57 PM Post #2,420 of 5,506


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morbidtoaster said:
'ey dawg, how dem $50 cans workin' fo' ya? (various giggling from cohorts)
 
Quite well, thank you. In fact, check it. (Hand over 25s)
 
...shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
 
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This is what went through my head after reading your post. lol 
 
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This absolutely made my day.
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Oct 21, 2011 at 2:04 PM Post #2,421 of 5,506


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snag1e said:
I am on a trip for 10 days with a group of kids from my college, and one of them has a pair of beats solos. He has been bragging them up a decent amount, and was saying how they were even as "good" as bose  
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.......Today I was showing someone else some music on my ultrasone hfi-780s and he commented that they were the best sounding headphones that he had ever heard. The guy with the beats then proceeded to come over and choose one of his favorite songs, listened to half of it on the 780s, and then told me and everyone else around that his beats solos sounded way better than the ultrasones 
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 .....Oh people....... haha 
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The usual. There's a challenge I think we should start issuing these people who claim their Beats are much better than anything else. They try both and get to keep whichever they like most. The only problem is, half those idiots only really care about their looks (sometimes, by own admission) and would keep their Beats; and obviously if you were right, you had just traded your sweet 'phones for crap just to prove point. So it's not a perfect system... but I am certain we would have a of people taking HFI-780s and DT-770s over the Beats.
 
Oct 22, 2011 at 10:28 PM Post #2,424 of 5,506
Today I went and looked at some HP laptops that had Beats Audio. Taking a look at their audio settings...And I noticed that their equalizer couldn't go past 1kHz. Then again, maybe I missed a scroll bar or something but if it really just cuts off at 1kHz...That's pathetic.
 
(FYI, I have one of the older HP laptops that doesn't have Beats Audio.)
 
Oct 22, 2011 at 10:33 PM Post #2,425 of 5,506
I've owned 2 of their laptops with Beats audio and as long as you don't fiddle with the stupid 'Beats' settings it sounds fine. 
 
Just head right over to Foobar and use a real EQ. 
 
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byakushiki said:
Today I went and looked at some HP laptops that had Beats Audio. Taking a look at their audio settings...And I noticed that their equalizer couldn't go past 1kHz. Then again, maybe I missed a scroll bar or something but if it really just cuts off at 1kHz...That's pathetic.
 
(FYI, I have one of the older HP laptops that doesn't have Beats Audio.)
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Oct 22, 2011 at 10:45 PM Post #2,426 of 5,506


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byakushiki said:
Today I went and looked at some HP laptops that had Beats Audio. Taking a look at their audio settings...And I noticed that their equalizer couldn't go past 1kHz. Then again, maybe I missed a scroll bar or something but if it really just cuts off at 1kHz...That's pathetic.
 
(FYI, I have one of the older HP laptops that doesn't have Beats Audio.)
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How is the hp running for you. I personally would never buy anything hp. Had or seen to many bad experiences with their products.
 
Oct 22, 2011 at 10:46 PM Post #2,427 of 5,506
morbidtoaster said:
I've owned 2 of their laptops with Beats audio and as long as you don't fiddle with the stupid 'Beats' settings it sounds fine. 
 
Just head right over to Foobar and use a real EQ. 
 


 
 
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Beats Audio actually actively sabotages the EQ when it's not activated. Without BA enabled, the EQ is flat right? After enabling BA (boosting treble and bass slightly) and then disabling it, instead of going back to flat the EQ has reduced bass and treble, leading to a hollowed sound.

All this just to scam users A/Bing Beats Audio to the normal settings that Beats Audio 'magically' makes the sound better :<
 
Oct 22, 2011 at 10:55 PM Post #2,428 of 5,506
Being in sales and computer repair I see quite a few laptops in and out of the shop. Most of them are the companies you never really hear of anymore. Compaq, Lenovo, Gateway...and surprisingly Dell. 
 
I've only had 1 problem with the 3 HPs I've owned. One of their screens died. The repair process was an absolute pain and I should've just bought the LCD and replaced it myself. 
 
My best suggestion is to buy high end HP or not at all. The DV 7 I owned was amazing and did a great job. The G4 I owned was the one with a bad screen and the keyboard was terrible and build quality overall was a huge step down from my DV7. Then again my girlfriend has a 3 year old HP that she tears up and it still works like a charm (although it's missing the CD drive cover and some chinks of plastic). 
 
My favorite brand is Toshiba to be honest. Build quality is a cut above from what I've seen and I see them in the shop the least. 
 
Oh and my HP Printer works great still, and while their build quality is a little below some of the others their ink cost is the lowest of the ink jets out there, and they get the job done. Plus their 02 printers print fabulous photos to rival Epson.
 
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bcasey25raptor said:
How is the hp running for you. I personally would never buy anything hp. Had or seen to many bad experiences with their products.
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Oct 22, 2011 at 11:01 PM Post #2,429 of 5,506


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bcasey25raptor said:
How is the hp running for you. I personally would never buy anything hp. Had or seen to many bad experiences with their products.
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Running pretty smoothly actually. No real issues except for the battery dying. And that was remedied quickly with a nice extended battery that makes the thing last longer than a MacBook. 5-6 hours of constantly playing music. The built in 10-band EQ is pretty nice too, IDT Audio actually works for the most part. I might go and also toss in Kubuntu for good measure. If you'll recall though with the EQ...

 
Oct 22, 2011 at 11:02 PM Post #2,430 of 5,506


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morbidtoaster said:
 
My favorite brand is Toshiba to be honest. Build quality is a cut above from what I've seen and I see them in the shop the least. 
 
 
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I got a Toshiba Tecra thats more than 6 years old and it runs perfectly fine on linux, the only thing that failed so far is the CD drive and it was only temporary. Definitely well build IMO.
 
 
 
Looks like theres going to be a lot more Beats around this holiday 
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