ruthieandjohn
Stumbling towards enlightenment
(Formerly known as kayandjohn.)
Well today I stopped in the Apple store at the mall. Just had to re-listen to the Beats studio wireless (of which I had back at christmas but returned b/c for me they were overpriced.) Comparing them to the Sony 770BN and they just have more energy...... they are a bit more comfortable as well. I'm no bass-head nor an audiophile but listening to my Apple Music library on them was just "better".
And here's the kicker..... Staples has them on sale for just $249.95 which is $130 off retail. Now for THAT PRICE for me its a no brainer. The beats are just $20 additional over the Sony's I got at Best Buy. So I ordered the Matte Black set which should arrive by Wednesday. As most of us here agree, its what sounds best for the individual. No headphone is without faults but for me the Studio Wireless 2.0 allow me to be immersed in my music.
Of my wireless headphones at one time, I found that the Beats Studio 2.0 Wireless was the best (as against the Parrot Zik 1.0 and the Sennheiser PXC 310 BT).
Here is a comparison chart (each line is an acoustic feature; each headphone is awarded a 3 (best of the three on that feature), 2, or 1 (worst)). Full review is here.
Enjoy them!
Test | Parrot Zik | Beats Wireless | Sennheiser PXC 310 BT |
Transparency | 1 | 2 | 3 (best) |
Width of sound st | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Positional resolution | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Volume | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Drum "twang" | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Bass pitch perception | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Bass finger pluck | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Shaker variation | 2 | 3 | 1 |
"Ripping" of organ/brass | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Discern added chord | 3 | 2 | 1 |
TOTAL | 19 | 24 | 17 |