Am I so bad in identifying sound quality?

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I mean I have spent quite a lot but I won't force my opinion on someone else. I'm willing to offer it if its warranted. I don't mind recommending but I won't $hit on someone if they decide to get something else lol.
 

well that said, i do laugh when people tell me beats by dre is amazing....
 
My friend asked me for advice on headphones, and then she said is te beats solo any good - my reply:
No, don't get it
 
What does she do?
Ignore my advice and gets it anyway
 
I thought to myself...why ask me in the first place!?
 
And she paid something like $200 or something for them?
Its just stupid.
 
 

 

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I think in that sense I can be a snob lol. Like bose, that's crap "you're paying for a name and not quality" lol. Kinda like with beats from dre. I don't know why people consider that quality. If looks cool kill ,
 

But the point is, people who uses Beats or Bose always recommends those to people who are asking for recommendations and they always say they are the best. So what we're simply doing is snobbing the snob, which is totally right

 

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well that said, i do laugh when people tell me beats by dre is amazing....
 
My friend asked me for advice on headphones, and then she said is te beats solo any good - my reply:
No, don't get it
 
What does she do?
Ignore my advice and gets it anyway
 
I thought to myself...why ask me in the first place!?
 
And she paid something like $200 or something for them?
Its just stupid.
 
 

The thing is that, she's asking you to affirm that the Beats Solo are good. Because many people these days think that money = quality. This however, works with almost every other technology but not sound. Sound remains one of the most mysterious technologies these days. 
 

 

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The thing is that, she's asking you to affirm that the Beats Solo are good. Because many people these days think that money = quality. This however, works with almost every other technology but not sound. Sound remains one of the most mysterious technologies these days. 
 

yeah I guess she just wanted me to comfort her - she knew as soon as she asked me, "you don't like them i presume"
 
*face palm*
 
I did suggest to her the XB500's which are small and 10x better, and cheaper than the solo's but hey she didn't listen!
 
She is good at identifying music too - I remember letting her listen tot he EX500's for several hours, and her coming back to me saying, yes these are much better than my in-ear apples, which cost her around £20 more than my EX500's (RRP £50) FYI: not the apple earbuds, the actual in-ear ones, they aren't bad, but surely not worth the price tag, well worth the £35 as i've seen go on head-fi, but nothing more

 

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The thing is that, she's asking you to affirm that the Beats Solo are good. Because many people these days think that money = quality. This however, works with almost every other technology but not sound. Sound remains one of the most mysterious technologies these days. 
 

This is what you call placebo effect at its worst .

 

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yeah I guess she just wanted me to comfort her - she knew as soon as she asked me, "you don't like them i presume"
 
*face palm*
 
I did suggest to her the XB500's which are small and 10x better, and cheaper than the solo's but hey she didn't listen!
 
She is good at identifying music too - I remember letting her listen tot he EX500's for several hours, and her coming back to me saying, yes these are much better than my in-ear apples, which cost her around £20 more than my EX500's (RRP £50) FYI: not the apple earbuds, the actual in-ear ones, they aren't bad, but surely not worth the price tag, well worth the £35 as i've seen go on head-fi, but nothing more

O_O I see, never got to listen to the apple in-ears. Thought they should be worth the price tag since it has dual balanced armatures. 
 

 

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O_O I see, never got to listen to the apple in-ears. Thought they should be worth the price tag since it has dual balanced armatures. 
 

dunno what they packed inside that said, all i know is that the bass wasn't as good, however mids and highs were nice - again, as I said EX500's beat them in all aspects
 
I also find BA's lacking in impact
 

 

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dunno what they packed inside that said, all i know is that the bass wasn't as good, however mids and highs were nice - again, as I said EX500's beat them in all aspects
 
I also find BA's lacking in impact
 

Well, I don't really like too much bass though. I find my Klipsch S4 and Turbines to have too much bass, though the Turbines are more bearable. Hmm, there are some BAs that have nice impact though, like the D-jays, Q-jays, Shure SE535, 530, Westone 3 etc. 

 

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Well, I don't really like too much bass though. I find my Klipsch S4 and Turbines to have too much bass, though the Turbines are more bearable. Hmm, there are some BAs that have nice impact though, like the D-jays, Q-jays, Shure SE535, 530, Westone 3 etc. 

Turbines had rolled off bass - bit boomy though
 

 

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Turbines had rolled off bass - bit boomy though
 

I see, I find the bass to go quite deep. I do like their highs and mids though. But I'm not a big fan of bass so I'm selling these to my friend and upgrading soon.

 

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I see, I find the bass to go quite deep. I do like their highs and mids though. But I'm not a big fan of bass so I'm selling these to my friend and upgrading soon.

i made a review with them comparing the TFTA's and the PFE's:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/590714/3x-100-earphones-detailed-comparison-between-tfta-1xb-vs-phonak-aud-o-pfe-112-vs-monster-turbine
 
Long story:
Mids, hidden
high, good
Low present, but rolled off if listening analytically 
 
MTPG's address all these issues, but then if i really listen to the bass of the MTPG's it doesn't sound as refined as my TFTA's -> then take price into consideration and MTPG is out the door, and so are the MT's
 
 

 

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I think in that sense I can be a snob lol. Like bose, that's crap "you're paying for a name and not quality" lol. Kinda like with beats from dre. I don't know why people consider that quality. If looks cool kill ,
 

No you are not being a snob. That's being a smart consumer. If I recognize that there's something that's not a particular brand name but is still just as good or even better, than of course I would buy it over the branded one.
 
Laptops especially. People keep saying "Asus is the best," but I haven't really seen anything to warrant that.
 

 

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i made a review with them comparing the TFTA's and the PFE's:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/590714/3x-100-earphones-detailed-comparison-between-tfta-1xb-vs-phonak-aud-o-pfe-112-vs-monster-turbine
 
Long story:
Mids, hidden
high, good
Low present, but rolled off if listening analytically 
 
MTPG's address all these issues, but then if i really listen to the bass of the MTPG's it doesn't sound as refined as my TFTA's -> then take price into consideration and MTPG is out the door, and so are the MT's
 
 

Hmm, the mids on the Turbines are quite laid-back but I find them rather detailed. Yes, the MTPG seemed to have addressed the issues but I don't if it's just me or the highs are not as well extended as the normal Turbines. But I never really liked the fit on the Turbines though. I'm using Sony EX hybrids and it's a lot better but still pretty uncomfortable. 
 

 

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Hmm, the mids on the Turbines are quite laid-back but I find them rather detailed. Yes, the MTPG seemed to have addressed the issues but I don't if it's just me or the highs are not as well extended as the normal Turbines. But I never really liked the fit on the Turbines though. I'm using Sony EX hybrids and it's a lot better but still pretty uncomfortable. 
 

well either or, i would NEVER pay £110 for the turbines
Sony EX500's were £45, i see the turbines at £40 or so
 

 

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well either or, i would NEVER pay £110 for the turbines
Sony EX500's were £45, i see the turbines at £40 or so
 

I see, I can tell you're a very big fan of bass.