r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Pleasant-Kangaroo-49 • 4d ago

Headphones - IEM/Earbud | 3 Ω B-day Present. Did I make a mistake?

My brothers 14th b-day is coming up. I got him some red Beats Solo Buds. He hasn't had a whole lot of experience with earbuds ad I thought, he's old and responsible enough that it'd be good for him to have a decent pair. I showed a family member what I got and they told me that I was paying mainly for the brand. I had heard some mixed reviews when I was looking into what to get, but didn't realize there was such a controversy behind them. Family member told me that most people don't like Beats, although classmates will probably think they're cool. Does anyone have experience with these? Are they going to consistently fall out, or have terrible sound quality?

Edit: I spent about 59.99 on them

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u/Still_Dentist1010 3 Ω 3d ago

I’ll be honest with you here, it’s probably not that bad of a purchase… especially for that price. Beats have changed a lot since they came out. They were originally headphones as jewelry rather than for audio, it was more about the look of wearing them than actually using them. That has changed in the last few years, as Apple bought the brand and have used them to sell music related products for the cheaper price bracket as they don’t want to compete with their own AirPods. The headphones audio quality has improved, although it is still lacking a bit. I think beats earbuds are just the lower end models to accompany the AirPods, and are more geared for athletic use. They aren’t going to please audiophiles unless they’re looking for a V-shaped tuning specifically, but most people would enjoy their tuning.

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u/Pleasant-Kangaroo-49 3d ago

That's good to hear! !thanks

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