The original article on Medium that this article on huffington post reprints was based on a pair of counterfeit Beats headphones. The followup on Medium does the teardown on a real pair of Beats. Not much difference but some improved quality:
>Overall the genuine & counterfeit Beats are nearly identical.
But the article did not include any comparison of the audio quality of the counterfeit and genuine Beats headphones, so how could the article come to such a conclusion?
No they're not. About the only bad Beats headset was Solo (1st edition). It just sounded too harsh and V-shaped. Solo2 is one of the best headsets out there and it's also one of the most popular ones.
But don't take my word for it, read what Tyll over at Inner Fidelity says [1]. He trashed Solo but loves Solo2.
I have around 15 different cans of various manufacture and I do enjoy Beats especially for energetic music. When I listen to classical, I still prefer my AKGs or Sennheiser HD 800.
The review you posted: "Thank you, Beats by Dre, the new Solo2 is one of the best things to happen in the world of headphones this year...and maybe ever"
The first comment: "p.s : how much did dr.dre payed you for this review?"
There are things that can be measured, like frequency response and accuracy of the audio reproduction. Of course, how something feels when worn is subjective. I think an article that focuses solely on how a product looks, feels, and sounds fails to meet that criteria.
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