Beats is owned by Apple now iirc, and all that is, is a licensing ploy for more money. There’s nothing fancy about “Beats” anymore and hasn’t been for a long time! Like when HP had beats branded speakers, they just had to use better quality audio and a certain software, and they licensed the name. Beats didn’t make anything.
Same goes for car audio. 99%of the time, Bose, Infinity, Rockford Fosgate, Harman Kardon, Alpine, Pioneer, Sony (🤮), etc. They’re licensing the name only, not truly being made by said audio companies. At most, there’s a certain standard of sound quality that needs to be met, but that’s it.
Uh, when was ever something fancy about Beats? V-Shape tuning with tons of bass and just some random chunks of metal to make it more weighty and with that pReMiUm feeling for ridiculous prices. That was my perception of the brand since its inception long before Apple aquired it. Since then i probably take it more seriously? Not enough to ever buy anything from them. But still.
To frame it differently: Beats always felt like a fashion brand. So i dont really know why Apple ever had a bad influence on the brand?
Usually I find the best companies are often the longstanding ones you’ve not heard of. Like Sennheiser, it was one I discovered years ago purely by accident when using Pro equipment and fell in love. Far better than anything “Bose” or “Beats”.
Beats is owned by Apple now iirc, and all that is, is a licensing ploy for more money. There’s nothing fancy about “Beats” anymore and hasn’t been for a long time! Like when HP had beats branded speakers, they just had to use better quality audio and a certain software, and they licensed the name. Beats didn’t make anything.
Same goes for car audio. 99%of the time, Bose, Infinity, Rockford Fosgate, Harman Kardon, Alpine, Pioneer, Sony (🤮), etc. They’re licensing the name only, not truly being made by said audio companies. At most, there’s a certain standard of sound quality that needs to be met, but that’s it.
Uh, when was ever something fancy about Beats? V-Shape tuning with tons of bass and just some random chunks of metal to make it more weighty and with that pReMiUm feeling for ridiculous prices. That was my perception of the brand since its inception long before Apple aquired it. Since then i probably take it more seriously? Not enough to ever buy anything from them. But still.
To frame it differently: Beats always felt like a fashion brand. So i dont really know why Apple ever had a bad influence on the brand?
Well it’s more PSA for anyone who’s unfamiliar.
Usually I find the best companies are often the longstanding ones you’ve not heard of. Like Sennheiser, it was one I discovered years ago purely by accident when using Pro equipment and fell in love. Far better than anything “Bose” or “Beats”.
Fair enough.
I was probably just a bit too irritated by the “anymore” part of your post.
I fully agree