I love to rain on everyone's parade when it comes to gimmicky products, so I will!
Beats is merely a proprietary software equalizer. There is no amp or special hardware. "beats enabled" devices are a marketing ploy; there is nothing special about them. There's no real reason it can't be used with a bt headset either.
Furthermore while the equalizer certainly makes things sound *different*, whether or not the audio is improved is subjective. Audiophiles however tend to hate the equalizer and the brand name headphones since both distorts the signal drastically towards the bass (and doesn't represent the other end of the spectrum with much accuracy) which is not a true representation of the sound, so the claim that "you hear what the artists intended you to hear" is entirely false, but the average consumer loves them some bass and thinks this is good. However, for the price of the way overpriced beats headphones you can actually buy some really nice high quality headphones, rendering the decision to invest in beats rather silly. That's not to say beats is bad- the quality is better than your average headset for sure, but the performance isn't *that* much better to justify the price tag.
My work here is done. Rain-on-parade fairy awayyyyy!~~~~
Sent from my RM-824_nam_att_101 using Board Express
Well that's perfectly fine! Because I love to rain on the parades of people who love to rain on everyone's parade when it comes to gimmicky products, so I will!
The 8x DOES have an internal amp. And yes Beats is just an equalizer, an equalizer that does a great job! It tunes the music very well to match the Beats line of headphones! (yes as well as other quality headphones).
Audiophiles don't like equalizers, I agree with that. But 99% of the market are not audiophiles. (also 99% of those who claim they're audiophiles are not)
Beats sound great! Very great! Are there cheaper headphones that sound better? Yeah for sure! Are there cheaper headphones that sound better, have a better build quality, stylish design, fold up nicely with a detachable cable? No sir! The money you pay for Beats are buying you all of those things
My work here is done. Rain-on-parade fairy awayyyyy!~~~~