It took my ears time to adjust to them, but now I wouldn't part with them.
The battery life on them is awesome, I think I've charged them once in the last month. I don't use the a ton, maybe a couple of times a week, but they hold a charge great.
The earhooks allow me to let them dangle a bit if I want more outside noise or push them in more for isolation. I did purchase some comply foam tips for them which also made a big difference in comfort and sound quality.
Overall I think the PB3's are a home run for exercising.
Can you post a link to the foam tips you use?
Can you post a link to the foam tips you use?
In terms of usability, I find the beatsX to be very fiddly. No matter which buds you use, there's still a level of twisting and turning to get them to seal right in the ear, else they sound like garbage. This isn't a problem I ever had with urBeats or PowerBeats2. The AirPods however, sit right where they're supposed to everytime. I always have the bass booster EQ on anyway, and when using this in a quiet place I saw very little difference in sound quality between beatsx and airpods. The beatsX have wicked isolation and AirPods have none which is the biggest detractor, but I'm not sure isolation alone is worth £130, considering you can grab a barely used pair of Solo3 for £150 from eBay or CEX.I have all three. I posted in the other thread the following:
I just got the beats X, and knowing that I didn't like in ear headphones I wanted to give them a shot anyways. My immediate impression is that the AirPods are way better and more convenient. The long wire is annoying and they don't feel comfortable at all.
Powerbeats 3 sound the best but I like the AirPods the best. I am returning the Beats X asap.
Edit: Beats X looks more ridiculous than AirPods too
I have the PB3 and I listen to mine for 3 hour plus training runs with zero problems.After much deliberation I ordered the PowerBeats 3 on Friday and received them this morning.
Have to say the first couple of hours with them has been great; it's nice to have some wireless headphones with the volume turned down!
The set up process was insanely fast and these are the first Bluetooth headphones I've had where audio quality is absolutely fine; I've used cheaper products in the past and whilst they suited my needs at the time they weren't great for listening to music for long periods of time.
BeatsX vs Solo3 sound quality-wise?
I haven't tested the Solo 3's, but the Beats-X have excellent sound. And I own the AirPods for comparison. And I've been pleasantly surprised by how the Beats-X have do really impress me with clarity and overall with treble/base.
The Solo3 really impressed me as well since I wasn't expecting much, but I'm trying to make sure the BeatsX have that fun sound I love from the Solo3. Really punchy bass and clear mids. I think the treble on the BeatX may be too much for me but considering trying it.
I have a problem my beats x does not recognize any PC to update them. Someone has been the same. Viewing the lightning port only has two connectors on the sides, are yours the same? Greetings.
BeatsX vs Solo3 sound quality-wise?
I also went from the X2's and these simply blow them away, I hated my X2's.I'm coming from Jaybird X2 and am absolutely ecstatic with the BeatsX. Sound quality is excellent. Fit is super secure. The cord is perfect once I realized they aren't too long if you cross them to the opposite ear. When I do it this way the fit is best and an "X" gets formed by the wire below my chin (in front of my Adam's apple). When I saw that I wondered if that's why they're called BeatsX. The AirPods are a non starter for me because they look weird IMHO. The PowerBeats weren't an option either as they aren't comfortable over my ear when I'm wearing glasses.
BeatsX = meh. They sound very good under the right conditions, but those conditions include positioning the buds perfectly and then remaining absolutely still. In spite of being wireless, they pick up an extreme amount of contact noise. Turn your head and they'll rumble like not-so-distant thunder. Everything about them is awkward and fiddly, and reception is poorer than on PB2 and Solo3 - with those two I can move around my entire apartment while leaving the source device in its dock or wherever, but the BeatsX will suffer dropouts at surprisingly little distance.
BeatsX look good in PR lifestyle photos taken from the side, but in reality the cable is way too long and stiff. I'm 6'4" with a large-ish head, but BeatsX are still way oversized for me. I think they would probably reach from ear to ear on Jabba the Hutt. They look like freaky orthodontic headgear. So in case you're considering BeatsX because you think AirPods look like some silly mini-tampons, be aware that BeatsX might not have the advantage you think they have.
I see. For your particular use case (spoken material) I can see the benefits of isolation, though not for music. From a pure listening standpoint, it sucks. I've been working with music and audio professionally for 30 years, and I only use closed-back headphones when I absolutely have to, i.e. when recording. The isolation exists to keep sound from leaking OUT of your headphones into the vocal/instrument mic, not to keep sound from leaking IN. For listening and mixing, you go with open-back like Sennheiser HD. For the sound quality and the comfort, but also to avoid fatigue; closed-back headphones get warm and sticky, but more importantly the bass has nowhere to escape so it uses your eardrums as punching bags. It's a cheap way to feign deep bass, but the hidden cost is considerable.You're right, under the right conditions BeatsX are really good for music. I haven't tried all the buds included and I'm sticking with the default one for now, but sometimes they don't fit perfectly and music quality goes downhill.
Connection seems good, but I don't have other W1 chip bluetooth headphones to compare.
I can hear contact noise sometime, but is not a big deal.
My use case is making calls, often outdoors, and listen to podcast or news while commuting on the subway so noise isolation is really important to me.
I agree that the necklace solution with the magnets is really good, and BeatsX were a bargain because of the 3 months free Apple Music included (I was a subscriber anyway, but now I don't have to pay until June), but after I get AirPods I won't be using them much. I find myself constantly taking one of the buds out to get a handle on stuff around me. I found the wired EarPods to be the perfect compromise between transparency and OKish sound. I still hear what's going on around me. Since the AirPods are essentially wireless versions of that, they should be perfect.I bought BeatsX because I wanted the isolation AirPods cannot provide. The cable is quite long, but I find it really convenient to keep the buds bound together to form a necklace. They're always there, when I need to make a phone call it is super fast to put them on my ears.