| Hear All The Music: In Comfort and Style Headphones that could reproduce the true dynamics of today's music were a rarity—until the legendary Beats Studio hit the scene. Now, a new headphone in the Beats tradition, Beats Solo. brings you amazing sound in a smaller, lighter on-ear design. With Beats Solo, you'll hear every sonic detail the musicians and recording engineers laid down in the studio. Deep bass. Hard hitting drums. Bold midrange. And clean, undistorted highs. All in a comfortable fit you can wear for hours. Perfect While on the Move Solos are compact and incredibly lightweight and ready for your active lifestyle, gym work out, or frequent travel. The tri-fold design allows Solos to fit into the included compact carrying case. With Beats Solos getting a great music experience has never been easier. ControlTalk: The Ultimate in iPod Control and Hands-Free Calling
* With the built-in ControlTalk remote on the Beats Solo headphone cable, you get on-cable control of your music, as well as easy, high quality hands-free calling. You'll enjoy quick-access music playback control, like volume, play/pause and tracking, without having to dig for your iPod. Plus, the high-grade mic and high-resolution, sound-isolating headphones all combine to let you hear and be heard much more clearly—and conveniently—than you ever could with the phone to your ear. A Natural Fit With Solos, you feel the music, not the headphones. Plush, on-ear cushions comfort your ears and form an acoustic seal that keeps the sound in and noise out. *Remote and mic supported by iPod Nano (4th gen), Classic (120GB), Touch (2nd gen), iPhone 3GS and newer, but not all Blackberry. Remote supported by iPod Shuffle (3rd gen). Requires software v. 1.0.3 for iPod Nano (4th gen), 2.0.1 for Classic (120GB), and 2.2 or later for Touch (2nd gen). Support for Blackberry varies by model. Subject to change |
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 Quality headphones, a better choice than the Beats Studio |
| Review Date: December 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D. Bezboruah, Irvine, CA United States |
Last year, I tried out a pair of Beats Studio noise-cancelling headphones at an Apple Store and, upon listening to the music selection, decided that it was the best sounding headphones I had ever listened to. I was impressed enough that I was tempted to purchase them on the spot...but I had some hesitations which led me to walk out empty-handed. The caveats then were:
-Battery required for operation (due to the noise-cancelling function, which I didn't need)
-Large size
-The plastic material felt cheap and likely to crack easily
-and of course, the price (about three-hundred fifty USD at the time)
The sound of the Beats Studio had "haunted" me since, as I searched in vain for a cheaper and better quality pair of headphones which matched or beat that sound. I tried pairs from Grado, Ultimate Ears, Sennheiser, Bose, but never felt satisfied with the sound quality as I had with the Beats Studio. Finally, a couple of weeks ago, I learned that these headphones, the Beats Solo, were coming out. I saw that the price was below two-hundred USD and ordered them immediately. My hope was that the sound quality would be just as good as the more expensive Beats Studio.
These headphones have met all my expectations. The sound is truly amazing and I can clearly hear so much detail in my music. The headphones do a swell job of projecting the background detail enough, but not too much that it drowns out the rest of the music. Also, the bass is slightly amplified so you hear some slight "thump thump" but is definitely not overpowering like "THUMP! THUMP!"
As for the caveats that I had with the more expensive Beats Studio, they are all addressed to my satisfaction with the Beats Solo:
+These headphones are not noise-cancelling, and as a result do not use a battery. They are simply plug-in headphones without an on/off switch.
+The Beats Solo is more compact than and not as bulky as the Studio phones. They also fold and can be stored in the included neoprene carrying pouch.
+The quality of the plastic in these phones is much superior. These phones feel solid and worth the price.
+The price is still high, but I believe it's more reasonable.
There are some other differences that are noteworthy about the Beats Solo over the Beats Studio:
+The Solo headphones are worn so that they rest on TOP of your ear, and not surrounding them. If you are familiar with Bose's line of headphones, then the Beats Solo would compare to the Bose On-Ear headphones. The Studio phones, however, fit around the ear and would compare to the Bose QC2/Quiet Comfort 15 phones.
+The cheaper Solo headphones have a 3-year warranty vs. 1-year warranty for the more expensive Studio headphones. (Interesting...)
+While both headphones include a cable with a mic that can be used with an iPhone or similar phones, the Solo headphone cord also has a remote control that can control the volume and other functions. However, this feature isn't perfect. The button that controls playback functions is too small that I typically would hit the volume button at the same time. Also, I tried using the phones while making calls with my iPhone 3GS, and the people on the other end complained that they heard a substantial amount of background noise.
In conclusion, I believe the Beats Solo headphones have excellent sound, quality construction and sleek design which make them worthy of their price. They are, in my mind, a better buy than the more expensive Beats Studio headphones. Only if you are a frequent flyer who would benefit from noise-cancelling should you consider buying the Studio headphones. Otherwise, the Solo headphones are the ones to get.
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EDIT (February 25, 2010) - Apparently Monster has decided to shorten the warranty on the Beats Solo to 1 year only. I went into the Apple Store today where I had purchased my set and saw that of the stock they have, a few of the units had "Three Year Limited Warranty" written on the box (lower part of the left spine) while the rest had "One Year Limited Warranty" instead. I spoke with one of the Apple Store guys who confirmed that the 1-year warranty units were their newer stock. I wouldn't consider this a reason to take off any stars since I still think these are great headphones; I guess Monster chose to match Bose and Sony in regards to the warranty length, which is indeed a shame.
Thanks to Suzie Mcleod for first discovering this change. |
And after the 3rd try... these amazing headphones came out!
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| Review Date: December 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Alejandro Valerin, Miami, FL, 33166 |
I must say that I support 100% what D. Bezboruah said on his review, so my comments will not be a duplicate of what he said.
These are by far the best headphones I've ever had. I travel a lot and tried 3 other kind and brand of headphones hoping to get what I expected when flying on a plane and listen to my music and movies on my iPod Touch. Well, I first purchased the JBL Ref 610, since I have some issues on carrying cables over me and these are bluetooth which I loved. The sound was nice, obviously they did not have any noise cancelling feature but I didn't mind then since my intention was to get rid of cables... time passed and changed my mind, I really needed at least a little bit of noise cancelling so I went back to headphones with cable.
My second pair were the Audio-Technica ATHANC7 and they were pretty nice for noise cancelling but not so good for sound... I'm a hip-hop music lover so you can guess that I love deep bass and these ones were not good for bass sounds, in addition to have to use batteries. They were bulky as well and took more space within my laptop case than I expected.
Then I tried the Bose QuietComfort 15, those were GREAT for noise cancelling when flying (really) and the sound was pretty good, but not great... I also hated the size even that those were smaller than the Audio-Technica's... but I sticked to those for several months without complaints.
Then I went to an electronic shop and found the Dr. Dre Studio, tried them on, the sound was amazing but they were bigger than the Bose's, the materials felt not so "strong" and the price was way to expensive for my taste... but when amazon came with these little ones I thought, well, they must sound at least as good as the Studio ones, so I decided to buy them.
Now I fly with these little giants, the sound is OUTSTANDING, both high, mids and lows, great bass performance, they DON'T need batteries to work and even that they do not isolate the plane's noise as great as the Bose's, they DO have some nice noise cancelling because of the way they fit on your ears. I finally get what I expected, great sound, great fit and a nice level noise cancelling without carrying batteries or recharging them with a cable. |
These are the greatest Headphones ever made...
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| Review Date: December 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Stone Cold Billy Ray, San Francisco, CA |
Apparently Dr. Dre, and or Monster reads online reviews because the ONLY gripes consumers had for the original Studio headphones were the crappy plastic material that the Studios were made with so they kept snapping or cracking on or near the headpiece on previous owners, and they went and made the Solos with metal or something more flexible, so that part is awesome, and the more affordable price...
Once on, and music is pumping through them, there is NO flaw as far as I could hear.
I love them!!!
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Great Headphones If You Have The Money
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| Review Date: December 31, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. Wood, Philadelphia. PA |
Very Excellent Headphones, Comes In A Box With:
-Soft shell case
-3-Year Warranty
-Headphones
-(Headphone) Cable with (+/-) Volume, (>/=) Music, and A Mic (Works Great With My iPhone 3GS)
-Cleaning Cloth
-Guides/etc.
Some Things Worth Mentioning:
-The Cable Disconnects with to the Headphones Themselves (Which I think is a major PLUS - if anything ever happens to the cable, you can simply replace them without having the headphones being damaged)
-The headphones are VERY MUCH SO sound-canceling (They don't claim to be, but they almost have a 'suction' around your ear - They cancel out sound twice as well as my older Sony $60 battery operated sound canceling headphones!)
-They are MUCH smaller then they look. I've seen this in other reviews, But they really are. The pictures are scaled accurately, but they are smaller then you probably believe)
-Highs, Lows, and Bass are Fantastic *I sincerely hear stuff in songs I've never heard before*
^^^^But, the Mids are not too perfect - This is one of my only gripes (So some vocals and instruments are crystal clear, but they are still better then any $100 pair^^^^
-My only other complaint is that the connector doesn't seem to be 100% accurate - Sometimes the iPhone music controls stop (which is fixed but unplugging and then regplugging back in) - But this may due to the fact that i have a case on it
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They Beat the rest
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| Review Date: February 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Matthew Robert Houy, |
| After listening to the studio edition Beats at my local Best Buy, I made the decision to purchase the Solo model on Amazon. I have been nothing but impressed! The sound is excellent in quality and the feel of the headphones is very sturdy. The headphones are also convenient because I am a student and like to wear them on my walk to class. I can just fold the headphones up and put the in my book bag until I have to walk home. Highest recommendation from a very satisfied customer! |
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just put on Bose quietcomfort2 headphones, and then you can comfortably enjoy your favorite songs in a world isolated from noise.it can make any listening experience more rewarding.
you get it once, you will not get it twice
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