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Originally Posted by Russ
As I only tend to music from my iPhone when running I'm not all that interested in full frequency reach, just the ability to hear my tunes really well when I'm on the road and they do exactly that. I can't see Apple widely supplying iPods and iPhones with anything other than these basic units and to be honest I don't see that as much of a bad thing.
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Boy are you lucky. The current generation "basic" Apple headphones are massively improved over those of yesteryear. While they still have their faults, they are probably the first generation of Apple headsets where users like me (and many review sites) would actually consider using at a pinch, instead of throwing straight in the bin upon opening the box. The same can be said for many Android manufacturers as well incidentally. They've only recently evolved from this state of 'utter worthless trash' to 'actually reasonably for average, non-demanding users'
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Originally Posted by Damien
Do they? I thought Bose were viewed as marketing over quality just as much as Beats.
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Can you count the number of professional studios, theaters, venues and stadiums using Beats sound systems?
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Originally Posted by Hugh
I used to think so, but had the opportunity to put Bose against other suppliers in a commercial tender (sound quality, cost, life-cycle value, etc.. ) - this was for 12 x 200 seat lecture theatre and 47x60 seat classrooms. Bose won, much to my surprise. I now have at home (paid list price for) Bose SoundDock (lounge/dining room), SoundLink mini (kitchen/garden), and QuietComfort3 Noise Cancelling headphones (rail/air travel). I like the sound quality, and they will last for decades - value/cost equation.
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Good on you! I've never personally thought that of Bose but then again my first exposure to them wasn't through their consumer entertainment gear. That said the QuietComfort headphones are among the best noise cancelling headphones in the world