Eric5964

Does this have the Beats audio like some of the Droid phones by chance? How are the speakers overall?

Thanks

EricE

NZtechfreak

The speaker (singular) is very decent.

No Beats, but Beats is junk. Use a player with an EQ if you want to deteriorate the fidelity of your sound quality with flabby and boomy enhanced bass, same result.

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k3Ck

This. Beats is awful and anyone that knows audio will tell you that. Stop buying into the name...

Jsucool76

Monster itself makes fairly decent stuff, but beats are just all bass, no mids or highs. People buy them to look cool. I'm in college now, and they sell them in the bookstore (the actual headphones, not the earbuds) and you can defer them against financial aid, and 99% of people on campus have them, and I just laugh at them all. lol

ScandaLeX

I'm no audiophile and have long passed the age where I have to concern myself with looking cool. I enjoy my beats and have no problem saying I like them because of the base.

jaragon

I love the music player I also appreciate the equalizer there are numerous settings to choose from. No need for third party music player in my honest opinion

k3Ck

The bass really isn't the problem with them. The problem is they are insanely overpriced. You can get far better headphones for half the price of Beats.

Anyone interested in headphones should check these Sennheiser headphones/buds out. They range from $25 to $3,000.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sennheiser&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Asennheiser

But if you want great value for the money then these are legendary in the audiophile forums...

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10823&cs_id=1082302&p_i d=8323&seq=1&format=2

Those $20 headphones sound much better than my best friends $300 Beats, no contest.

Last edited by k3Ck; November 8th, 2012 at 10:37 PM.

ScandaLeX

Beats may be overpriced. So are a lot of things we choose to spend our money on. I bought them because I wanted them. I wasn't out bargaining shipping or trying to save a dollar. Not sure why people like slamming others when THEY don't like a particular product or brand.

NZtechfreak

Yep, if people want to buy Beats and enjoy how they sound more power to them. I've no problem with that. Suits me fine, lets me sit on the bus with my $1400 headphones secure in the knowledge that a thief will go for the guy wearing Beats

I wonder though how many would go for Beats if they'd heard the awesome kind of bass you get out of stuff like the HiFiMan HE-400 (@$400)?

Last edited by NZtechfreak; November 9th, 2012 at 04:23 AM.

ScandaLeX

LOL!!! I don't ride the bus.

Eric5964

Yeah, maybe put the $1400 towards a car and some Beats....a Beater and some Beats!

EricE

NZtechfreak

I have a car, I just catch the bus sometimes.

ren857

Yeah, I never understood this obsession with bashing Beats headphones. It seems like most of the time, people bash because of the price.

I have a pair (of the big ones) and I like them. I am not ashamed of that.

Whether something sounds good or not is up to the listener of the music, not so-called and self-proclaimed "audiophiles" - whatever that is.

NZtechfreak

Yes, generally bashed for the fact they are well overpriced for the sound quality they offer (which suits some people fine as you say).

ren857

Fact? No. Opinion? Yes. Professional opinion? Sure, why not. LOL

Quality is subjective.

NZtechfreak

No, sound quality is quite measurable in fact, and compared to many other headphones in their respective price brackets Beats headphones perform fairly miserably.

Taste in sound is subjective, and Beats runs to some peoples tastes, but that isn't the same thing.

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/monster-beats-dr-dre-solo

Last edited by NZtechfreak; November 9th, 2012 at 08:24 AM.

RalfyJ

I bought 3 different versions of the Beats headphones and I was extremely disappointed in

all of them. MY $50 Skull Candy earbuds are better than those Beats. But hey thats just

my opinion

ren857

Ah. That's interesting! Thanks for the link. I like to learn new things!

NZtechfreak

No worries, glad you liked. Excellent site about audio stuff that one.

evohicks

Back to the OP, siund is pretty good on the Note 2. Best I've heard in a phone so far.

k3Ck

They're actually put through audio tests in sound engineering labs on review sites and forums. It's not just an audiophile opinion, there's scientific ways of testing audio gear.

People buy Beats for image alone, the end. Sorry if I have offended anyone - it was not my intention, was just trying to give advice and steer people away from buying extremely overpriced stuff.





EDIT

You beat me to it, didn't read the thread. Thanks for saying it for me so I didn't have to sound like an asshole. Beats are indeed miserable and would be a ripoff at $50 let alone $300. Beats are all just a marketing ploy and they suckered you guys in real good. Bose audio stuff are another prime example of a ripoff although they're a little bit better the Beats I suppose. At least you'll know next time...



PS: Sound is indeed subjective to the user but I'd but my house that anyone who bought Beats didn't even listen to them first let alone try anything else in the same price range.



No they don't. They make $150 HDMI cables that perform the same as tin foil. There was a test between shoving tin foil into the sockets and their $150 HDMI cable and no one could tell the difference. Monster and everything they make (Beats ect) are pure trash.

Last edited by k3Ck; November 9th, 2012 at 02:52 PM.

sx4dude2013

Sound is decent. Not amazing, but decent

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ren857

I'm not offended by a stranger's opinion on the internet.

But what you said is not true...especially for this buyer. I'm a 38-year old mother and wife. I can give a hoot about image. I leave that for the young people.

I buy what's good to my ears. If I want to pay a premium, that's my choice because my enjoyment is priceless...so to speak.

But say that I wanted to buy for image. And what?


ETA: Pardon me if I said too much on this. I just can't stand when someone belittles or is judgmental about another adult's purchases.

Last edited by ren857; November 9th, 2012 at 03:05 PM.

k3Ck

1) You did buy them for the image and the marketing they have. If not, tell me what other headphones did you try in that price range?
2) You don't buy electronics for an image.
3) If you're happy (like you said) then that's great. Just know you that you overpaid tremendously for the sound quality they have.
4) It's pointless for me to argue with someone who is clueless about audio equipment.
5) I'm not belittling, I'm giving advice to future (and current) buyers so people don't get ripped off and have buyers remorse when they find out their $300 headphones are not half as good as a pair of $50 Sennheiser headphones.

Leaving this thread now forever because this is getting stupid.

Good day.

ScandaLeX

Test or no test you seem to be very opinionated of the product and the people who buy them yet you mean no offense. Why the need to pass so much judgement?

Wanting people to not waste their money is great but at the end of the day it's their money and their choice of what they choose to spend it on.

You said you bet whoever bought Beats did not listen to them first. You can't possibly know that. I'm listening to music with my ears not yours and the type of music I like may be very different from yours.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion but you have to realize it really is just that....your opinion. Count your pennies and buy that really great sounding $20 headset. I'm not going to trash your choice.

k3Ck

Read above. They're scientifically proven to be absolute trash in terms of sound quality through various audio lab tests. There's no opinion, it's fact and there's really nothing to argue about. I'm happy I didn't buy them and you're happy you did so who cares.

Lets just be happy now.



http://youtu.be/ipZY0qGrA9Y

Last edited by k3Ck; November 9th, 2012 at 04:06 PM.

ScandaLeX

Well, since this thread is regarding Audio On The Galaxy Note 2, let's get back to that instead of this headphone argument.

NZtechfreak

Good idea, lets not hijack this thread any further with (another) discussion about Beats.

k3Ck

The audio is pretty good but can be slightly scratchy on max volumes with certain sounds/music. Overall it's really good, loud, and clear.

JunBringer

Did anyone have the original Note that could say if this is better/louder?

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NZtechfreak

Don't have my original Note anymore, so can't compare loudness, but in terms of sound quality it is better than the original Note.

ScandaLeX

I vaguely recall seeing somewhere that it was better and louder than the original.

JunBringer

oh good, thanks guys!