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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:40:09 JST kaia
   accidentally bought Beats Flex in-ears thinking it might be better than the usual 15EUR Bluetooth ones I've been using.
   
   the setup guide told me to install an Android app I can't install. thankfully after googling, it can be paired normally with BT, but it makes no sound switching on. so you have to look at the LED - wtf?
   
   it's way too bassy. like silly levels of bass - even in classical music. and listening to heavy stuff makes it sound like you are listening on your neighbor's wall it's so muffled.
   
   overall it's the worst in-ears I've ever purchased. and I go through these like cheesecake.
   
   it's my fault for not researching and being blinded by overwhelming positive Amazon reviews.
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     catto (catto@maidsin.space)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:43:13 JST catto

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     @kaia Amazon users recieving the worst product yet created:

     5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ best product me very happy :BlobCat_ThumbsUp:

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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:43:41 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     Beats are for dindus, they like a lot of bass. They’re also not great quality, they don’t last.
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     Bricky (thatbrickster@shitposter.club)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:48:47 JST Bricky

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     @kaia My first Beats encounter was my last. Good to know they're just as bad now as they were before Apple bought them. I'm sorry you had to find out this way.
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     nexus@fedia.social's status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:49:00 JST nexus

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     @kaia@brotka.st
     Quite happy with JBL Vibe Beam

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:49:49 JST kaia

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     • Bricky
     @thatbrickster it's a good learning experience, but they were fairly cheap, so I'll keep em for audio books.
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     Ollie :verified: (ollie@snug.moe)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:53:07 JST Ollie :verified:

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     @kaia@brotka.st Yeah anything super popular among average consumers just tends to be the things that produce way too much bass.
     
     You should look into reference headphones or things that have a decently flat frequency response (although in-ears can't be flat because it circumvents the natural EQ of the ears so even perfectly flat in-ears will sound weird IIRC). Most ears tend to be more sensitive around the mid-range but flat headphones are still better because music is usually mixed and mastered with that in mind.

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     gray (abitgray@seal.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:54:00 JST gray

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     • Fediverse Contractor
     @bot @kaia I bought a set of Beats and they gave me a headache.
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     Sarvo (sarvo@novoa.nagoya)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:57:45 JST Sarvo

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     @kaia@brotka.st beats, senheisser and Bose are the apple of audio.

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     Parker Banks (parker@pl.psion.co)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:57:52 JST Parker Banks

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     • Fediverse Contractor
     @bot @kaia Koss Porta Pros are nice, cheaper and more lightweight than over-ear headphones, but better sounding than earbuds.
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:58:34 JST kaia

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     • Parker Banks
     @parker @bot looks cybercool, but I need noise isolation
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     The Cobra (cobra@ak.vern.cc)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 01:59:24 JST The Cobra

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     • Sarvo
     @sarvo @kaia well given that beats is owned by apple its no surprise
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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 05:02:49 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     • Parker Banks
     Just get AirPod pros, they’re great.
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     grillchen (grillchen@brotka.st)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 15:03:08 JST grillchen

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     @kaia beats is the apple of ear phones. well it is actually apple. welcome to the apple world
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Aug-2023 15:03:35 JST kaia

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     • grillchen
     @grillchen first apple product and its quite bad :senkohmm: