Beats Powerbeats 4
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Product | Store | Price | |
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Powerbeats High-Performance Wireless Blu...Powerbeats High-Performance Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Black - MWNV2LL/A (Renewed) | $64 |
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26.3g
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12mm
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20000Hz
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15h
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Product | Store | Price | |
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Powerbeats High-Performance Wireless Blu...Powerbeats High-Performance Wireless Bluetooth Headphones - Black - MWNV2LL/A (Renewed) | $64 |
Comments
Gaetano
9 months ago
9 / 10
Powerbeats (4th gen) - the Best Iteration
Gaetano
9 months ago
9 / 10
I’ve had the same pair for three years and am impressed with their sound and build quality. I’m an avid runner, and I use them while I strength train. The volume rocker is important for quick adjustments, I’m so happy it’s there. The battery life is great, I maybe charge them once a week. The two things I like the most are the Lightning Port and the driver size. Sure USB-C would be better, but 90% of my products have a Lightning Port. It supports Quick Charge, so around five minutes of charging gets me an hour of listening time. I recently tried the Beats Fit Pro, but immediately realized the sound quality is different. I don’t normally notice this, I’m not an audiophile, but I could tell they didn’t feel as powerful. Turns out the Powerbeats 4 have 12mm drivers and the Beats Fit Pro have 9.5mm drivers. Although I like the wing tip design and separate beats of the BFP, a powerful driver is more important to me when I do or full sprint or need to make it through my last set. A few things that I learned to live with are the cable between the beats, adjusting it during runs, replacing the films covering the speakers, and gluing the silicone tips to prevent them from falling off. The cable isn’t bad, honestly. It sway better than previous flat cables, this one has a round design. I prefer having it so I can let the beats hang around my neck — it’s more convenient than you think. I do move it while I run, but only about five times during a five mile run (not ideal, but not awful). I just swing my hand around my neck and even out the cable because it tends to favor one side of my neck (might just be me). There’s a small mesh film/cover on the speaker that fell off within a few months. Annoying, but probably because I sweat a lot. I found replacement ones on Amazon for $10. Better quality, already had adhesive, and haven’t moved since I replaced the original ones. The silicone tips kept falling off too, but this happened to me with other silicone-tipped headphones in the past. I used krazy glue and that did the trick. Again, no issues now for years. Overall, these are great headphones. Considering the couple of quirks I have to live with, the battery life, connectivity (H1 Chip, btw) and convenience outweigh all the silly reasons to replace them. I think these are better than the Beats Fit Pros, and a less expensive alternative to the Powerbeats Pros at ~$150 versus ~$250 (plus no giant charging case needed).
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