Beats by Dr. Dre - Powerbeats³ Wireless Earphones - Defiant Black-Red (The Beats Decade Collection)

These headphones are really great, with one exception. (*Now I'm no expert in the details of the capabilities of different technologies.) The one problem I seem to have with 2 different pairs of these headphones is with the actually connectivity via Bluetooth. If you keep your phone in a pants pocket or maybe in a backpack, the connection seems to drop in & out with simple turns off your head.

I have nearly a year with these headphones - reason for my purchase is that I needed something wireless in order to listen to music/talk on the phone and have my hands free for activities without having wires interfering from my device to the headphones. I was really upset seen that my left ear bud separated from the shell as shown on the picture; I expected the quality of the material to be better for the price. In my honest opinion this is an overpriced product for the quality - I was fortunate to purchase it on sale and as well had some reward certificates to purchase it at a reasonable price. Nearly a year of ownership I can say that for $200 for these headphones are not worth it; I would pay half the retail price for a product averagely built. Pros: 5 minute charge you will get around an hour of usage; compact easy to store away; and great microphone. The microphone is well built to an extent. Conversations with this is pretty clear and so is the sound quality. Cons: Since Apple got hold of Beats the quality went down the drain. Like every other Apple product quality is average and overpriced. Beats is not the same as before. The headphones are not loud as when Beats was independent as before. When I have it paired with my I-Pod the signal tends to cut off when I am walking so I have to hold my I-Pod (6th Gen) in my hand. The right sight of the ear bud fell off the casing as the picture below; the material is not sturdy at all. I do not get the fully 12 hr battery life in which typically I only get 8 hrs of usage typically. The microphone is pretty sensitive on picking up background noises - If you turn the volume down from the headphone buttons the other person will hear the clicks; when I am talking outside my voice will get overtaken by the background noise (if plane fly's by or a car with an exhaust system passes by) the person will hear the noise and my voice. I live under glide path of the airport in which a plane can fly 500 feet above me and they will hear the airplane more than my voice. If the wires are behind your neck the microphone will pick up less of your voice.

I am beyond happy with these headphones. During this search, I bought and returned some before ending up with these. The quality of them is crazy! They just feel high end. Which is crazy because I always go for the best value. I was so lucky and got the limited edition red and black for beats 10 year or 15 year or something anniversary, for only 119.99! I believe they were originally $200. I can have them connected to my Surface Pro in the kitchen, watching a video, and I'll walk back to my bedroom on the other side of the house and I'll still be able to be listening to my video. I use them for working out and sweat in them, and they still work perfectly since they're supposed to be water and sweat proof. The ones I returned before these, took 10 to 20 minutes to connect and have both work at the same time. But with the beats, they come up right away. And an exact picture of them will even come up on my ipad. The charge lasts FOREVER. I've only charged these once since I've gotten them almost a month ago. These headphones are so worth the price. AND the carrying case they come with is sooo nice. I love my beats.

Overly impressed with the battery life, quality and sound of these. Got em on sale so even better. They will really suction into your ear to create a seal and block out some noise. But you can also leave them loose if you don’t want the isolation. For work, talking on the phone for a good portion of the day is normal, and these outlast an entire 8hr work day and usually have 30% remaining.

These earphones serve their purpose and deliver good enough sound. I originally bought these for use during workouts, however I sweat heavily and feared ruining them prematurely since they are not necessarily waterproof. Now, I use them primarily at work to listen to audio books and music. I use them almost everyday and I work in the laboratory, which is fairly sedentary. It has been 9 months since purchase and today while simply putting the earbud in my ear, it completely broke off. Now the earbud part that connects to the ear-hook is just dangling by wire. I'm upset because no force was involved and I am not rough with them at all. Unfortunately, having contacted Apple, I am not confident that they will honor the manufacturer's warranty and apparently this is not an isolated incident, having found similar complaints in other reviews. This leads me to believe that these earphones are not made to withstand frequent, regular use and I would neither recommend nor repurchase, considering the cost, quality and longevity.

I use these everyday, they only take 5 mins to charge for 1 hr playback! So convenient when I’ve been using them all day and want to keep using them!

The sound is excellent with these earphones. They are very comfortable and stay in your ear without any re-adjustments. I've worn these on a 16 mile run and not once did I have to re-snug them into my ear. The battery lasts a LONG time. I also like the ability to have multiple devices paired with them (phone for outdoor runs, ipad to watch movies on a treadmill run). My only concern with these is there is nothing covering the micro-usb charging slot on the bottom of the left earpiece. They are supposed to be water resistant, but having that open port concerns me. I haven't been in the rain with these so I don't know for sure. They seem to be fine with sweat. I plan on running my next marathon with these in my ears.

These sound amazing but one major flaw at least in my pair. When i used them to work out after a few mins they would shut off all the sudden, and thats it u got no tunes in the middle of your workout :( I’m thinking because of sweat they are not as moisture resistant as advertised. They work fine in my office and never shut off, going on 1.5 yrs battery still holds a decent charge. They comfortable in my ears and don’t hurt. It connects perfect on my iphone as well. It may lack some of its build quality since now some plastic parts are starting to fall apart and brake. So not sure if the price is worth it for what they last (for me 1.5 years) unless you super baby them. PROS: - Great sound - Comfortable to wear - excellent iphone connection CONS - sudden shut off - built quality - price