Apple BEASOLO3MX442LLA-A-OB Beats Solo3 Headphone - renewe (Open Box)

For years, now, I’ve thought of these headphones (Beats Solo3) as being probably the best headphones one could get for any amount of money or, if not, then some higher end Beats headphones, with these still being excellent. Not so. Now, I found out before I made this purchase that my former assumption was just plain wrong. Nevertheless, I still supposed they were very good headphones and, for this price, certainly worth buying. Unfortunately, I was wrong about that, too. So much so, it was astonishing to me. The headphones aren’t over-ear, nor are they ANC—these things I knew before. But I had no idea how unbelievably tiny they are. Just—as if designed for a toddler or something. And the sound quality was so poor, the maximum volume possible was lower than I normally listen at, and I don’t listen at especially high volumes. I knew there was a lot of undeserved hype due to the well-known brand. But I didn’t know it was the name alone I was paying for. Hollywood and Apple have artificially inflated beyond all reason the perceived quality of these headphones. It seems the good doctor (Dr. Dre) has a far better business acumen than he has anything else. These headphones are more like Dr. Seuss than any other. Even worse than green eggs and ham. I consider myself an optimist. Truly. And I much prefer giving positive feedback than negative. But in this case, I cannot see any way to do so. There just isn’t anything positive about them. I therefore was obliged to simply send them back for a refund.