Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless

Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless

Some audiophiles may thumb their noses at Beats' bass-boosted, celebrity-endorsed speakers and headphones , but the brand helped bring better sound to the forefront for otherwise casual listeners.

Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless Review

The Beats Powerbeats2 is a gym-focused Bluetooth earphone pair with a frequency response that will only appeal to extreme bass fans. Some audiophiles may thumb their noses at Beats' bass-boosted, celebrity-endorsed speakers and headphones, but the brand helped bring better sound to the forefront for otherwise casual listeners. But despite my gratitude toward Beats for making people care about audio again, I can also recognize when the company's gone too far with its emphasis on bass. The Powerbeats2 Wireless ($161.09 at Amazon)  is a $199.95, gym-friendly Bluetooth earphone pair with some vague LeBron James-branding and more deep bass response than anyone really needs. Unlike some more balanced offerings in the Beats lineup, this pair has almost no high-mid sculpting to counteract the thunderous boosted bass. These earphones are good-looking and distortion free, but excellent, exercise-focused Bluetooth pairs like the Jabra Rox ($161.09 at Amazon)  and Editors' Choice JayBird BlueBuds X ($161.09 at Amazon)  can be found for far less. DesignThe Powerbeats 2 are available in the established Beats color schemes o...

Powerbeats2 Wireless (review): No bargain, but still among the top wireless sports earphones

Hot on the heels of the Solo 2 , the sequel to its uber-popular on-ear model, Beats has now introduced the Powerbeats 2 Wireless, a Bluetooth version of its Powerbeats sports earphones.

Not Bad

I love the look and fit of them. They're way better than headphones my phone came with but I still can't say they were worth spending $150 on.