LG vs SoundBEATS my experience!
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They were really good while they lasted.  I purchased a pair for about $41 in Dec 2013 I returned them for a new pair because I could only hear from one ear.  I received them and had hem for. About 5 months now and now both ears are really low and I can't turn them up.  Instead of returning or going through any customer service hassle I decided to purchase SoundBEATS they are a cheaper version of LG HBS 730! They don't have all of the features as LG but you can hear clearly so far.  I've only had them for about a week and I hope they last because they were a really good buy, more than 50% less than LG since the price has increased since I caught mine on sale..hope this review helps being as honest as I can be about my experience.  Oh both times I received my packages quick and in tact!  Love Amazon Prime!
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So I'll get right to it.  Amazon has always done right be me in the past, and this review isn't so much about Amazon.com as it is about LG.  Nevertheless, I'm still a little thrown off by the experience I'm presently having.  The setup was easy.  It didn't take me any more than 30 minutes to set everything up and get things going, seeming I've had a LG system in the past.  The inputs in the back are exactly what I need, so nothing wrong there.  The only problem I'm currently having with the system is the subwoofer has little to no power to it.  I'm very experienced with Audio systems, so I disconnected and reconnected the subwoofer's wires and rechecked the system's volume and the volume of each speaker connection.  At 6db for my surround sound speakers, you can hear everything in that register.  On my previous LG system, the subwoofer at 6db was able to vibrate all the wall fixtures...and the volume was set no greater than 12.  However, with this system, I could barely hear anything coming from the subwoofer during the speaker setup test.  To make sure I wasn't crazy, I played 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' at some of the loudest points of each film.  Any audiophile will tell you those films boast some of the most dynamic sound designs and demands. I had to turn the volume up to level 15-20 just to feel something.  Keep in mind, on my previous LG system, that volume level would have gotten me evicted.  I played around with it for a quite some time, trying to make sure I didn't forget anything.  Unfortunately, I had to return it today--just 48 hours after opening the box.
  I'll save all of you some heartache, right now.  If you EVER speak to LG, please keep in mind that their customer service ABSOLUTELY sucks!  Their products are great, but the representatives are mindless idiots, reading scripts from a computer screen half a world away from here!  There's no empathy or connection with the representatives because it's just a job for them.  How is this different from most companies right now?  IT ISN'T!  But, when a customer is speaking about the technical aspects of a system and you don't understand what the hell that customer is saying, just say so without treating the customer like he/she is frakkin idiot!
  But, I thank GOD for Amazon's return policy.  I UPS-ed the system back to Amazon and I'm waiting on my replacement.  I'm praying that the next system is fully operational without any defects.  When it gets here, I WILL have a better review for the system.  Stay tuned...

  11/4/09; It's a few days after I returned the malfunctioning LG system to Amazon.com, and they've issued a replacement for it.  Looking at the inconvenience this little problem has caused, a good guy at Amazon to whom I give great BIG UPS named Jeramy W. helped me out by overnighting the package.  I can say even more about a Jennifer working for Amazon who said she'll be handling all followups after the system is delivered to make sure everything is continuously in working order.  The system will be here tomorrow.  Again, I have to compliment Amazon on their customer service.  These guys have made sure that my situation is resolved in a very timely manner--a compliment I'm unable to extend to LG's customer service department.
  When everything is connected tomorrow, I'll post an updated score.  Cool?...

11/6/09; So everything turned out exactly as I thought it would.  The system, for lack of a better word, is perfect.  The subwoofer is wonderful, and I never thought I would ever hear a more perfectly balanced HTiB system than my last one, but I stand corrected.

  To TecmoSuperBowl, get the system...trust me!
4528059
Went to YouTube before making the purchase an 100% satisfied!! #BEATSWHO?
2966626
These sound great and mix on them sounds better than the one on my lgg3 phone. A word of advice, keep them away from your puppy ;)
621205
This is an updated review. While I still like the sound quality, I'm having trouble with other aspects of functionality and am more cautious about my recommendation.

First, the sound quality: I like it. This is my second pair of Alptronix EX-100 headphones, though my first pair with three buttons. They sound way better than the headphones that came with my phone and a lot better than the Skull Candy headphones I used to prefer. These have a sound I'd describe as balanced. There's bass and there's treble, but not too much of either. They're not audiophile, but considering the price, these are great.

The flat cables don't make a lot of noise in the wind or when you turn your head. And, of course, they don't tangle.

The silicone tips don't quite fit into my ear canal the way I'd like. Usually I use average size tips, and the small tips that came with these headphones are definitely too small for me. On the other hand, the medium tips don't go as far into my ear canal as I'd prefer and don't provide as much sound isolation as I'd like. I swapped in a pair of leftover tips from another brand of headphones to get a slightly better fit.

The three buttons can be made to work properly on my Nexus 5x phone using PowerAmp. Note: To make it work, I had to set the wired headphones as "High Priority" in the PowerAmp headset settings. And, I once had to unplug and re-insert the headset in order to make my phone notice it even on "High Priority." But the problems don't end there:

Yesterday I tried to use these earbuds in a phone call, not realizing that my phone hadn't recognized them. I couldn't hear a thing. Finally, I removed the earbuds and had my conversation the old way. Later I played around, connecting and disconnecting my earbuds. While they don't always work in my Nexus 5x, but once they're working they'll continue to work properly as long as they're plugged in.

They have three possible states:
1) Phone doesn't detect them at all.
2) Phone plays music through headphones, but doesn't respond to buttons.
3) Headphones work normally.

You cannot recover from State #2, but if you unplug and re-plug you may be able to achieve State #1 while PowerAmp is playing. From State #1, try the volume-up button. If it works, adjust the volume up and down before you fiddle with the pause button. Now you are in State #3. (If you can't get the volume-up button to work from State #1, unplug and re-plug them and try again.)

I can't recommend these headphones any longer, though I am satisfied with the one-button model, which works consistently though it doesn't have volume controls.
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bought two headphones in this order. 1. Bose QuietComfort 25, 2 Plantronics BackBeat Pro. Wanted to try both and decide which one is the keeper. Bose definitely had better fit around my ears and very comfortable compare to BackBeat Pro. Also Bose QuietComfort's noise cancellation was really really good. So much better than Plantronics BackBeat Pro. Sound quality wise, I am not an audio guy, they sound similar, maybe Plantronics BackBeat Pro has more bass to it?
But at the end I decided to keep this BackBeat Pro, and returned Bose. Because BackBeat Pro is just so feature packed, All the controls are around the ear, very easy to reach, The headphones pauses the music once you take it off, big wheels to adjust volume, a button let you listen to your surrounding without taking off the headphones, then the best of all, it's Bluetooth, no cord (the main reason I am looking for new headphones because the old Bose QuietComfort 15 design I kept yanking the cord out of my headphones, eventually I damaged it, and it's a proprietary cable wtf?) and with all that for only $160 something? compare to a $300 Bose cable with nothing but a good headphones? nah, maybe next time
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I tried the JLAB Epic2 first and the reception was terrible and only worked if my cell was in an arm band.  Audio quality was great but the voice reception was totally useless, no one could hear me at all even in a quiet room.  I also realized I didn't want to be totally isolated from what's going around me while listening to music.

The BackBeat Fit have way better reception.  I can leave my cell in my living room and walk through different rooms in my apartment and never have a drop even going through two walls.  I can put my cell in either front pocket and get good reception though the left occasionally has distortion if I'm jogging.  I can leave my cell phone on a bench while I'm indoor rock climbing and climb rock walls 30ish feet away and have no problems, drops, or distortion.

Sound quality is pretty good though the JLAB Epic2s is much better but that's mostly because the Backbeat Fit isn't as good a fit/seal but it's better this way because I can still hear what's going on around me.  The wired Bose earphones(not noise cancelling ones) I have still allow me to hear what's going on around me but have much better sound.

Battery life is great on the BackBeat Fit and whenever you power them up you get a notification on how much battery life you have left in hours of playtime.  I always get the advertised 8 hours.

Voice quality is usable but it's noticeably quiet to people I talk to on it.  It's enough to make phone calls though.  Google Voice can also understand me so it's easy to just hold the button on the right ear, wait for the google 'boop' noise, and play music via voice command/dictate a text/respond to incoming calls.
1094253
Was ok with these at first (I have 2)
but then I bought an LG HBS-760.
Yes - these are a lot cheaper than the LG's...
but they sound like it too.
That's why my kids use them now... and I use the LG.
If money is more of a concern... these aren't bad considering the price.
If quality of sound is more important... look somewhere else.
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I've owned many Bluetooth headsets and have enjoyed all of them, but this is the first I've owned with the electronics located around the neck instead of hanging from the earbuds (with electronics resting around the ear or behind the neck) or connected to a dongle that rests elsewhere (I.E. a clip-on or necklace-like). Thus far, I am very impressed with this headset; it has good clean sound and the buttons all seem logically placed and easy to use. Unfortunately I don't own a prior LG Tone so I can't directly compare it to those, but judging by several reviews here the Ultra apparently doesn't get as loud as prior version. Personally, I don't mind that because I think it gets loud enough to enjoy both music and movies, but I am one who worries about hearing damage so I wouldn't turn this up to ear bleeding levels even if I could (I have too many friends with tinnitus which is something all everyone should learn more about).

Changing subjects slightly, I own both an iPhone 5 and an iPad Air and found that this headset connects brilliantly to both of them. I especially like the Advanced Multipoint feature because I was able to connect my iPhone as the primary device and my iPad as the secondary. This allows me to watch movies on the iPad and hear them on the Ultra but when a call comes in via the iPhone the movie automatically stops (in place) while I answer the call and then continues after call (right where I left off). Brilliant, I was very happy to see this working exactly as I would expect it too!!!

FYI, I read elsewhere that this headset doesn't have the best bass response when compared to prior versions. I also read elsewhere that the reason the bass response doesn't sound great is because the headset comes with the small ear gels installed and one really needs to select a pair that fits well (assuming that some of the bass response was loss due to poor fit). I can verify that this headset sounded fuller once larger ear gels were installed (in my case the largest), but you may get even better bass simply by altering the e.q. settings on your phone (probably not necessary on prior versions of the LG Tone but I can't really say as I've never owned one of those).

I'll be flying on a plane this weekend so I'll get to try out the aptX technology then and may update this review in a week after I get back (probably only if someone requests it)... I'm currently using this set in my house which is fairly quiet so the aptX technology seems to have little or no effect here.
1500103
I did my research for almost a month. I read all reviews that are available in the internet for this product. I read all the comparison reviews between Jawbone Big Jambox and Bose SoundLink. Last week I finally decided to go to an electronic store (Fry's) and compare myself the two Bluetooth speakers side by side. I played all kinds and genres of music on on both speakers alternately for an hour inside the store. In my opinion the Bose SoundLink has more warm and deeper bass than the Jawbone Big Jambox. However, the Big Jambox has a very defined and crystal clear mids and highs. The bass of Big Jambox is powerful and tight. Always present at all levels of volume. It has a better overall sound than the Bose SoundLink for my taste. Bose SoundLink sounds muffled because of the overpowering of the warm deep bass. If your music is hip hop and rap then SoundLink is for you. If your music is acoustic, jazz, orchestra, choral, classical, pop, rock then Big Jambox is for you because in my opinion the Big Jambox doesn't alter the sound. You'll hear the music how artists intended the music for the listeners to hear it. The Big Jambox also produces louder overall sound the Bose SoundLink. Also, the Big Jambox has longer battery life by a mile. That is a deal breaker for me. Not to mention that you can also use the Big Jambox as a speaker phone! The call is clear on both ends. How's that for a bonus? ;) I'm listening to a Brian McKnight music as I type this. For this size my mind is blown by the performance.
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Had high hope for this one since I've read so many good reviews from some reviewers here who claimed that they are "headphone" experts.  OK, this could be that I mainly and ONLY want to use the bluetooth ANC with iphone for music and not for other purposes.  I've also (claimed) here that I've owned and listened to many pairs of in-ear phones, and head-phones ranging from Grado, B&W P3 (my reference and also the most neutral set of headphone that I've owned), Shure's, listened to Bose QC 15), and used to be an audiophile owning music systems costing over $30K, with horns like Advant Garde, electrostatics like Quad, Martin Logan, SoundLab, etc...

Let me tell you that currently I'm owning the latest bluetooth, ANC from Sony, the one that you can get from Costco for $150 and compared that to this Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 wireless bluetooth with ANC, and the Sony comes out ahead as a more musical sounding headset than this one.

The reasons why I don't like this one:

1.  Ear pads are too small (some customers here had warned me already), but I ignored because I basically have a normal size ears, not large by any mean, but I still feel the pads are a bit small. Not a deal breaker, but I constantly felt that something is around my ears.
2.  The weight is a bit heavier than the Sony and Bose.  I could feel the weight whereas I didn't notice the others when I was wearing them for hours.  Even my wife who tried on this Momentum for 5 minutes commented that it felt heavy.
3.  The bluetooth started to cut in and out when I walked around away from the phone, the Sony didn't have that issue.
4.  There was pumping noise when I was next to the washing machine, during quiet music passages, trying to compare ANC between the Sony and it.  Sony doesn't have that issue.
5.  The headband is a bit uncomfortable and tight. I had a headache after wearing it for an hour.
6.  The sound is not as 3-dimensional as the Sony.
7.  The mid-range is hash at time, especially when I tried to turn on the music a bit louder.
8.  It is not as sensitive as the Sony, therefore requires a bit more power to drive.
9.  Mid-range seems to be separated from the rest of the bass and treble is rolled off.  The Sony has a more organic and integrated sound.  I could listen to the Sony for hours and it works on all music, albeit sometimes, it does seem to lack a bit of drive on certain music.  However, not all speakers or headphones are perfect for all types of music nor recorded materials, but the Sony sounds good on 90% of the music I listen to (Jazz, Alternatives, Indie, vocals, electronics...).  The Sony sounds so good with electronics music.
10.  Bass seems to be in its own space and doesnt seem like it is part of the recording, very strange signature...

All in all, if I pay $400 for this, compared to $150 for the Sony, does it make any sense?  With all of the issues that I've listed above, I would think hard of keeping this one even if it cost me the same as the Sony.

The only things that are going for this headphone are:

1.  The workmanship is very good.
2.  The leather pads are nice and soft (even though not large enough).
3.  The ANC, when it is working properly without the pumping noise, seems to be good, but so does the Sony.

The Sony basically has leatherette and kind of hot, especially if you use them in a hot day, but it has everything else going for it....Even though I write this review for the Momentum but I think if you're out looking for a headphone wireless with ANC, for the price you get at Costco, you can't go wrong with it.  Hope this helps.
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So I got the Grado SR80 from a local hi-fi store. They the 80 model (not to 80i) for the cost of the Sr-60. It was their demo model from before the model update. All I can say is...wow. these are amazing phones, particularly for below $100. Not feeling comfortable buy a set of phones  off the web sound unheard, I went to Big Box and bought first a pair of Sennheiser HD-248s. I brought them home and couldn't even listen to a whole song. Congested, woofy; An embarrassment to Sennheiser. I can't believe they're charging $99 for these dogs. I took them back the next day.

I went back to Big Box the next week and took a flyer on the Monster/Dr. Dre Beats Solo. These are the $170 on-ears, not the $300 "Studios". The store didn't have these up for demo, so I went out to the car, got them out of the very impressive packaging and plugged them into my iPhone. Awful. No better than the Senns. More of a fashion accessory than headphones. Add insult to injury, they are supposed to control phones and players, but they will only control the iPhone 3GS, not the "ancient" 3G. Bad, bad Dr. Dre. The verbiage on the packaging was comical when I heard these phones. "People aren't hearing all the music..." You ain't kidding, if they just got suckered into buying the Beats.

So, I got out of the car and straight back to the return line at Big Box. Five minutes, round trip.

It wasn't until I pulled out of the lot that I thought about the local hi-fi place. I really like them there. They carry a very select line of quality stuff, but they only offer store credit on returns and, as you can imagine by my previous paragraphs, I like to take stuff home and try it out. I didn't even know if they carried phones, but I stopped in on the way home and there were the Grados. And they are great. A couple caveats:

1. They are VERY open-backed. Like almost as loud in the rest of the room as they are in the ears. My wife immediately banned them from the bedroom. And they are no isolating at all. i can carry on full conversations with them on. Don't even think about recording with these things on or allowing a significant other to sleep beside you while wearing them.

2. As I said, I got the SR-80, not the SR-80i. The 80s have the "bowl" design ear cups, which put your ears right on the drivers. They are a little difficult to keep in position on my ears for optimum sound and a little uncomfortable. The 80is have foam across the whole earpiece and were significantly more comfortable. They both sounded great. I got the 80s because they were cheaper.

Either way, these are the best sub-$100 phones I have ever heard, by an insurmountable margin.

Hope this helps.
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These were delivered the same day the Backbeat Pro 2 was released. That was a bummer. But as several reviews point out, the drivers and noise canceling aren't that much different from the original. Would be interesting to do a head to head comparison. The main thing is that the new ones are much smaller and lighter...these are pretty gigantic.

I was watching the last Hunger Games movie the other day, with lots of rumbling bass at the end. The low end sounded controlled and full, and it felt like the vibration was coming from the floor instead of the headphones. And I'm not into heavy bass so I didn't have that jacked up in the equalizer. The mids/highs sound clear and crisp. Our surround sound system isn't all that great, and listening to it after taking off the headphones was painful...the headphones are way, way, way, way cleaner/more precise/accurate...better. I'm watching more with the headphones than without.

Sound quality for movies and most music is great. Listening to Miles Davis, it sounded as though the band was spread out in front of me. For some reason, classical music didn't sound nearly as good. Not sure if its the headphones or the recordings. Also, there are times when the headphones seem to be doing some sort of processing that causes some frequencies to bounce between the left and right side. It could just be my ears, but it happened repeatedly. Would love to know if processing is actually going on...anyone?

Noise canceling works pretty well though I haven't been on a plane with them as yet. They were great at shutting out most of the noise in a hospital room. Android support seems spotty...sometimes I can do a google query or dictate a text, sometimes the mics don't seem to work. People were impressed with voice quality on calls and didn't realize I wasn't talking directly into my phone unless I was lying against a pillow, in which case they couldn't hear me. Note that the mics are directional, so aim them at your mouth. The pass through function works well...nice not to have to take off the headphones all the time to hear what's going on around me. Not sure why there's a minimum to the volume range, and I find myself trying to figure out where the controls are despite having used them extensively for over a week. My ears got sweaty after a while, but otherwise they are comfortable.

Their manual/startup info is limited and their lame app requires you to be connected to the headphones and the web or it won't work. That's a really really big and completely unnecessary problem if you can't remember how to pair the headphones to another device in a place with no internet (like the aforementioned hospital room). I'm still not sure how to pair to 2 devices and switch between them (it'd be nice if they remembered 8 like the new version). Their site/app/manual aren't much help.
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I had an lg730 that I had to replace after 3 glorious years of use.  I had zero complaints and loved them so much I purchased a Lg760 which I hate.  The volume, sound, magnet strength, Bluetooth connection all sucked on the 760 so I had to purchase the Samsung Level U pro to replace that piece of crap lg760.

1st thoughts on first day use.  Love the loudness and sound quality(it's better even than the lg730).  The controls work flawless and are in a good spot.  Everything but the power button which is in the very back and since I have a lot of hair is not an ideal location.  Not sure why they put that there but I shouldn't complain because everything else is awesome.  Now I haven't used it to talk yet,(not that I do that much) so far I've only listened to music and podcast.  And I would like to point out, I'm not a big samsung fan either.  I've had a few of their phones and a tablet and I'm not real happy with any of them and probably will not purchase another phone of theirs, but the headset is great.

Update.

No complaints for the sound and mic quality during phone use.  However, having the wires come out the back as this does causes problems.  Gets tangled up and pinched and sometime causing to pull a bud out.  Moving the power button and the wires more towards the front would fix my main problems with the headset.  Also, I really don't care for the way the earbuds hang when not in use.  I do like the design of the LG better when it comes to this.  But still overall, the sound quality is great and I would recommend purchasing.
2607899
So here's the review I wish I had read before buying:

Pros:
Sound quality is excellent.
Great bass,
Great amount of volume,  more than you should ever need,
Doesn't distort at high volume.
Comfortable a D stays in ears well
Seems well made,  and durable.
Holds a charge for a very long time even with continued use.

Cons:
Slightly larger than the LG version
Doesn't stay facing forward on my neck,  needs frequent adjustment.
Voice telling you the battery level comes on at random times and interrupts music/calls etc.
Blue blinking led is like a huge blue spotlight light of intense brightness at night.  Makes it look like there's a police car in my bedroom at night.  It's not that bright in the day,  but when the room is dark,  it's way too intense. .

Overall I'm happy with them,  and they function very well.
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The Dilemma:  Replace the iPad ($700) with a new one, to plug into the old Bose Wave.  Replace the Bose to get one with bluetooth ($1000).  Or, buy a pair of Sonos Play 1 (and a couple of stands) and for less than either option, have a system with bluetooth for the phone that doesn't have a plug.

Sonos won.  The online reviews didn't help that much.  The sound, as it turns out, is better than the Bose was even when new.  Classical.  Jazz.  Both come out clear, with depth----vintage music plays well too, a hit or miss proposition on the Bose.  There's a bit much bass, especially for an old apartment building, but there's MORE than bass, and that's important.  With some artists (classical and jazz, and acoustic modern you can hear the space of the stage/recording studio, the movement of instrument parts, etc).

And I never quite got over my $300. Bose headphones breaking within a month after the warranty ran out---with no sympathy from Bose, despite the fact it was a known problem with said headphones.  I've bought enough B products, I'm glad I took a chance and went elsewhere.

A sure sign of good sound is that when I'm over the music and want to watch TV (which, sadly, can't be programmed through these) I find myself reluctant to turn off the Sonos---I simply like listening to them play whatever's streaming.  I can only imagine what it'd be like to turn up the volume to an unfortunate level---when the building neighbors are out for sure...

Set up was easy.  The stands and speakers went together without difficulty as was setting up the controls on our phones, and then tuning the speakers; all went well, without drama.  Oh the Drama when me and technology have issues!  There was a hitch the next day, when going to "turn on" the speakers:  They don't shut off (there is no turning them on (you simply go to the app on your phone) yet I kept getting an error message saying one speaker was unplugged, but both "on" lights were glowing.  I found which one was said to be unplugged and unplugged it, then plugged it in again (to power) and voila, fixed.  Going online to research this problem I found that it seems a bit too common, but with older speakers people have had (and which worked well) for a couple of years or more.  Is this something I have to look forward to?  (oddly enough, this happened again, the second I hit the send button for this very review:  The system shut off, said a speaker was unplugged, and eventually that the app couldn't connect with Sonos. It took about 10 minutes to fix and I took off a star).

The only other problem, which is ongoing, is me getting from the play screen, which says what I'm listening to, back to the option screen saying what could be listened to.  Navigating the app is not easy, to my mind.

I'm quite happy with these.  I've had quite some difficulty in finding headphones that are anywhere near as good, for three times the price of one of these speakers.  I live in a small city apartment, and only use these in one room---so I can't speak to the "sound-in-every-room" aspect, and I don't use voice control either.  But, in a small room (12x11.5x8) they produce good sound, again better sound than my Bose Wave machine, even when said machine was new!
2203446
I love the Beats Pill+! People have complained about bass levels not being enough, but they may not be placing the speaker in a good location. For the best bass response the Pill+ will have to be placed on a book self, table top with wall behind, or any other place that will give you the sound you're looking for. Get up off the couch and move that thing around until you find some good spots!

Treble is clear, high hats are very clearly represented but not overly loud. Acoustic guitar sounds incredible crisp coming out of the pill+. The Beats Pill 2.0 (Not this one) sounded horrible when compared side by side with the Pill+. Tested at Bestbuy side by side. Bluetooth wise, my phone is plugged in about 40ft or so away through two walls, sound quality is still excellent without any breaking up problems.

I have had iPhones now for the last few generations and I am used to and have many lighting connected adaptors and cords, so charging the Pill+ and my phone can be accomplished by carrying one single cord. I have been using the pill for about a week now for a couple hours a day at a volume suitable for setting in front of me on the desk. (med - low) and I have yet to charge the battery its at 60% according to the lights.

If you want a very portable speaker and backup battery for yourself, then the Beat Pill+ is for you. If you want to rock out your house and have parties, you might need to look somewhere else. The pill gets plenty loud enough but I don't crank any product up to it's limits for the long term and expect it to last. Keep it at reasonable levels and I bet this thing will last a long time!

The Pill+ is somewhat heavy, but that means to me a big battery and heavy neodymium speaker magnets to make it sound great. I don't expect to survive a high fall on hard ground, nor would you expect your tablet, phone, or any other technology you have around. Definitely feels well made while in the hands.

Take care of all your tech, keep it clean, be careful and it will last you so much longer. It is so easy to mistreat things and then blame the manufacturer. Don't be that person.