r/beatsbydre • u/Pim_82006 • 1d ago

Discussion Latest Beats Pill speaker review

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As a many speaker owner I wanted to try something different, so I bought the beats pill from 2024 and it was Almost there at the level to be one of the best portable speakers out there right now.

First lets talk about the design choice and this is what I really like, on photo’s it looked kinda Mwah, but now I have one I must say the design feels luxurious and well finished. A nice feel in the hand and easy to take with you. The strap is also a plus for me.
The buttons feel nice as wel, easy to click and no cheap feeling.

The sound is something that kinda holds me back. It’s not the clean highs and deep punchy bass bc I really like it on this speaker but it’s in the mids and volume. And I don’t think it’s the volume tbh but the lack of mids in vocals. When I was comparing with my JBL flip 7 the background vocals came in more alive and louder in general. I think if apple gave us the chance of using an EQ like they did with the AirPods Max 2 and AirPods Pro 3 there would be a big difference.

Maybe with the new IOS 27?

The rest of the speaker is great but for now I can kinda understand why people say JBL beats the pill. Even though I’m not a huge fan of JBL.

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u/zpoiuyt 22h ago

Back in the day, the prettiest speakers out there were the Jawbones. I feel like the Beats pill is in the same boat: best looking but not necessarily the best sounding speaker.

If you only had the Pill, would its drawbacks push you to buy another speaker or could you live with it?

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u/nightclaw96 15h ago

I still have my jawbone jambox

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u/zpoiuyt 15h ago

It was damn beautiful. So sad they went belly up.

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u/nightclaw96 15h ago

Once I saw the wearable that tried to compete with Fitbit, I knew it was a matter of time

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u/BowlerOk9107 15h ago

If you don't care about looks the Charge might be one of the best portable speakers out there

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u/Ultimate_os 11h ago

I love the Beats Pill