[citation][nom]trish2337[/nom]I don't understand why there are so many anti-Beats posts in Parrot Zik review blogs/posts. I am testing both the Zik and Beats wireless now and owned Sennheiser wireless prior. I loved the Senns but they eventually stopped working (after years of great use -- gym, sweat, etc). So I'm going back and forth but I will say this -- the Beats wireless have a greater volume without effort. The instruments sound crisp. I listened to various genres -- rap, Radiohead and disco. All boomed on Beats. But the quality of sound was better on the Ziks. However, if you want volume, you'll get major distortion. And while the app to control sound is nifty, it makes me think that it's needed to compensate for poor audio. I honestly want to return both and get another Sennheiser pair but the Apple store doesn't have the wireless, and I need them immediately for the gym. Still undecided.[/citation]
The reason why beats has such a bad reputation is because they spend more money on marketing and generally have ripoff prices for their headphones. I've heard the higher-end beats and I've heard Sennheiser's, and Sennheiser beats the crap out of beats.
Now they want to talk wireless, you're no longer looking for quality headphones. Sennheiser has something called kleer I believe I don't know if it's an in-house developed technology or if it's a license to one, but from the people I heard reviews of it for an people I trust reviews of it for it's the best you can get with wireless. The problem is it's not exactly a portable solution and the quality you can get from the wireless will only go so far I believe they are the same as the HD 555 may be a little better on the highest end ones.
The fact that Sennheiser doesn't spend money on marketing celebrity endorsements or any of the crap, means they spend as much money as they can making those headphones the best damn thing you can put on your head, and it shows.
But that's really just my opinion on them.