Beats urBeats3 Earphones with Lightning Connector - Black (MU992LL/A) (Renewed)

It’s been maybe over 3 years since I bought these and I’m still using them. Cable looks new, buds looks good. Good quality keeps them looking like new. The only thing is that I wish it came in a traveling case or somewhere to put them in. I had to recycle an old headphone case for them. But I literally cannot live without them at work or to work out.

Good

Good quality headphones I use as back up headphones to my Bluetooth ones.

Headphones didn’t even come with the ear attachment, so you can’t even use them. Wouldn’t recommend buying this

I don’t like to give very little stars, so my guilt is the only reason I gave two.They came with extra silicone earbuds, which is good because they don’t always fit properly in my ears, but it was good in this case because they don’t always ones that were in place when I opened the package already had a big rip in one of them. Nbd, I thought, at least there are extras and Beats are good so I felt like I got them at a good price so whatever.I’d bought a pair of these refurbished Beats before, the red & black, and they came with a silicone case. These beige ones that I’m reviewing came in no case, do that was another flight annoyance, but I told myself that I only cared because I’d gotten one before. If I hadn’t expected it, I wouldn’t have thought twice about it… but still, it was a second strike. Again, no big deal though. I was happy to have headphones that I could use that would totally drown out the background noise while using (which they do quite well). I need this type of headphones because I like to listen to binaural beats, so it’s important to have both earpieces fully in my ears. It’s also helpful for me as I almost always use binaural beats, sleep meditations, or Solfeggio frequencies to sleep, so I cannot have my headphones falling out or it just wakes me up when I have to constantly adjust them…. Defeating the purpose of having headphones in to relax. (Apple headphones suck because they’re always falling out and it drives me nuts in general, but it’s extremely frustrating when you’re using them for sound therapy.) So these would do the trick. And they did.The first or second day I heard something hit the floor, and it was the metal piece with the “b” logo, and the magnet underneath that had fallen to the floor. I tried not to get too annoyed, but now this was the third strike against these headphones and it had only been less than 48hrs. 😔I don’t mind spending money, even when I barely have any. If it’s something I need then I do it. I have known plenty of people who cringe over every time spent, and well, I would hate to live like that. Life is short. But when I don’t particularly have a lot of extra money to spend, or even if I do, it starts to feel a bit grating on my nerves when the money is spent and the product just seems to dissolve in my hand right in front of my eyes. That’s not cool.So I told myself to just forget it, it’s just the magnet. It’s a cool feature but I don’t really need the earphones to click together so whatever…. But now it looked like trash. That bothered me having one earpiece that just looked like a broken thing in my ear… so I took out my super glue and decided to simply glue it in place. Now it’s totally my fault for doing this on a metal table, but when I put the super glue on, the magnet kept flipping to go the other way (but it was not the correct way), and eventually it plopped down onto my metal table and is still stuck there to this day. I’ll probably look into how to remove that next, I just haven’t had the chance….Then on the third day, I heard a little noise, and wasn’t sure what it was, but I kept just doing what I was doing, which was nothing, I was reading…. And later I saw the thing that made the noise laying in the floor next to my reading chair. It was the oblong piece on the right wire that controls volume and the mic. And the little button that goes underneath that oblong piece was also on the floor.So now here I was on day 3 of my new headphones, albeit refurbished, but still, c’mon…. And the earbud was ripped inside of its new and sealed package, the magnetic piece and it’s metal cover fallen off and unfixable, and now the plastic piece on the wire was half off and on my nightstand…. The headphones were still usable. They sounded just fine. But I just couldn’t bring myself to look at them anymore. It was just a reminder that I was ripped off. So I returned them.I’ve read other reviews saying that about the magnetic backing falling off, so I’m guessing if you’re reading this and still thinking of buying them, just be prepared for the possibility of the same thing happening. When I bought the red & black refurbished Beats, I lost them which is why I bought these, but I should’ve thought that through a bit more. The r & b pair were crackling from the first week, and I tried to ignore it because it didn’t happen every single time…. But all in all I’m thinking that these refurbished Beats are there for a reason. That reason is that they’re no good unfortunately. Don’t buy them like me just for the color or name…. It won’t prevent you from the hassle.

I really like the Beats earbuds for my phone. and am used to the corded version. I'm glad I was able to get this as a replacement to the pair I had that finally broke after 4 years of regular use. The only note I have is that only the metal ends of the buds are gold; the cord itself was pink which wouldn't have been my first choice. That said, it works perfectly well and is worthy of 5 stars in every way.

One of the eartips that it came with doesn’t seal correctly and makes it easier for it to come out of the ear.

The sound is great, which I would expect for the price. The adjustable ear pieces make for a comfortable fit. Buttons on the cord are functioning well for volume, pause/play control. Have only used them a short time, so I can’t speak to longevity, but overall seem to be quality.