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Why do you keep yapping about sound quality? We know the Sennheiser headphones are better sound quality. Now if you're buying the headphones to sit in your room and mix tracks or play a shooter then yes buying beats is dumb. But if you mostly use them to listen to music in public you might prefer beats for style/fashion etc. I've worn beats and I'm no headphone expert but it sure sounds better than the cheap headphones I usually wear so it's not like they completely suck.

That's how luxury items work. People pay more for a product that's usually inferior in quality to something else in the price range but they pay for the brand.

I buy headphones as a listening accessory. Thus sound quality is just about the only thing I care about. Spending an extra $100 on a headphone to impress someone walking down the street? Just lol

If your goal is to look "cool" while listening to horribly bad highs, terrible mids and obnoxiously beefed lows, beats are just the right thing for you. Do they sound OK? Sure. For $50 all day long. For $2-300? You can get something that sounds 20x better, looks exactly the same, minus the giant B on the side

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11-20-2014 , 03:06 AM

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you know what else is obnoxiously beefed?..

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11-20-2014 , 03:12 AM

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HawkFanIA

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Referring to beats headphones as a "luxury" item?

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11-20-2014 , 03:25 AM

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BigPoppa

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There's a category called "affordable luxuries" (Starbucks, etc), which are relatively inexpensive (but pricier than the competitors). They make people feel that they can afford a "luxury" and distracts them from not being able to afford things like a house.

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11-20-2014 , 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by spidercrab

I just bought this phone charger and am pretty excited about it, since my phone's battery barely makes it through the day (Galaxy S4):

https://stacksocial.com/sales/limefu...attery-pack-us

$35 for a pocket-sized portable battery charger that should be able to charge my phone anywhere from 5-10 times on a single charge. Looks perfect for long trips.

Why not just buy a new battery for your S4? Thats one of the good things about the phone to begin with, you can swap in a new battery whenever.

Also, 27o, I'll have the headphones shipped to you for $160 flat, (save you ~$15 in tax) if you want, PM me.

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11-20-2014 , 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JL514

Why not just buy a new battery for your S4? Thats one of the good things about the phone to begin with, you can swap in a new battery whenever.

Because carrying 5-10 full charges with me is better than carrying a single charge? I'm trying to imagine how buying a new battery would be anywhere close to this. [It's also not limited to cell phones, so could just as easily charge my laptop, or even both at the same time.]

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11-20-2014 , 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JL514

Also, 27o, I'll have the headphones shipped to you for $160 flat, (save you ~$15 in tax) if you want, PM me.

Thanks JL but ordered them yesterday to be shipped to my local Staples. They also didn't charge sales tax even though it was shipped to a MA store hmmm...

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11-20-2014 , 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by spidercrab

Sorry there was a bit of a misunderstanding here. Two things: 1) 20,000 mAh for $35 is very cheap (too cheap imo). And 20,000 mAh should be HEAVY. 2) I got the impression that you bought it because your battery wasn't holding a charge much any more, in which case it might make more sense to buy a new battery and not encumber yourself with a battery backup. The S4 and especially the S5 battery last soooooooooooo long so if that were the only issue I would just buy a new battery. But it seems like you also wanted a battery backup / bank.

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11-20-2014 , 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Burdman2321

On my phone but my Twitter has been blowing up with a typo of some sort on Amazon that had a ps4 listed at 50 dollars and ppl have been trying to go to wal Marts to price match it, can't tell if it's a big troll by some or not, was curious if anyone else heard something similar, guys were posting receipts

Wal-mart changed its policy on price matching thus ending the GOAT scam; people just got a little too greedy.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/...n-4-90-n251831

Alternately you could just change the price, take a screenshot and present that.

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11-20-2014 , 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Banned4lyfe

Yeah in theory we could photo shop prices on any ad right? Or go in with something like dream weaver and edit the prices like that

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11-20-2014 , 10:50 PM

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11-20-2014 , 10:54 PM

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BURN!

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11-21-2014 , 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by master3004

Looking for 50-60 inch hdtv. Does not need to be smart. Would like a decent brand, less than 500. Also hoping not to do any door busters, any ideas?

Not sure if you saw already...

Amazon will have a 50" Toshiba for $199.

you said no doorbusters, but
Best Buy will have a 50" Panasonic tc500a40u for $199.

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11-21-2014 , 12:54 AM

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All TV's with same specs but different brands are not the same AINEC. Anyone TV shopping...my reco would be to spend some time at a site like avsforum.com and read through the "what should I buy thread"...I spent a month or so researching and completely changed my decision on 65" LED TV and was leaning vizio due to good reviews but ended up going with the Sony KDL-65w850a and it f***ing rocks. It's last years model. Probably wouldn't consider 4k either....nothing really pumping through at that resolution for quite a while anyway and the cost difference just not worth it IMO.

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11-21-2014 , 12:56 AM

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You don't think they'd double check it on another phone or anything?

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11-21-2014 , 08:08 AM

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Happy to now live in a country that does not have Black Friday.

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11-21-2014 , 12:43 PM

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Fusilli Jerry

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Originally Posted by Inland_Taipan

nothing really pumping through at that resolution for quite a while anyway and the cost difference just not worth it IMO.

I agree that it isn't worth it right now, but DirecTV is about to release 4K VOD.

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11-21-2014 , 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ReliableSource

Not sure if you saw already...

Amazon will have a 50" Toshiba for $199.

you said no doorbusters, but
Best Buy will have a 50" Panasonic tc500a40u for $199.

do you have a link to this by chance? And any relevant info on time, etc? not familiar with how amazon does black friday sales. Thanks.

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11-21-2014 , 03:15 PM

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I was thinking the same thing

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11-21-2014 , 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by master3004

I was thinking the same thing

we'll see how well his name holds up...

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11-21-2014 , 03:30 PM

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haha

I haven't looked at TV prices in ages but $200 for a 50" tv seems unreal. That's 1/4 of what I'd have guessed.

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11-21-2014 , 03:35 PM

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Not sure what day or time amazon is running that 200$ 50in TV deal. I think their Black Friday stuff is daily starting today.

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11-21-2014 , 03:39 PM

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i looked around on the site and couldn't find anything. I need that TV for my bedroom! let the power of 2p2 unite and figure this out!

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11-21-2014 , 03:42 PM

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I'm a little worried this will be a 60hz, which is so slow compared to the 120

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