Burn $400 Instead of Buying This!

Hey, what's up guys, Keaton here. So, I found this 400 dollar music player which means it just doesn't make sense to spend that much money on anything else. I mean, we've all been there where we're deciding between a new TV or a fancy gadget, but sometimes you have to question if it's really worth the extra cash.

So, I decided to take a closer look at this music player and see what all the fuss was about. The first thing that caught my eye was the sleek design of the device. It looked like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, with its futuristic interface and colorful display. But as soon as I started exploring the features, I realized that it wasn't quite as impressive as it seemed.

For starters, there were no albums on sale to begin with. Yeah, I said it - no albums at all! And when I asked the customer support team about it, they told me that most of their music catalog was still in beta testing and wouldn't be available for another few months. That's right, folks - you can spend 400 bucks on a music player without being able to listen to your favorite songs.

But hey, maybe the sound quality makes up for the lack of music? I mean, we've all heard those audiophile raves about how some speakers can produce sound that's like nothing else. So, I decided to put the Pono player to the test and see if it lived up to the hype. But as soon as I started listening to my favorite album on both the iPhone and the Pono player, I realized that the difference was almost imperceptible.

I mean, don't get me wrong - the Audio-Technica ATH-M50's sound amazing, especially for the price. But when you're listening to music that you know and love, it's hard to pick up on subtle differences in sound quality. And honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between the two devices at all. The Pono player didn't sound any better or worse than my iPhone - it just sounded like... well, like a music player.

So what's the verdict? Well, if you're looking to spend 400 bucks on something that's going to blow your mind, then I'm afraid this isn't the ticket. But hey, if you're looking for a solid pair of headphones or a great TV, then maybe this is worth considering. Just don't say I didn't warn you - burning $400 would be a much better use of your money.

As I sat there staring at my iPhone and Pono player, I couldn't help but think about how ridiculous it all was. 400 bucks for a music player that can barely play most albums? No thank you. And to make matters worse, the customer support team told me that I could return it within 90 days of purchase - so if you're thinking of buying this thing, you'd better be ready to take it back.

So what's next? Well, for starters, I'm going to get rid of this money-burning monstrosity and use it to buy something actually worth spending my hard-earned cash on. Maybe a nice new TV or a pair of Beats by Dre headphones - anything but a music player that can't even play most albums.

As I sat there feeling frustrated and disappointed, I couldn't help but think about all the memes that would be going around on Twitter once this video went live. "Grips on your waist, front way, back way" - anyone else see that coming? And don't even get me started on the memes about me being a happy kid who got mad at something ridiculous.

But hey, at least I'm not alone in feeling this way. If you're tired of wasting money on gadgets and gizmos that just aren't worth it, then join me - let's all take a step back and think about what really matters in life. Like music, or a good TV show, or maybe even just a nice nap in the park.

So yeah, I guess this video was pretty much a waste of my time and energy. But hey, at least it gave you guys something to watch - and who knows, maybe next time I'll come up with something actually worth sharing. Until then, take care and don't spend 400 bucks on anything that's not going to make your life better.

Oh wait, I just realized that I have 400 dollars lying around somewhere... Well, in that case, I think it's clear what we're going to do next. *takes out lighter*

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enBurn $400 Instead of Buying This!Hey, what's up guys, Keaton here.So, I found this 400 dollar music player whichmeans it just can't suck, right?Like 400 dollars, music should sound the bestI've ever heard in my life, so let's go andcheck it out.So this right here is the Pono music player.It goes for 400 bucks, links below.The reason why I bough this is this thingwas funded on Kickstarter years ago and itdid so well, it raised like millions of dollars,tons of people bought this, and I don't know,I'm just kind of excited to see if I've beenmissing stuff when I've been listening tomusic.Today, I might find one of those things thatjust blows me away, so we'll find that out.So, this is the box that you get, and maybethis is starting to tell me why this thingis 400 dollars.That thing is crazy, this is, like, etchedin here, too, with some sort of heat gun,I think?Like, just crazy.I'm hoping the box is not the nicest partof this entire video.Sliding this off.You get a little note from their founder,cool.Dear Pono listener, like, nice to meet youtoo, I don't actually know you, stop creeping.Little manual, start guide, whatever.And then the actual player, itself, here,you can see it's this, like, pyramid shape.It's very different, I've never seen anythinglike this before.And then you get some other boring stuff,a micro USB cable, haven't seen one of thesebefore, and then just a standard AC brick,It seems like nicer than your just, your standardone, so, maybe this is where the money went.We'll find out shortly.So yeah, this is the Pono player.It looks pretty badass.It's got this, like, pyramidal shape.I need to go back to geometry, but I knowthis is a right triangle here, so.I mean, it looks really cool, this flap atthe bottom fits a micro SD card, so there'sinternal storage on here so you're coveredin case you don't want to pick up a microSD card.If you want to expand it, you can.Charges by micro USB, standard stuff, andthen at the top, we have our 3.5 millimeterheadphone jack, which might be getting killedsoon on a certain phone.- And yeah, that's pretty much it for whatyou get.So, on the front, we have our screen, andthis is actually a touch screen, which I guesslooking at the pictures I didn't really knowif it would be, or if you would just haveto control it by these buttons, so it's atouch screen.Got Drake's Views from the Six up, we'll checkthat out later, you can swipe between differentstuff on here.So we got songs, playlists, all that fun stuff,and then lower the volume just with the minusbutton.Raise the volume with the plus button.Simple stuff, and then this is just kind of,you pull up your controls here.So play, pause, skip to the next song.Controlla, controlla, such a good song.You can actually tilt it to the side, kindof like, again, bringing you back to the oldsmart phone days, or honestly, the old barphones, or candy bar phones.If you know what that is, drop a like on thisvideo.Seriously, you are an OG then.Again, for 400 bucks, this things got to soundgood, right?The thing about the Pono player is there'sno internet connection, so that means if youwant to put music on here, you have to doit with a computer, which is fine.Like I had an iPod growing up.This is the way things were done.I know, not the same anymore.So yeah, in order to put music on here, yougot to plug it in with the micro USB cableand then plug this thing into the computer,and you're pretty much all set.But there's their own app on here, which,on the real, just opening this up, it's, it'spretty ugly.It's like ugly, and then it got even uglier.I, yup.Yup, alright, like, where'd the 400 dollarsgo, I don't really know.It's almost like we are in the 90's and thisis the first attempt at ever building something.So, I hate using it.It is, it's a , that's really all I can sayabout it.So that's fine.Now, to buy music, you have to go to theirwebsite and the website is better, but theissue is it doesn't have all albums on there,which really sucks, because, like, I'm a hugeKanye West fan and I wasn't able to find TheLife of Pablo on there.I got Drake's views, which we're going tocheck out more of, but it doesn't supportall albums.And on their website, you can see kind ofthis chart of how high quality the audio issince this is a high quality music player.Yeah, their app sucks, and once you buy asong on their website, it then sends you alink, that's if it doesn't hold your order,because it did for mine for 36 hours.Couldn't listen to anything.And then you download it in like their appstore and then you transfer it over.It just says music transfer right here.So that's pretty much how you put music onhere.Now, I want to see if the Pono actually doessound better, so what we're going to do iswe're going to listen to the same album, Drake'sViews, I spent 18 dollars to get it on here,we're going to listen to it on the Pono player,and then, well, I was going to say we couldlisten to it on my black iPhone, but I'm livingthis iPhone seven life til the iPhone sevencomes out, so we're going to listen to iton my other iPhone here, and just for perspective,I have downloaded it, eh, streaming quality,it is downloaded to the extreme setting.So it's the highest quality setting that Spotifysupports.We're going to listen to both with these headphones.The Audio‑Technica ATH‑M50's, they soundawesome, especially for the price, don't tellmy Beats by Dre that, and I'm going to beblindfolded, and someone in front of me isgoing to swap them.I will have a bandana on as well as a sleepmask so there's no seeing through it, so let'sget listening.Alright, can't see anything.Now I really can't see anything, can't evensee under me, so plug me in when you are ready.What if he puts an iPod there?I'd love that.Even when I'm away, OT OT, there's never muchlove when we go OT.A higher power's taking a hold on me.Alright, time for the second device.I think we lost the bandana here, still can'tsee anything.Trust me on that.Hi.Can't wait to see some memes on Twitter forthis.Grips on your waist, front way, back way.You know that I don't play.That's why I need a one dance.Got a Hennessy in my hand.Going to spend time fighting.Alright, I have had enough.It is time to figure out which is which.I'm going to say the first was the iPhoneand the second was the Pono player.Which one sounded better?I think, honestly, I wasn't able to tell adifference.Maybe it's my ears, you can thank my parentsfor that, because I didn't have good earswhen I was, like, I don't know, they honestlysounded the same.They really did.Nothing noticeable, nothing to justify 400dollars and 18 dollars on an album.So I was right, right?Was I right?I was right.Well, alright then.So yeah, the Pono player sucks, this thing,nobody should ever buy this thing.That's how upset I am.I'm a really happy kid, and I've never beenthis mad before.Now I would return back to Amazon just becauseI'm within my 90 day policy, or whatever,but no, one of yous going to buy this thing,I'm going to feel bad, so I'm not going todo that.You are literally better off burning 400 dollarsthan you are buy this thing.So, that's what we're going to do.I got 400 dollars right.100, 200, 300, 400.As you can see, we don't mess around here.You're better off burning this money.So, let's go ahead and do it.Don't buy this thing.It sucks.So that's the end of this video.As you can see, this 400 dollar piece of ruinedmy table and I just wasted 400 dollars onit, so that's pretty much it for this video.If you guys made it to the end, drop a likeon it.Go ahead and hit subscribe if you're new.Hit the icon right on my chest.Follow me on Snapchat right up here.And I'll see you guys soon.Peace.\n"