Trying Out: A Closer Look at Kylie Jenner's $600 Balmain Beats Headphones
As I sat down to try out Kylie Jenner's new collaboration with Beats, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and trepidation. The luxury fashion brand has partnered with Beats to create some of the most expensive headphones on the market, with prices ranging from $379 for the blue version to a whopping $600 for the gold version. As someone who loves their expensive headphones, I was eager to see what all the fuss is about.
The first thing that caught my eye when I opened the box was the gold Beats logo and the Balmain branding on the headband. The experience felt crazy, with every time I opened up the headphones getting nicer and nicer. The carrying case was a sleek suede bag with a metal logo, which I had to admit was a bit of a letdown - not because it wasn't nice, but because I expected more from a luxury brand like Balmain.
As I took out the headphones, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The two-tone design was interesting, and I liked the stripe on the pink one, but I had to admit that they didn't quite live up to my expectations. The metal earbuds were also a bit of a surprise - I mean, who thought it was a good idea to charge $600 for earbuds? It wasn't until I looked at the price tag that I realized just how much you were paying for the Balmain name.
When I tried out the headphones, I have to say that they sounded alright. Not bad, not great - just alright. I mean, who needs expensive headphones when you can get a good pair for $100? But hey, if you're into luxury brands and don't mind breaking the bank, then these might be worth considering.
One of the things that struck me about these headphones was how much plastic there was on them. I mean, where were the metal parts? And the difference between the gold version and the blue one wasn't as pronounced as I thought it would be. It's clear that you're paying a premium for the Balmain name, rather than for any significant improvements in quality.
As I played around with the headphones, I noticed that they had a lot of the same features as my old Beats - Bluetooth connectivity, 12 hours of battery life, and adjustable noise control. But where the gold version came in was the sleeker design and higher-quality materials. It's clear that Beats is trying to make a statement here, rather than just producing a high-quality headphone.
In the end, I have to say that while Kylie Jenner's new collaboration with Beats was interesting, it wasn't exactly worth $600. I mean, who needs to pay that much for headphones? But hey, if you're into luxury brands and don't mind breaking the bank, then these might be worth considering. And if you're looking for a good pair of headphones on a budget, there are plenty of other options out there.
Shoutouts!
I want to give a huge shout out to Oliver and Imma Beas for having my notifications on for the first episode of Trying Out! If you guys want one ring the bell and let me know in the comments. Subscribe if you're new and tweet me at techsmartt if you guys find anything else weird or expensive like these headphones. Alright, peace!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enWelcome to a new series here on the channel called trying out. Basically Rihanna started all this offShe made $9,000 headphones that your boy tried out. Beyonce did the same little less, now Kylie Jenner made some BeatsAlright, I gotta try these out. So basically what went down is Kylie Jenner, she just dropped a collab with BeatsIt's also with Balmain. I don't really follow KylieI was more of a Tyga fan anyway, but you guys know I love my expensive headphonesI tried out those $9,000 Rihanna headphones, if you haven't checked out the video definitely do itAnd I didn't stop there had to be equal so I hit up BeyonceShe gave me a pair of headphones that she tried outBoth these videos were super lit. So now when I heard that Kylie Jenner's come to the tableShe's like yo K-dizzle. Kyga, that's what she calls me, K-Y-G-AYo that, that, that could actually be a rap name if I ever leave the Youtube gameShe hit me up and she's like yo, I made these Balmain Beats by DreShe's on the whole ad campaign for it. So I want to check these out and see what it's about becauseBalmains like a luxury fashion brand kind of like GucciLouis VBalmain, headphones sure. So let's just hop on into these thingsAhhWow, Balmain Beats. So we got a goldBox, they actually make two colors of these. I got more of the pink kind there's a green kind, thoseLiterally look like a dollar sign if you were to pull out a hundred. Where's my walletThe Green ones literally just looked like a dollar bill. I think that's what they're going for these things cost$600 I don't even know. So we got a gold box that's coolThis is what the carrying case looks likeAnd then I just want to read this real quick. My heart designs in life are all timed to the beat of the musicThis is Oliver Roosting, another guy on the box, there's so many people making these headphones. Let's just dip right into theseAlright! These feel so fancy and premiumI don't actually know why, because the regular Beats Studios these are the exact same ones just notWith Balmain. Balmain? Bal, bal, hey we're balling man! These are the same ones just not with Balmain branding on itSo these cost $379 andWe're gonna compare find that out in a second, but let's just open these up. Just opening this up, what does it look like?We got the gold Beats logo, alright. Yo!Alright, it says Balmain my BeatsWhoa...Every time I do these videos just the headphones get nicer and nicerThe experience is crazy, that's why I try stuff outJust because like I don't know why there's so much, but we're gonna find out and that's literally every video. Whoa, whoa alrightWe got this drawstring bagSo alright, probably like $50 righ- that's insane. I didn't even look at it at firstThis is where the headphones are stored inside. This is just the carrying case, it's like a suede with some sort of metal logoIt's not gold, there's no way. There's no way um a Balmain Paris tagBalmain Par- I'm probably saying it wrongI'm sorryLet me know in the comments how to pronounce it right and drop a like if you guys want me to do more of theseVideos, so let's open these upThat's oddly tight, alrightI don't want to break it and I'd be that guy to break a $600 pair of BeatsThat don't need to be but they areOh, right. Wow that feels really nice. So here are the BeatsUhWow, these, I'm a little disappointedAhh...They look cool. I just don't know if I, you know what noI'm gonna pull these off, I can def- alright whoa these are interesting so you got two different colors here this two-tone designI like it with this stripe. Yeah, it's like this pink, butIt, it kind of looks like the pink I'm wearing or is this a salmon? I don't know. ColoursWe don't really know I'm actually colorblind if you didn't know. So these green headphones, they just look amazingNo I'm just playing like, I want to see what kind of experience you get with the $380 BeatsThis is just the blue. I didn't know they had all these new colours, so let's just open these upI just want to quickly compare em'If I can open it up. Alright opening em' up, change the way you hear it alright change the way you hear soundOkay, alright just opening up the peasant version. That's pretty much what they're telling me hereAlright whoa these are just the blue version. No I like these a lot better, and they're metalNo those aren't metal tho- that's definitely plastic. These compared to theseThere's not that much of a difference like you'd expect there not to be a difference at allYou're just paying $600 for gold and leatherOr $380 for blueHow much plastic are on these things?And right here as you guys can see it just saysBalmain on the Headband looks pretty good looks nice compared to the other BeatsWhere it just says BeatsSo you're just more or less paying for the Balmain name, obviously that's expected with most of these headphonesThose Rihanna ones were reallyInteresting because they had jewelry inside so both of these got bluetooth they're wireless, they're the same thing just in different coloursSo I'm going to turn them onYou can see the battery indicator down there. These are pretty simple they got like 12 hours of battery life or soThey say, I've actually owned a pair of these before the gen threes. These things feel really nice, and there's actually Balmain earbudsI swear, I'm saying that name wrong I just feel like I am, that go for $250If you don't want the gold version of those like PowerBeats you can just pick them up for like 200 bucksSo you're paying a lot more just for the nameObviously, that's what they're doing hereSo we got the Kylie Jenner headphones connected to my iphone and just thinking here if she made an iPhone or did like anKylie Edition one I'd probably have to take a loan out just to afford it$600 for these headphones, you got some nice metal hereIt's adjustable that's nice. Alright so let's just try these out. We got Kyga's new album f-, Kyga?Yo, I, I'm treating it like it's a real thingWe got Tyga's new album right here, so I'm just going to play a song see how these areAlright Beats, I'll just say it right nowI'm like 6 seconds into the song, they sound alright. You definitely overpaid for them 100%.I'm doing with my eyes closedCount it, I with my eyes closed. No, I don't, no I don't like them. They sound alrightI just know you can get way better headphones for like a $100. I'm gonna give these things one more shotI did pay $600 for them. AlrightWe got another song, I'm going to try to rap this one. T, and t, and t, and twentiesOh, Rack City , Rack rack city . T and t and t and t 20'sOh I messed up the lyrics. I don't know the lyrics to itI thought I did, shoot! Alright, so after my second chance of trying to rap this song, they're alrightJust not worth 600 bucks. It was fun to try them out thoughShoutouts! I wanna give a huge shout out to Olivers and Imma Beas for having myNotifications on for the first episode of trying out! If you guys want one ring the bell and let me know in the commentsSubscribe if you're new and tweet me at techsmartt if you guys find anything else weird or expensive like these headphones. Alright, peace!\n"
