元器件交易网讯  5月9日消息，据外媒报道，苹果计划以32亿美元收购音频设备厂商Beats。但是业界对Beat耳机的评价并不太好，大家普遍认为这款279美元的耳机价格过高。

　　外媒原文翻译如下：

　　苹果计划以32亿美元收购音频设备厂商Beats，如果这是真的，这将成为目前为止苹果最大的收购。

　　Beats由音乐制作人吉米·艾欧文(Jimmy Iovine)和说唱歌手、制作人Dr. Dre共同创建，并在高端耳机和便携音箱市场取得了成功。最近，Beats还推出了音乐流媒体服务，以与Spotify和苹果的iTunes竞争。

　　尽管Beats音乐流媒体服务在过去几个月已经产生了一些反响，但公司在很大程度上是闻名于头戴式耳机、耳插式耳机和扬声器。

　　然而，对于Beats耳机的评论，并不都讨人喜欢。

　　福布斯记者杰弗里·莫里森认为哈曼卡顿（Harmon Kardon）、宝华(Bowers & Wilkins)和安桥（Onkyo）耳机胜过Beat。

　　一些批评者，包括消费者报告的James K. Willcox认为，消费者可能支付同样的价格买到比Beat质量更好的耳机。Beats耳机总体评价已经很不错了，但一致认为他们定价过高。

　　这是PCMag记者蒂姆·吉登（Tim Gideon）这样评价279美元的Beats无线耳机：

　　“用户购买Beat，不仅是为强大的音箱买单，也为其外观买单，也是对说唱歌手Dr. Dre的认可。我认为为这无失真的音效、时尚外形以及无线功能支付200美元，已经相当合理了，但它售价却是280美元。所以对这个价格很不满，如果价格给力，它会是是低音爱好者的首选。”

　　生活骇客(Lifehacker)网站惠特森戈登（Whitson Gordon）总结，Beat耳机值不了这个价格，通常夸大低音。

　　在苹果社区论坛对这款耳机也褒贬不一。一位用户写道，她不会在iPhone 5上使用这款耳机。

　　（元器件交易网董蕾 译）

　　外媒原文如下：

　　The Financial Times reported that Apple is closing a $3.2 billion deal to purchase Beats Electronics, a company that makes headphones and just launched its own streaming service. 

　　If true, the deal would be one of Apple's biggest acquisitions to date.

　　Although the company's Beats Music streaming service has been generating buzz over the past several months, the company is still largely known for its line of headphones, earbuds, and speakers.

　　Reviews for Beats Electronics' headphones, however, haven't been entirely flattering.

　　Forbes' Geoffrey Morrison prefers headphones from Harmon Kardon, B&W, and Onkyo over Beats. Several critics, including James K. Willcox of Consumer Reports, write that consumers are probably paying for the name brand more than the quality. Beats Electronics' headphones have gotten decent reviews in general, but the consensus seems to be that they're overpriced.

　　Here's what PCMag's Tim Gideon had to say about Beats' $279 wireless headphones:

　　When you pay for Beats, you are paying for powerful audio, but also for looks and Dr. Dre's implicit endorsement. If they were $200, I'd say these were pretty fairly priced for the distortion-free audio, stylish look, and added passive/wired functionality they provide, but $280 is pushing it. So, thumbs down on the pricing, but otherwise, this is a top wireless choice for bass lovers.

　　Lifehacker's Whitson Gordon concluded that Beats headphones aren't worth the price and usually exaggerate bass. 

　　The headphones have also gotten mixed reviews in Apple's community forums. One user even wrote that the headphones wouldn't work with his or her iPhone 5.