Well, Apple is a marketing monster. And their products aren't that bad, either. Overpriced, yes. I got a Sonos Roam for half the price. Almost worth it. Would have definitely returned it if I had to pay the full price instead...
Do people still buy these expensive speakers from companies like Apple and Sonos? You can get a very, very decent Xiaomi or Anker Bluetooth speaker for like a fraction of the price. And don't even get me started on how insanely overpriced products by certain other companies such as KEF are
Promising an impressive 24-hour autonomy when playing music at 50% volume, the Beats Pill fails to fulfill expectations when aiming for a louder experience. Unsurprisingly, its overall bass response is very good, but more pretentious users will hate the lack of an equalizer and its capability to reproduce mids and highs.