The beats are in perfect condition and tbh it’s one of my most favorite purchases. I don’t regret a cent I spend on them, as for why I’m selling them…? I need the money to help fund my music so unfortunately they gotta go. Last thing about them is I also lost the cord so yeah u pretty much can either Bluetooth which you’ll probably do anyway but if u really want a cord you’ll have to buy one online, they’re cheap so that shouldn’t be a problem!!! The Alexa is alright, it’s ur average speaker everybody knows how one works, in my opinion if u have friends come over or have a small living space a Alexa is perfect to just vibe and listen to music/podcasts.