Hey guys. So I have a question for you guys out there who are audiophiles and what not. Do you guys think Beats by Dr. Dre are worth it? Specifically the Studio around ear headphones? I had my friend get me one from best buy for half the retail price (with employee discount) and I would never pay $150 for the Beats tour. I feel like the only thing about them is that they look pretty cool and they are made by Dr. Dre. They also have good lows (bass). A friend of mine proclaims that Beats by Dr. Dre are the best and "shit on any other headphones." Of course, I hate it when people just over-generalize and display fanboyism so I disagreed and told him that for the price, beats are not worth it. I told him klipsch, sennheiser, shure, are much better and more worth the price tag. Do you guys agree? What do you guys think about the beats? Thanks for reading.

Joementum

787 Posts

February 27 2011 07:40 GMT

http://www.headphoneinfo.com/content/Monster-Beats-by-Dr--Dre-Headphones-Review-544/Conclusion.htm

There's a review. Beats are awesome if you've never tried a decent pair of headphones in your life, but they are overpriced as hell. $300 for a pair of decent headphones is just absurd.

AyeH

United States534 Posts

February 27 2011 07:42 GMT

Exactly, that's what I told my friend. For the people who have never used a decent pair of headphones, they are amazing. But in all honesty, they aren't worth the ridiculous price tag..

Roe

Canada6002 Posts

February 27 2011 07:43 GMT

the commercial was the cheesiest thing i've ever seen, so I won't be approving of this

0mgVitaminE

United States1278 Posts

February 27 2011 07:43 GMT

I just had a friend on fb post a picture of beats, I'm assuming just because he thinks they look awesome :/

For the price, they are definitely not worth it. I have tested them multiple times, and being priced at $300 is completely ridiculous. I use AKG K-240 studio's that I paid $100 for, and I think they're far better than beats in both comfort and sound quality. The bass doesn't stand out as much, but that much bass detracts from the music imo.

Carnivorous Sheep

Baa?21244 Posts

February 27 2011 07:44 GMT

They're ubiquitous now, so I tried them at a store around when they first came out, and the impression I got was a generally okay pair of headphones that is about on par with a ~$100 pair of headphones from a "big-name" company like Audio Technica or Sennheiser, with some unbalance towards the bass, which I suppose is intentional. They're okay headphones, just grossly overpriced as many others have said. Save yourself the money and buy an excellent pair for ~$100.

udgnim

United States8024 Posts

February 27 2011 07:45 GMT

hand them out like candy to celebrities and the sheep will follow

AyeH

United States534 Posts

February 27 2011 07:46 GMT

oh. and one of his points were that "why do you think you see athletes using them?"... to that i said, since when were professional athletes audiophiles? almost all of them get them for free anyways as a marketing ploy..

ugh. i despise illogical fanboys..

Pervect

1280 Posts

February 27 2011 07:48 GMT

They're not worth. There are far better headphones for the cost, the only reason they're popular is because they say Dr. Dre on them and look cool. Someone wearing Beats by Dr. Dre probably isn't an audiophile and probably doesn't have any idea what they're talking about. I mean, they're not horrible and if they were sub-$100 they might be okay... but $300? Fucking ridiculous.

It's probably been discussed to death at the head-fi forums, just look around there if you want something more in depth.

Gatsbi

United States1134 Posts

February 27 2011 07:48 GMT

#10

Like I tell everyone who wants to get Beats by Dre. Get a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770's instead, they cost less, still have tons of bass, and the bass doesn't bleed into the mids like the Beats do. The mids/highs are also much better quality than the Beats. Also, try the Audiotechnica ATH-M50's.

Never ever ever ever buy Beats/Bose/Skullcandy trash. Bose and Beats are WAY overpriced for what they are and Skullcandy is just awful sound quality.

Terrakin

United States1440 Posts

February 27 2011 07:52 GMT

#11

whats wrong with sennheiser? I thought they were the standard "good" headphone

AyeH

United States534 Posts

February 27 2011 07:53 GMT

#12

sennheiser are good. i never said they were bad. they are more fair with their pricing that monster and bose.

Gatsbi

United States1134 Posts

February 27 2011 07:54 GMT

#13

On February 27 2011 16:52 Terrakin wrote:
whats wrong with sennheiser? I thought they were the standard "good" headphone

Who said there was anything wrong with Sennheiser? I don't see it anywhere.

uSnAmplified

United States1029 Posts

February 27 2011 07:55 GMT

#14

They are good but extremely overpriced, also like someone else pointed out they are really heavy on bass but i imagine thats intentional considering the target audience of a headset endorsed by a rapper

Laerties

United States361 Posts

February 27 2011 08:00 GMT

#15

My dad has a pair I tried for around an hour a few nights ago. After around 5 minutes I started to get pains in my ears and down the back of my neck. I think they are really really uncomfortable.

sechkie

United States334 Posts

February 27 2011 08:35 GMT

#16

like the others above have said the beats have a mass appeal just due to marketing and appeal, but the sound quality is probably equivalent to a $100 pair of "studio" headphones

Wala.Revolution

7582 Posts

February 27 2011 08:38 GMT

#17

I try to convince someone that it's overpriced but apparently 'the fashion' and 'trend' makes it worthwhile.

Like others, they are nothing special bar the exorbitant price.

GTR

51486 Posts

February 27 2011 08:40 GMT

#18

lol i had a argument about this at my work, trying to justify how you can buy the same pair of headphones for half the price (under a different brand)

MrRicewife

Canada515 Posts

February 27 2011 08:53 GMT

#19

Beats don't touch any other headphones. They are the cream of the crop. But they are stuck with an 'apple-ess' price tag. Reason being is because all these celebrities got paid big cash to wear them. And it worked so good. Dre is a marketing master, I mean, he marketed a white rapper in a black game. So of course he can push headphones.

If you are a true audiophile, you can't pass these up, but if you don't have cash, you can find sick headphones way cheaper.