Beats by Dre
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- GeorgesII0
- hahaha holy shit! also they have GAGA ones!HijoDMaite
- hahahahaMiguex
- fooler0
maybe he'd change his mind if he knew Dre wanted to endorse sneakers but Will.I.am and some rich white dude convinced him to sell audio equipment.
- emilkorngold0
Silly thing is ... the marketing claims they allow you to hear music the way it was intended by the producers. That's just not true, as these headphones are very hi-fi, nothing close to monitor headphones used in studios. The bass is so huge, it kinda drowns out other frequencies, sometimes to a point where the music sounds distorted.
- idiots0
What the FLOL?
"Competitors use fancy equipment to determine how headphones should sound, he said, whereas he and Mr. Young simply know how they should sound.
“The way we hear music is almost the opposite of the way these sound companies hear music,” he said."
- idiots0
“Now it’s part of the culture. You are almost making a fashion statement,” Mr. Jackson said. “Because of the price, it says something about the guy who has it around his neck.”
yeah it says "Buy more. Buy more now. Buy. And be happy. "
Let us be thankful we have commerce.
- cruddlebub0
beats are SHIT...they sound terrible...i know two people who have had a pair and took them back, so overpriced its unreal.
- and they break easily, had the chance to try some broken one my douche coworker haveGeorgesII
- cruddlebub0
sennheiser's are much better
- < Incorrect. Buy AKG. Nothing else.luckyorphan
- AKG is the way.riskunlogic
- randommail0
Yet another brand predicated on affluent white kids trying to be hip to the hop.
Just go to Youtube and search for Beats by Dre. All you'll see are white kids, ages 12-17, talking about how hella cool the bass is.
- thats the worst part about them! haha kids...cruddlebub
- how backhandedly racist can you get? don't act like you didn't turn up Sony's Mega Bass on your tape or CD playeridiots
- it's true though. the marketing ploy was meant for suburban kids not inner-city kids. come on $300!HijoDMaite
- yep, racist.idiots
- yep, it's racist.randommail
- ok racist.HijoDMaite
- Ramanisky20
so the consensus is "NO" on Beats by Dre
I was real close to picking up a set ...
- that depends on what you looking for, are you going for trendy or do you want accuracy?Miguex
- accuracy & quality for a good priceRamanisky2
- Miguex0
Great branding, that's all it is. Respect for that.
If you are a producer you know, that if you see a guy wearing those he either gets paid by Beats, or is a guy who wants people to know he spent a lot of money on branded headphones. It was never about the sound quality.You will never see these headphones at a recording studio, but the company spent a lot of money on branding, and they did it well. Now every kid sees Justin Beiver, Paris Hilton or Steve Aoki wearing them and they want them.
- pillhead0
- how heavy?
GeorgesII - you should be more concerned with the price and need for an ampidiots
- meeeeeega moniescruddlebub
- +1 for GradoLabs. I have a pair..of the considerably cheaper ones.burnt
- how heavy?
- Projectile0
Are you people kidding me? Do you have any idea how much social status you get when you pay more than 50 times what something is worth? The only reason dj's DON'T use Beats headphones is because they're already cool enough and actually need to listen to music.
Hijo's brother clearly is not a dj or as cool as one... but if he buys these, other fools will praise him for being more of a fool than they are.
So does anyone know... do they play music as well?
- benfal990
The list of overpriced overhyped items people are buying is very long. Welcome to marketing, welcome to consumerism, welcome to capitalism, those are our new Gods.
- Miguex0
Ramanisky2:
If you are looking for audio quality, check out this list.
Notice that neither Beats or Bose are ever mentioned:http://www.headphone.com/selecti…
I wouldn't be surprised if you will find Dr Dre using any of these while at work at his own studio when cameras are off.
- sennheiser's all the way!cruddlebub
- thanks buddyRamanisky2
- Ramanisky20
Miguex:
is there a music store I can go to where they sell most of those brands? ... I like to be able to test drive some of those