yo, are beats by dr. dre worth buyin?

[Ari Gold]

im getting a white studio one for $160. how good are these headphones?

[Ace]

Skullcandy...

[BlairForceDejuan]

nah brah go with Bose

[DMC]

I was looking at the QC15s myself. Bad review? I fly so much that I need something more than the Ipod headset to drown out the yappers at 6am.

[jermaine]

nah brah go with Bose

Blair who is that in your picture bitching garnett? Is it Terry, Z-bo, or that lil nigga that plays for the Cavs?

[TinTin]

you have to buy the helmet to get the full effect

[DMC]

Looks like Nick Van Exel

[Cry Havoc]

I would be very hesitant to recommend Bose or Beats. Bose are very comfortable headphones but offer middling sound quality, and are really overpriced. Skullcandies are horrible (all bloated bass, no detail in the mids/highs). Beats are fine if you are ONLY listening to rap/hip hop, every other genre is going to be fairly lacking in them.

What genres do you listen to, OP? What is your budget?

[Greg Oden]

Anthony Peeler, tbh.

[baseline bum]

Blair who is that in your picture bitching garnett? Is it Terry, Z-bo, or that lil nigga that plays for the Cavs?

Anthony Peeler. I think it was from the 04 second round.

[sinok]

Overrated. Cheap plastic. They got overhyped bu the Dre endorsement...
Overpowered basses and crappy highs. A no go for me, only acceptable for hip hop and RnB.


If you do have eclectic tastes you should go for a brand like shure (who mainly makes money on the pro market) with the likes of the SHR840, SHR440... Or Seinheiser or whatever. Just pick a serious brand....

[Cry Havoc]

Overrated. Cheap plastic. They got overhyped bu the Dre endorsement...
Overpowered basses and crappy highs. A no go for me, only acceptable for hip hop and RnB.


If you do have eclectic tastes you should go for a brand like shure (who mainly makes money on the pro market) with the likes of the SHR840, SHR440... Or Seinheiser or whatever. Just pick a serious brand....

Actually Shure's are very good, but even they have rolled off highs with a lot of their models, and they mainly make IEMs.

Sennheisers are very solid, but again it depends on what you listen to. I would recommend them less if you're going to be listening to rock or something with a lot of guitar/mids. The mid-higher end Senn's tend to have relaxed mids, although it's highly dependent on which model you buy.

[Donkeybong]

I had the Beats Studio and they are terrible quality. I had a replacement plan at best buy and took them back to swap them out four times. The plastic or screws always break. The sound quality was great though. After taking it back for the 4rth time I told best buy fuck these and got store credit back.

[Dex]

:tu on Sennheisers. All I use for my DJing and production.

[Trill Clinton]

nah brah go with Bose

[Donkeybong]

The Beats Pro are actually really good headphones though. Excellent build quality and unbelievable sound. They are an extra $100 though. And they arent as comfortable as the Bose.

[8FOR!3]

I use Etymotic headphones, they rock.

[bongraider]

get some Grados. beats anything on the market, but i cannot afford it. i work in broadcast and i personally use Sony MDR-7509's. has longevity, great neutral sound with a very wide frequency range. kinda painful to use for extended periods.

[TampaDude]

Sony MDR-V6

[Venti Quattro]

Sennheiser or Bose.

[Cry Havoc]

:lol at people saying Bose. The wonders of marketing.

[TampaDude]

:lol at people saying Bose. The wonders of marketing.

"No highs or lows? Must be Bose!" :lol

[Cry Havoc]

"No highs or lows? Must be Bose!" :lol

Buy
Other
Sound
Equipment

[TampaDude]

Buy
Other
Sound
Equipment

:lmao

[bongraider]

Bose is crap. even a cheap china made Eacan can sound like bose. I have an Eacan on my home computer and it bitch slaps my friend's Bose.

[c whata11]

dont do it. beats are over hyped. monster offers better products though. try turbine pros:

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Turbine-High-Performance-In-Ear-Speakers/dp/B001LNO722/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1297404482&sr=8-3

if you can wait it out they usually drop down to $60 every couple of weeks. these IEMs combined with some monster super-tips, and youre set.

[TampaDude]

dont do it. beats are over hyped. monster offers better products though. try turbine pros:

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Turbine-High-Performance-In-Ear-Speakers/dp/B001LNO722/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1297404482&sr=8-3

if you can wait it out they usually drop down to $60 every couple of weeks. these IEMs combined with some monster super-tips, and youre set.

LMFAO @ you saying Beats are overhyped and then posting about Monster, which makes the most overhyped, overpriced piles of shit on planet Earth. :lmao

[DBMethos]

Just say no to Bose/Skullcandy/Beats, etc. Some may sound decent, but you can get much better sound for around the same price or less (especially compared to Bose).

If you want the real deal, go with Grado/Sennheiser/Denon/AKG...actually, just check out http://www.head-fi.org (http://www.head-fi.org/) and they'll straighten you out.

[Cry Havoc]

Just say no to Bose/Skullcandy/Beats, etc. Some may sound decent, but you can get much better sound for around the same price or less (especially compared to Bose).

If you want the real deal, go with Grado/Sennheiser/Denon/AKG...actually, just check out http://www.head-fi.org (http://www.head-fi.org/) and they'll straighten you out.

This is excellent advice. If you're spending ~$200, you should probably go there and see what stuff is out. This kind of gear is really leaping forward now with the world of Mp3s, and companies are always putting out newer, better products, especially in that magic $200 price range.

[BlairForceDejuan]

:lol at people saying Bose. The wonders of marketing.

lol I'm just clowning. I lmao irl when all of the soccer moms rave about Bose headphones/suv factory upgrade speakers.

[ambchang]

What source are you using? What music do you listen to? What is your budget?

In general, Sennheisers, AKG, Denon, Shure, and even Pioneers are better than Monster, at least that's what I find.

Monsters are very bass heavy, even overpowering, and the mids and highs are generally not as good as the headphones of similar price range.

I am more of an IEM guy, so if you are opened to those, give me a shout.