ARE "BEATS by DRE" HEADPHONE WORTH THE MONEY?

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DRO
DRO Members Posts: 9,943 ✭✭✭
edited December 2011 in For The Grown & Sexy
I think them shyts run like 200 on up and im sure u can find some on sale, but are they worth the price tag?.. Them shyts cost much as an ipod~
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  • mindright
    mindright Members Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I was thinking the same thing...

    I got some Bose in ear headphones and those are great... not big and cumbersome like the beats by dre joints

    so I dunno... I thought about buying them, but then I thought is the ridiculous price for sound quality or am I paying for Dre's endorsement?

    bose been doing this for years, so I stuck with my bose joints, and they were free...bonus!
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  • blackrain
    blackrain Members, Moderators Posts: 27,269 Regulator
    edited November 2011
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    IMO...no...i've used them before, yes they do improve the quality of the music, but not worth the price they're asking for...my ipod head phones work just fine for me
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  • Idi Amin Dada
    Idi Amin Dada Members Posts: 3,192 ✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I think I'm gonna buy some high quality expensive joints and be done with it. I'm on my 4th pair of headphones this year.
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  • blackrain
    blackrain Members, Moderators Posts: 27,269 Regulator
    edited November 2011
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    Idi Amin Dada wrote: »
    I think I'm gonna buy some high quality expensive joints and be done with it. I'm on my 4th pair of headphones this year.

    ? i'm on my 2nd pair of headphones since last year...how do people go through head phones so quickly?
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  • Louis Cipher
    Louis Cipher Members Posts: 4,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    PUPU_IZ_DRO wrote: »
    I think them shyts run like 200 on up and im sure u can find some on sale, but are they worth the price tag?.. Them shyts cost much as an ipod~

    no. they are not...

    and anybody spending $200-$400 on earphones that are not professionally in the music biz needs their ass kicked...
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  • Idi Amin Dada
    Idi Amin Dada Members Posts: 3,192 ✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    blackrain wrote: »
    ? i'm on my 2nd pair of headphones since last year...how do people go through head phones so quickly?

    I buy chea joints for like 20 a piece. It's wear and tear mostly from the gym Like one will just stop producing sound.
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  • nex gin
    nex gin Members Posts: 10,698 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I got the studio joints. If you aren't an audiophile or into music production...I see no purpose in spending that much for headphones. I love mine though....can't complain.
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  • gh0st
    gh0st Members Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I just talked my partna out of buying some whats the point of buying hi-quality headphones when most cats listen to low quality music they stole off the net. If you have stuff in CD quality then maybe, but anything else I don't think its gonna matter.
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  • Louis Cipher
    Louis Cipher Members Posts: 4,020 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    gh0st wrote: »
    I just talked my partna out of buying some whats the point of buying hi-quality headphones when most cats listen to low quality music they stole off the net. If you have stuff in CD quality then maybe, but anything else I don't think its gonna matter.

    exactly...most of these cats using ipods and/or phones to listen to music...smh...with $200 earphones
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  • lamontbdc
    lamontbdc Members Posts: 18,824 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    Idi Amin Dada wrote: »
    I think I'm gonna buy some high quality expensive joints and be done with it. I'm on my 4th pair of headphones this year.

    me too joe i can't even understand why the ? they keep falling apart. mot sure how those Dre junts sound but 200 for some headphones is too dam much. ? a kindle fire tablet is 200
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  • twinzmom
    twinzmom Members Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I got a bootleg pair from Iraq, sound like the real thing I guess.



    But speaking of Beats, I watch Book of Eli last night and the girl had Beats in her ear at the end. I thought it didn't fit the time line. But then again there really wasn't a time line.
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  • lamontbdc
    lamontbdc Members Posts: 18,824 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    gh0st wrote: »
    I just talked my partna out of buying some whats the point of buying hi-quality headphones when most cats listen to low quality music they stole off the net. If you have stuff in CD quality then maybe, but anything else I don't think its gonna matter.

    good ass point never even really thought about ti like that. most of the ? i get off the net isn't cd quality at all
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  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
    edited November 2011
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    gh0st wrote: »
    I just talked my partna out of buying some whats the point of buying hi-quality headphones when most cats listen to low quality music they stole off the net. If you have stuff in CD quality then maybe, but anything else I don't think its gonna matter.

    MP3's do sound better with quality headphones tho. I can easily tell the difference between my headsets that came with my phone compared to my $120 pair of Sony joints. On top of that the phone headsets blew within a month while my Sony's are going on 6 years.

    I may invest in some Beats by Dre if my Sony's ever die on me but until then ? all that. They look dope tho
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  • blackrain
    blackrain Members, Moderators Posts: 27,269 Regulator
    edited November 2011
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    gh0st wrote: »
    I just talked my partna out of buying some whats the point of buying hi-quality headphones when most cats listen to low quality music they stole off the net. If you have stuff in CD quality then maybe, but anything else I don't think its gonna matter.

    pretty much...downloading music means you're getting some songs loud, some softer...having expensive ass headphones wouldn't really make a difference
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  • Lambent
    Lambent Members Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    My $10 headphones don't last very long either.
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  • HustleTree
    HustleTree Members Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I got a pair and love them.
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  • BabyBugatti
    BabyBugatti Members Posts: 9,173 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    i use EARPHONES.
    £7.... lasted for 3 months now and counting...dunno how u ? ? be breaking.
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  • mryounggun
    mryounggun Members Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I love my Beats. They should great. But a nice pair of Bose joints or whatever prolly sound as good or better. But to be 100% honest, I dig the look of them more than anything Bose has.
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  • I.B. Blackman
    I.B. Blackman Members Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    ....Bought these in Japan for $200 in 1999 and they STILL goin strong.


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  • dontdiedontkillanyon
    dontdiedontkillanyon Members Posts: 10,172 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    I swear every man and their mum these days are wearing these Beats headphones. They're basically Head Candy headphones all over again, i.e overpriced, poorly constructed fashion accessories with ? sound quality. If you want good quality headphones then buy some Sennheiser HD25's or ? off.

    Edit: Actually, I take the '? off' comment back, that was a bit strong and uncalled for, but you get my point.
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  • Idi Amin Dada
    Idi Amin Dada Members Posts: 3,192 ✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    dontdiedontkillanyone wrote: »
    I swear every man and their mum these days are wearing these Beats headphones. They're basically Head Candy headphones all over again, i.e overpriced, poorly constructed fashion accessories with ? sound quality. If you want good quality headphones then buy some Sennheiser HD25's or ? off.

    Edit: Actually, I take the '? off' comment back, that was a bit strong and uncalled for, but you get my point.

    Overpriced? Maybe.

    Poorly constructed?
    GTFOHWTBSB!
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  • DRO
    DRO Members Posts: 9,943 ✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    twinzmom wrote: »
    i got a bootleg pair from iraq, sound like the real thing i guess.



    But speaking of beats, i watch book of eli last night and the girl had beats in her ear at the end. I thought it didn't fit the time line. But then again there really wasn't a time line.

    hahaha yeah, i peeped that also...
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  • Max.
    Max. Members Posts: 33,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    Yes worth it
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  • usmarin3
    usmarin3 Members Posts: 38,013 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    SMH can't ? see you're blowing 200 bucks for a trendy ass hiphop product. Every review i've seen for Beats by Dre have been ? , the tech people say it doesn't measure up to better headphones like Bose.

    I swear to ? ? are so trendy, for 75% of the cost you can probably go buy the same quality headphones somewhere else.
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  • fiat_money
    fiat_money Members Posts: 16,654 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 2011
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    Nah, Beats and Bose are overrated as far as audiophile-grade headphones/IEM's are concerned.
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