Beats by Dre disaster!

james.miller · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:35

Castiel said:
They are not far off quality of sound, in fact there is a review somewhere where they tested both extensively and the Senns edged it, but only just. They sound different, not worse.

It's not just different, it's completely different.

http://www.headphoneinfo.com/content/Monster-Beats-Pro-Over-ear-Review/Sound-Quality.htm

two very different headphones, which is why I am somewhat confused about how closely you peg them both. Is your other equipment playing a bigger part in this perhaps? Regardless, i dont disagree that they are better than a lot of people give them credit for. However, at > £300 new they should be absolutely excellent and they aren't. Neither are the 650's for that matter but I'd give them a higher mark than the pro's for what i think a £300 pair of headphones should sound like.

ethan · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:38

Originally Posted by Tummy
I use my Dre Beats for every day use out and about

They are also quite good for surround movie listening in a quiet enviroment though I do believe them to be a tad overpriced/fashon statement.

Pixel · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:41

Send them to Ashens. He reviews tat and Chinese knock-offs on Youtube.

yhack · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:43

Thanks for making this thread, I almost forgot about Dre.

james.miller · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:45

yhack said:
Thanks for making this thread, I almost forgot about Dre.

Out. Now. I've called your taxi

Castiel · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:45

@james.miller....

Different is different......it's not worth getting your knickers in a twist. I use three different sets of phones for different things, each bought because I like the sound reproduction with what I use them for. It's like most things, its a matter of personal choice and the comparison reviewer more or less echoes what I have said.

http://www.headphoneinfo.com/conten...r-ear-Review/Sennheiser-HD-650-Comparison.htm

Zenduri · 4 Jan 2013 at 22:51

yhack said:
Thanks for making this thread, I almost forgot about Dre.

But Dr Dre's dead... hes locked in my basement!

HAz · 4 Jan 2013 at 23:02

Well atleast now they can finally afford to provide their family with groceries.

mrk · 4 Jan 2013 at 23:10

HybridX said:
But Dr Dre's dead... hes locked in my basement!

Put the Chronic down.

james.miller · 4 Jan 2013 at 23:29

Castiel said:
@James.miller....

Different is different......it's not worth getting your knickers in a twist.

Absolutely right Castiel, perhaps you shouldn't

.......I'M JUST JOKING.

I disagreed on one point only - that the two sets were comparable in terms of audio quality. The review doesn't say this despite you claiming it does, infact it makes quite an obvious nod to the 650's performance whilst noting their deficiencies. The rest of your argument I never disagreed with. I said it was a personal choice in my first post so lets just move on, hey?

Redgie · 5 Jan 2013 at 00:12

yhack said:
Thanks for making this thread, I almost forgot about Dre.

HybridX said:
But Dr Dre's dead... hes locked in my basement!

Oh I'm so glad we got to this point, even if it did take a few pages

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Caseh · 5 Jan 2013 at 00:12

Tummy said:
I use my Dre Beats for every day use out and about .

I think they're fantastic for this, but it's obviously cool to hate them .

iPhone AND Beats?! Bet you're the most hated man alive!

cm1179 · 5 Jan 2013 at 00:15

thread title made me lol

as has been said. get in touch with barclaycard, they will freeze the money and send you a form to fill in to specify goods are counterfeit/not as described and you should be ok.

Russinating · 5 Jan 2013 at 00:30

Tested a pair of Solo Beats and they were horrid. Really uncomfortable the way they sit on your ear rather than around. Each to their own though!

Eliot · 5 Jan 2013 at 00:33

People's Arguement in this thread:
BEATS ARENT BAD MANZ THEY ARE ALMOST AS GOOD AS SENNHEISER

Except you could buy better headphones for less.
A lot less.
Like 3/4's less.

Monster are the scum of the technology industry tbh and the ones I had a go on were in a HMV store and therefore real..
I walked away feeling like I had just made 320 pounds on my Soundmagic pl30's

mejinks · 5 Jan 2013 at 01:03

I tried the studio when I was looking and they were pretty good, but not worth the money. I ended up with ultrasone hfi-780 which I am well impressed with. It is quite correct that the Dres are hugely bass heavy, but some people like that.

Anyway, I would put them on gumtree like everyone else does.

Pestilence · 5 Jan 2013 at 01:27

Eliot said:
People's Arguement in this thread:
BEATS ARENT BAD MANZ THEY ARE ALMOST AS GOOD AS SENNHEISER

Except you could buy better headphones for less.
A lot less.
Like 3/4's less.

Monster are the scum of the technology industry tbh and the ones I had a go on were in a HMV store and therefore real..
I walked away feeling like I had just made 320 pounds on my Soundmagic pl30's

Can the thread just end on this, please?

In fact, the real disaster would have been spending full price on an "authentic" pair of them. It's a trendy label hiding one word that says it all... "Monster".

uvarvu · 5 Jan 2013 at 01:31

I believe that they are no longer made by Monster, the deal ended late last year!

MaX_PoWah · 5 Jan 2013 at 01:34

"beats by dr dre" not for me thanks.. i will stick to investing in SENNHEISER or Bose

"andy" · 5 Jan 2013 at 01:47

Pestilence said:
Can the thread just end on this, please?

In fact, the real disaster would have been spending full price on an "authentic" pair of them. It's a trendy label hiding one word that says it all... "Monster".

yea lets end it on a hugely biased and prejudged review that goes against what most other independants say