beats by dr.dre

[SS714SS]

i tested them they sound nice and clear I dont think dre would just sell out to that ... the man is a perfectionist and wants everything perfect but yeah.. u never know... I would go test them and see for yourself and then critic... I wanna hear a studio guy point of view.. if your into making music anybody here check this out and tell us what u think ... is it worth it...??

My opinion is there good.. bass sounds good and the beats are clear... but have not bought it yet..

[emp]

i tested them they sound nice and clear I dont think dre would just sell out to that ... the man is a perfectionist and wants everything perfect but yeah.. u never know... I would go test them and see for yourself and then critic... I wanna hear a studio guy point of view.. if your into making music anybody here check this out and tell us what u think ... is it worth it...??

My opinion is there good.. bass sounds good and the beats are clear... but have not bought it yet..

I was thinking about getting Sennheiser HD 25-1-II since I have been reading / hearing others say a lot of positive stuff about them.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out a pair of headphones. However the beats do have a few interesting features not typical of a lets say your standard pair of Bose headphones. In order for the beats to work you need to install the “AAA” batteries into the left ear cup. You press down and turn the cup cover and it will come off revealing a compartment for you to slip two batteries into. Pop them in and then twist the cup cover back in place on the left ear cup. The right ear cup has switch for you to turn the beats on. Once you do, you will see a red LED illuminate. This means the headset is on and ready for music to pump through them. If the red color were to turn amber that means the batteries are dying. Also on the right ear cup is the ability to mute the headset while listening to music in case someone needs to get your attention or if you need to hear something other than the music at the moment. As long as you continue pressing the center of the right ear cup it will stay muted. Once you release your hand the music will go back on.

Not a big fan of adding batteries to headphones tho but the mute thing is a nice addition. But then again you can just pull your headphones down on your neck or something.

[Fatlimey]

Not a big fan of adding batteries to headphones tho but the mute thing is a nice addition. But then again you can just pull your headphones down on your neck or something.

I hate to say this but...

THESE ARE $450 HEADPHONES! Take a look around at what you could be getting for $450 at the top end of every other headphone manufacturer! Compared to the alternatives, you could be doing a LOT better. Stop being blinded by the name on the box.

[emp]

I hate to say this but...

THESE ARE $450 HEADPHONES! Take a look around at what you could be getting for $450 at the top end of every other headphone manufacturer! Compared to the alternatives, you could be doing a LOT better. Stop being blinded by the name on the box.

The price tag is another reason I'm looking at the Sennheiser, and I'm not getting blinded by the name on the dre.beats if thats what you are thinking.

[BentoSan]

I hate to say this but...

THESE ARE $450 HEADPHONES! Take a look around at what you could be getting for $450 at the top end of every other headphone manufacturer! Compared to the alternatives, you could be doing a LOT better. Stop being blinded by the name on the box.

+1
I totally agree, there are some absolutely brilliant headphones you can get for that sort of money.

[djalexlaine]

any self respecting producer's goal is to make his tracks sound great on a large system. you cant have it sound great in both a car and a club. so to make it sound good in a car, ipod, whatever, you compromise the sound in the club...which is stupid.

[DvlsAdvct]

... um... djalexlaine... that's really not true at all. Any self-respecting producer is going to want to make sure his tracks are catchy with good sounds, effects, hooks, melodies, etc. etc.

A Mixing engineer is going to make sure everything sounds good. Read the journal at www.mixerman.net (if it's still there) for a good example of this.

And that's why they release club mixes and you have EQ in front of you. With most electronic music (which hip hop is) the sound does not get compromised for large venues. If the equipment you're using is shit then yes, it will sound like shit.

To add to this discussion, though, $450 for headphones is... well... extreme. I mean, Bose makes good audiophile equipment, I guess, but for professional audio work you shouldn't be doing serious mixing/mastering in headphones anyway. I use my Sennheisers for DJing and music work, but only for scratch work, and reviewing. For serious work you need monitors.

For DJing I never really saw the point of using studio monitors. You don't really need a clean, dry sound to get good at DJing. You need to hear the accentuated EQ's for your mixing cause that's how it's going to sound in a club. I'd say save the $250, get a pair of DJ headphones, and put the money toward either PA system, studio monitors, the EKS OTUS or, well, something more useful than a pair of headphones that need batteries.

[DJFAR]

Have any of you guys seen these or used these ?

http://www.beatsbydre.com/#home


I've been seeing them all over the internet and i thought about getting them but wanted to see what you guys all thought first

[midian]

They look fucking dope.

I've always been dubious about noise canceling, but could be decent. I think I'm going to have to look into buying a pair of these. Maybe even the ear's.

I have mad respect for DrDre as a producer and I think he would only put his name on the best shit. + The only reviews I've ever seen have been 'these are godlike'.

There are downsides tho

Downsides:
- Can only be run with batteries
- Fucking expensive

ie not tops for DJing but prob good for production

[misha_val]

Too expensive for a pair of headphones IMO, even if they are the best in the world.