The big Beats thread

BeanFlicker

Whats people's opinion on them?

My sister got me the ones linked and tbh, for that money F**k me they're nothing special.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Monster-Beats-Project-ControlTalk-Headphones/dp/B003GCV5D0/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1318182444&sr=8-6

Depending on the song or video quality they're very hit and miss, meaning the right speaker will crackle and sound crap, not sure if its a dodgy set I have but 70% of the time they're fine,

Nonoperational

Are you sure they are genuine? Were they sold by Amazon or a reseller on there?

If they crackle they're not right unless your going very high. They are overpriced but shouldn't crackle. They have a 2 year warranty. Send them back.

jesus_thats_gre

I got the Pro's and have to admit, I am quite impressed with them.

User Friendly

look on youtube,theres a fella on there showing the fake ones v real ones

Cpt_Blackbeard

Over-priced bassy junk with a great marketing campaign.

BeanFlicker

No I'm fairly sure they're real, may watch a few of those vids as user friendly suggested.

yimrsg

BeanFlicker wrote: »

Depending on the song or video quality they're very hit and miss, meaning the right speaker will crackle and sound crap, not sure if its a dodgy set I have but 70% of the time they're fine,

That sounds like you've a damaged driver or something is wrong with them.

Try get a monaural recording so the same sound goes to both sides.

If you can discern a noticeable difference between left and right return them as faulty as new headphones shouldn't make that noise.

Also Beats are terrible value for money and even the detail of fakes can be scarily good. A youtube video is never going to be able to tell you if your's is genuine or not only a side by side comparison.

http://www.google.ie/search?gcx=w&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=head+fi+beats+by+dre+fakes

cnocbui

Daddycullen wrote: »

Guys be very carefull buying Beats online so so many fakes, price might look good but i guarntee sound quallity will be no where near as good

Some would say that even if you manage to buy genuine ones, the sound quality wont be nearly as good as that of decent headphones.

K.O.Kiki

Beats get beaten by half-priced headphones from good manufacturers.

Scubadevils

Indeed, stick with the likes of Sennheiser etc who don't need expensive endorsements to sell quality headphones.

Kabutofro

Yeah I would defo avoid over-priced headphones like Beat by Dre, the sound is not that impressive and the build quality is very poor for the price. Like for that price you would expect to have at least a little eargasm, but it's more like a wet willy after sloppy seconds. much better headphones out there in the market, try a pair of Shure SRH240 or SRH440 for much less money, a far superior detailed sound and look quite similar to the Beats by Dre, same kind of contours and padding.

why not have a look at the Sony MDR-XB700 or Sennheiser HD-205-II while your at it, both awesome headphones in my opinion.

majiktripp

I had money to spend and had been gunning for a pair of AKG Q701 headphones, lined up on eBay to buy a pair, and then saw Beats by Dre (Studio edition) - and impulse bought them...worst mistake I ever made. They are genuine, bought from a reputable audio seller (had multiple other auctions and great feedback for dj equipment)

Awful sounding, bloated bass which smothers all other sound. AAA batteries needed for them to function with the Noise Cancelling, wont function without battery power.
As stated above a well branded marketing campaign selling the brand and the image (which sucked me in) but with absolutely no basis on sound quality.

My 2 cent's.

Jagle

I bought the studios when they first came out a few years ago, no idea how much they were, correct me if im wrong 250 - 300 euro.

used em for a while, ya they are stylish and have the clean almost apple look, and sound loud, the acoustic noise cancelling trick is flashy too, but after a while, i stopped using them, as they are just boom boom boom boom boom the whole time, its great for some songs but d rather my music to sound the way it should not bass heavy the whole time.
amd the battery's were a pain to have to carry around, build quality wasnt great, mate of mines broke within 18 months, and he took care of them.


Using akg k701's now
200 euro on thomann at the moment, and the most true sounding headphones at the price. look cool too in my opinion and if you wanna say something about loud, 102db haha

thats just my experience, from someone whos owned the beats, and says no thanks, just de dre putting his name behind an overpriced and under performing product

Morf

Jagle wrote: »

Just de dre putting his name behind an overpriced and under performing product

Most owners of those headphones will never know this though.

Jagle

Morf wrote: »

Most owners of those headphones will never know this though.

ya so what, all these guys before the beat came out were happy to use those terrible white ones that came as standard on ipods

Kabutofro

saw an ad in metro herald today, beats earphones now coming with new HTC, I knew this was eventually gonna happen after HTC bought a stake in Monster Cable, it looks pretty sweet but I know from my previous experiences with beats I know what to expect!

Scubadevils

Jagle wrote: »

I bought the studios when they first came out a few years ago, no idea how much they were, correct me if im wrong 250 - 300 euro.

used em for a while, ya they are stylish and have the clean almost apple look, and sound loud, the acoustic noise cancelling trick is flashy too, but after a while, i stopped using them, as they are just boom boom boom boom boom the whole time, its great for some songs but d rather my music to sound the way it should not bass heavy the whole time.
amd the battery's were a pain to have to carry around, build quality wasnt great, mate of mines broke within 18 months, and he took care of them.


Using akg k701's now
200 euro on thomann at the moment, and the most true sounding headphones at the price. look cool too in my opinion and if you wanna say something about loud, 102db haha

thats just my experience, from someone whos owned the beats, and says no thanks, just de dre putting his name behind an overpriced and under performing product

That seems to be the trick for inferior headphones alright, throw a load of bass in! I remember the same with Skullcandy headphones in a place I worked a few years back, every set was just loaded with bass.

Jagle

Scubadevils wrote: »

That seems to be the trick for inferior headphones alright, throw a load of bass in! I remember the same with Skullcandy headphones in a place I worked a few years back, every set was just loaded with bass.

yep several friends of mine wanted skullkandy headphones cos they look cool, i begged them all to spend the same money on some sennheisers instead.
why buy something intended for listening too based upon its looks?
you dont guy glasses because they sound good

riddimilike

it depends on what you mean by 'good looking'. personally I think the beats are ugly. and skullcandy look even uglier. I see sennheiser are starting to do a lot of colours now on a few of their ranges. orange/white.......dark red and black.......etc check them out, beautiful and great sound

s_carnage

I've been looking at getting a new set of headphones and have had my eye on them Sennheiser HD 229 (orange/white pair) but want to get a review on them before I order them. They were only released yesterday so hopefully there might be something in the next week or so.

007.57

are the sennheiser 229's not just the 228's with a splash of new colour? only difference I can see from the specs is the Impedance is 16, not 24 ohm's like the 228's

Oafley Jones

Cpt_Blackbeard wrote: »

Over-priced bassy junk with a great marketing campaign.

They're basically in the same category as Bose ie average stuff priced at premium levels targeted at this who don't know any better. You have to give them credit for pulling it off.

Jofspring

Was originally looking at picking up a pair of these for my father as he spends a lot of time on his computer and laptop listening and playing around with music and watching videos online etc.... and thought he could do with a decent set of headphones that where nice and comfortable with good sound.

I'm now thinking of getting him the AKG K701 instead, they seem to be much more reasonably priced have pretty good reviews all around.

Would anybody on here recommend the AKG K701's for the type of use I mentioned above or would 200euro be a waste. The more I look into the beats by dre the more I realise it would be a total waste to get them.

yimrsg

Jofspring wrote: »

Was originally looking at picking up a pair of these for my father as he spends a lot of time on his computer and laptop listening and playing around with music and watching videos online etc.... and thought he could do with a decent set of headphones that where nice and comfortable with good sound.

I'm now thinking of getting him the AKG K701 instead, they seem to be much more reasonably priced have pretty good reviews all around.

Would anybody on here recommend the AKG K701's for the type of use I mentioned above or would 200euro be a waste. The more I look into the beats by dre the more I realise it would be a total waste to get them.

The Akg 701 (probably) needs an amp. It also doesn't put out much bass so it's not everyone's cup of tea. I've not heard it, but from reading about it, it's meant to be good for some classical music and smooth jazz (nice!) but it doesn't do other genres very well.

I think they're a beautiful looking headphone but without a proper amp or source (I'm not sure what pc soundcard your pc has) to back it up I'd look elsewhere. Another thing is that it's an open design, so sound leaks in and out.

Within your budget there is an awful lot of great sounding headphones you could consider. Here is a really good head to head review of several leading headphones within your budget: http://www.headfonia.com/closed-cans-shootout-m-50-esw-9-t50p-hd25-1-beats-studio-srh-840-srh-750dj-k181dj-and-dj1pro/

Another one to look read up on is the superlux 668b which costs shy of €50 but sounds like it cost significantly more, something to keep in mind if spending ~ €200 on headphones for someone who mightn't appreciate them fully.

DubDJ

I bought a pair of Beats Solo HD's at the start of the year and while I agree the €200 price tag is steep I disagree with those saying the sound quality is bad. I've had a few sets of headphones and used others such as Sennheiser and ones priced up to €300 but the best sounding pair I've ever used owned are the Beats. Anyone that has ever used them has agreed the sound is great.

Although they do have a great sound the build quality is terrible and they aren't comfortable to wear for long periods of time. I use them usually when I'm online listening to new songs or whatever so for me it suits me well but I wouldn't be able to use them for hours on end.

galligan.n

has anyone used the beatsbydre ireland website ? ..

frozenfrozen

If it's a lot cheaper than what they usually are, then it's a scam. there are thousands of those sites

galligan.n

thats what im afraid of ? .. just wondering has anyone used it ?

Vojera

I would be wary of any site except the official one.

If you're looking at beatsbydresale-Ireland . com, that site looks dodgy to me. VERY cheap and no phone number to call. I could wrong, but be careful.

Atlantic Dawn

Less than half retail price, a dodgy designed site and you wonder are they legit, ofcourse they are :rolleyes:

hi everyone at the moment im using beats wireless and hate them i went back to my pair studio and love them

tho with wireless i could control song volume & change song with a click on a button without taking my iphone from my pocket

is there a cable i can get where i can control volume of song and change song with the wired pair without every having to take my phone from my pocket

many thanks in advance

Bulman91

Hi,
Could anyone confirm if this website is legitimate or not?
http://www.beatsbydresaleretail.com/beats-by-dr-dre-solo-hd-on-ear-headphones-with-controltalk-white.htm
Thanks!:)

Jesus Shaves

Look like they could be fakes, they don't accept PayPal which is never a good sign, they don't say where they ship from plus they guarantee that you pay no sales tax.

Dodgy

Zaph

Probably not.

cup of tea

I'd avoid with a 10 ft pole. Even looking at this... http://www.monstercable.com/counterfeit/dealers_blk.asp The amount of fake dr.dre sites is huge. 80% off, if it's too good to be true then it usually is. You will a) get fakes b) get nothing imo

AlmightyCushion

Check the about us and faq section. The English is terrible. Also, why the hell would they use that ridiculous URL. Avoid, they're more than likely fake.

Elysian

Bulman91 wrote: »

Hi,
Could anyone confirm if this website is legitimate or not?
http://www.beatsbydresaleretail.com/beats-by-dr-dre-solo-hd-on-ear-headphones-with-controltalk-white.htm
Thanks!:)

The site is designed terribly plus I can't see any mention of an address or phone number on the site (usually a tell tale sign that somethings not right).

pleasant Co.

This is now the big beats thread, any beats headphones related posts go here

Zil2011

Hi guys - could anyone tell me where is the best place in Ireland to get Dr. Dre headphones for a 17 yr old? He is looking for the overhead type rather than the ones that just pop into your ears?

DubDJ

Zil2011 wrote: »

Hi guys - could anyone tell me where is the best place in Ireland to get Dr. Dre headphones for a 17 yr old? He is looking for the overhead type rather than the ones that just pop into your ears?

HMV have them on special for €149. Best bet to try.

Zil2011

Thanks DubDJ!

BenEadir

Hi all,

I got my son a pair of Beats Solo HD's for Xmas but when he plugs them into his Android phone (a Sony Xperia Play R800i) an error pops up saying "Accessory not supported". I wouldn't be too bothered if it just referred to the remote/mic not being compatible with the phone but they don't even function as a regular pair of headphones i.e. no sound through them when plugged into the phone and music is playing.

BTW, i have checked the headphones and they work 100% including remote/mic in my own phone which is also an Android phone.

Any ideas how I can get these working with the Sony Xperia Play R800i???

Ben

JamesReeves

for the record solo hd are 142.25 on powercity .. and because currys match the price and reduce it by a further 10% of the difference makes them around 139 there. http://www.powercity.ie/?par=30-20-7000609&pages=1&prod=7000609&brands=BEATS&image=

Squaredude

Friend of mine informed me that he'd bought a set of beats for a great price,I asked him where he got them from and he said the official site.By the official site he meant this http://www.cheapbeatsireland.com/

Custardpi

Squaredude wrote: »

Friend of mine informed me that he'd bought a set of beats for a great price,I asked him where he got them from and he said the official site.By the official site he meant this http://www.cheapbeatsireland.com/

Sure why not? Beats are only fashion accessories anyway, there's no point in paying the full whack for the official product if you can get your style fix for a fraction of the price. They'll probably be crap quality (even compared to Beats themselves:D) but the average Beats user won't hear any difference when they're listening to Nicki Minaj/One Direction/Lil' Wayne. All they'll hear is the sound of their own voice telling them how cool they are for having Beats.

Squaredude

Custardpi wrote: »

Sure why not? Beats are only fashion accessories anyway, there's no point in paying the full whack for the official product if you can get your style fix for a fraction of the price. They'll probably be crap quality (even compared to Beats themselves:D) but the average Beats user won't hear any difference when they're listening to Nicki Minaj/One Direction/Lil' Wayne. All they'll hear is the sound of their own voice telling them how cool they are for having Beats.

This is the exact reason he bought them,because they're the cool thing to have.They actually look the part,but I think the sound seems slightly muffled.He thinks they're great/real because they're really loud.My €30 seinnheisers sound better in my opinion.His taste in music is awful though so I don't think the sound quality is going to bother him.

BenEadir

Hi all,

The Solo HD's come with a cable designed for iPhones which doesn't work with my son's android phone, a Sony Xperia Play R800i. Harvey Norman told me they used to sell replacement Android cables but don't have them any more and there are so many fake sites I don't trust any of them. I tried the official site but they don't have an accessories section. I'd appreciate it if someone would point me in the direction of a genuine replacement cable.

Cheers,

Ben

DubDJ

BenThere wrote: »

Hi all,

The Solo HD's come with a cable designed for iPhones which doesn't work with my son's android phone, a Sony Xperia Play R800i. Harvey Norman told me they used to sell replacement Android cables but don't have them any more and there are so many fake sites I don't trust any of them. I tried the official site but they don't have an accessories section. I'd appreciate it if someone would point me in the direction of a genuine replacement cable.

Cheers,

Ben

The beats are actually made by Monster who mainly make cables. Maybe check the Monster website.

BenEadir

DubDJ wrote: »

The beats are actually made by Monster who mainly make cables. Maybe check the Monster website.

Thanks DubDJ, tried that but no joy.

Ben

yimrsg

I don't think Beats are compatible with android controls and I've never heard of an android specific cable. It's tough to make android compatible headset as there are so many various phones and roms it's hard for manufacturers to claim a product as android compatible. Meelec are the only brand that i know of that caters for android phones.

Custardpi

I wonder why that is, I mean it's not as if Android users are some miniscule niche market, surely making headphones compatible with them would enable manufacturers to potentially sell to millions of non IOS-users. It'd hardly be impossible for people from the larger headphone companies to sit down with people from the main manufacturers (Samsung, etc) of Android devices, plus some experienced Android developers & agree on some best practices & standards going forward for at least a good chunk of the market so as to reduce the lack of compatibility with "Control-Talk" type headphones.