63% off Beats by Dre Headphones, Scam?

stefanoshea7

Came up as a link on the side of Facebook and looks too good to be true? I know when it looks that way it usually is..the link is http://www.sellbeatsbydrdre.com/ The payment page isnt over https either so do you think its just a scam?

Tiesto

if there isnt a physical address in the 'Contact Us' section, thats always a sign for me to stay clear.

That coupled with the usual..
"if it sounds too good to be true....."

Mr. Rager

Yup, it's bullshít.

zarquon

Plenty of counterfeit models knocking around so i'd avoid this. A good rule of thumb is that if the price is too good to be true then it usually is especially when chinese copies are readily available

daytob

fwiw,
When I was in the states at xmas this wouldve been the price of them in best buy, I have seen them cheaper online on those dodgy chinese websites as well. I wouldnt get them because they would probably get stopped at customs as well.

upandcumming

Some things you have to buy from a reputable place and this is own of them.
I've seen some fake Beats, and they're worth probably €5. Not bad sound out of them to be very honest, but you look like a complete shitebag.

Anything with sell, or wesell, or cheap or anything like that as the website name, stay away.

ntlbell

the funny thing, fake beats are probably of better quality than the real thing.

save your money and buy a pair of HD 201's from senns.

BaconZombie

Is it wrong that I want to punch in the face anybody I see wearing "Beats by Dre"?

ntlbell wrote: »

the funny thing, fake beats are probably of better quality than the real thing.

save your money and buy a pair of HD 201's from senns.

messinkiapina

BaconZombie wrote: »

Is it wrong that I want to punch in the face anybody I see wearing "Beats by Dre"?

I'm with ya.

stesaurus

ntlbell wrote: »

the funny thing, fake beats are probably of better quality than the real thing.

save your money and buy a pair of HD 201's from senns.

I don't think anyone actually buys them for the sound quality in fairness

Sappy404

s.welstead wrote: »

I don't think anyone actually buys them for the sound quality in fairness

Motherf**ers act like they forgot about sound stage.

TeRmInAlCrAzY

heh.

http://gizmodo.com/5905762/how-to-make-your-own-beats-by-dre-headphones-except-theyll-actually-sound-good

TheDoc

ntlbell wrote: »

the funny thing, fake beats are probably of better quality than the real thing.

save your money and buy a pair of HD 201's from senns.

pretty much lie of the year so far for boards

Atomic Pineapple

TheDoc wrote: »

pretty much lie of the year so far for boards

Which part? Beats headphones are terrible and immensely overpriced so it has to be about the Sennheissers?

Jarren

ntlbell wrote: »

the funny thing, fake beats are probably of better quality than the real thing.

save your money and buy a pair of HD 201's from senns.

Congrats

You just found a bargain


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD201-Closed-Back-Headphones/dp/B0007XJSQC

ntlbell

Jarren wrote: »

Congrats

You just found a bargain


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD201-Closed-Back-Headphones/dp/B0007XJSQC

I got mine on amazon about 2/3 years ago roughly the same price think they're always there or there abouts. but for the price they're really hard to beat

Basq

I was in HMV on Saturday and I heard the guy at the next till ask the assistant "are these the HD ones?" as he handed this box over to which the assistant replies with "yeah..".

I look over to see this hideous looking Beats By Dre headphones and €299.99 being rung up on the til..

:eek:

And we're supposed to be in a recession... €300 for a pair of headphones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA

drunkmonkey

Some right bargain HTC beats on donedeal. Better than the real thing the seller informed me:rolleyes:

frozenfrozen

I hear audio rips from youtube sound great on beats

BaconZombie

All the Kool Hipster kids listen to Sony Walkmen Tape players.

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I hear audio rips from youtube sound great on beats

frozenfrozen

I leave a walkie talkie beside my gramophone at home

BaconZombie

GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I leave a walkie talkie beside my gramophone at home

Etnies

This whole thread reeks of "hi i'm in my late 30's/ early 40's and I dont fall for these god damn gimmicks anymore.. back in my day we used..." get a grip guys if you don't like the headphones dont ****ing comment simple as.

and no I don't own a pair, I use Sennheiser cx300's.

frozenfrozen

Etnies wrote: »

This whole thread reeks of "hi i'm in my late 30's/ early 40's and I dont fall for these god damn gimmicks anymore.. back in my day we used..." get a grip guys if you don't like the headphones dont ****ing comment simple as.

and no I don't own a pair, I use Sennheiser cx300's.

I'm 16 your argument is invalid.

messinkiapina

Basq wrote: »

And we're supposed to be in a recession... €300 for a pair of headphones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35TbGjt-weA

It's quite incredible. I'd love to know how much they cost to manufacture.

daytob

I have a pair of Tours, and I went from Sen to these, I didnt think there could be that much difference and I am not one of listening to some tuba player eat a chicken sambo while waiting for his one part of the song, but I found the Tour ones much better. My wife got the Studio Hd ones and they sound even better.
We both got them as presents because we were looking to buy them in the states

Zascar

You have to hand it to their marketing department - all of a sudden millions of people care about sound quality even though they never gave it a thought before - the €10 in ear earphones were fine before, but now they think that Beatz by Dre is the be all and end all. I have not heard them myself - I hear they are 'ok' but not fantastic, just fantastically overpriced. If anyone is thinking about high end headphones, just get the Sennheiser HD25's - about half the price and have been one of the most popular choices for DJ's for years...

aN.Droid

Etnies wrote: »

This whole thread reeks of "hi i'm in my late 30's/ early 40's and I dont fall for these god damn gimmicks anymore.. back in my day we used..." get a grip guys if you don't like the headphones dont ****ing comment simple as.

and no I don't own a pair, I use Sennheiser cx300's.

Yes Mein Führer!

In all seriousness though, if people didn't share there opinion then other would fall victim to the scam that is beats by dr dre rather then getting sennheisers or another good brand that doesn't cost an arm and a leg!

doxy

Jeez. I often chuckle at people falling over themselves to own the latest iphone or tablet PC, but at least they're paying their money for a piece of cutting edge technology. Paying 300 smackers for decades old technology that probably costs a couple of euro to manufacture though? Somebody, somewhere is literally laughing their ass off all the way to the bank.

matt-dublin

BaconZombie wrote: »

Is it wrong that I want to punch in the face anybody I see wearing "Beats by Dre"?

ntlbell wrote: »

the funny thing, fake beats are probably of better quality than the real thing.

save your money and buy a pair of HD 201's from senns.

Would u punch Jamie heaslip??

mystic86

BaconZombie wrote: »

Is it wrong that I want to punch in the face anybody I see wearing "Beats by Dre"?

LOL at what you are a mod for!! holy cow

Pique

A pair of Grado SR60 or 80 are a slightly better proposition.

ntlbell

matt-dublin wrote: »

Would u punch Jamie heaslip??

I'm from Tallaght.

He would _****_ his pants on the dort home lioke.

mrm

Etnies wrote: »

This whole thread reeks of "hi i'm in my late 30's/ early 40's and I dont fall for these god damn gimmicks anymore.. back in my day we used..." get a grip guys if you don't like the headphones dont ****ing comment simple as.

and no I don't own a pair, I use Sennheiser cx300's.

This whole post reeks of "hi i'm (small i for coolness) hidden behind my keyboard in my self importance and i don't accept opinions..." get a grip guy person if you dont like the opinions dont ****ing try to get saddle rash from your high horse simple as enter public forums simple as

and yes, I'm listening to this thread on my specsavers 2 for 1.

Basq is right, 300 for headphones, though not just in a recession but defended by some in a bargain alerts forum. Of course it is just someones opinion and I fully accept it.;)

Rsaeire

Oh how I love these threads!

I bought a pair of Etymotic ER-4P in-ear headphones for €300 back in 2005. They were supposedly, at the time, the best sounding in-ear headphones available and I still have them. They do sound amazing and isolate noise extremely well, but I got tired of how they felt in my ears so I haven't used them for quite some time.

Audio is such a subjective topic that no matter what anybody says, there will always be someone who disagrees. At the end of the day, if people feel comfortable in spending large amounts of money on headphones, in-ear headphones or whatever kind of phones, so be it. There are plenty of independent, online sources of information that people can avail of in order to make an informed decision before purchasing such items, that I don't feel sorry when someone wastes their money on something I feel is a rip-off, I just feel sorry that they didn't think to do a bit of research first.

rom

I test bluetooth headsets for a living from all 3rd party vendors. If it's popular we buy it and test it. Beat seem good but are a tad overpriced and give pretty good A2DP stereo audio and up until recently (as I have only used them a few times) I thought they were good. Well its not true. They are over priced and have a lot of problems with pairing. I test these headsets in a very technical capacity such as getting a bluetooth capture of any problem of the issue with specialized hardware. In summary: looks good, sounds good but lots of problems. By the way we buy this stuff and cost is never a problem, it being popular is more popular to us.

Soarer

Worst thread ever!

MrStuffins

Etnies wrote: »

This whole thread reeks of "hi i'm in my late 30's/ early 40's and I dont fall for these god damn gimmicks anymore.. back in my day we used..." get a grip guys if you don't like the headphones dont ****ing comment simple as.

Lol! The highlighted part is borderline retarded!

I got a mental image that this poster was one of those 14 year old girls who replies to every criticism with "you're just jealous!!" :pac:

Jesus Wept

They cost 300 quid?! Not enough lols in the world.

Charlie Haughy

Sennheisers HD 25's.

Do yourself a favour if your considering getting Beats. Even get the Adidas HD 25s if you want a more stylish pair.

/end thread

antodeco

I use cheap oul inner ear ones for listening to music. Sound quality does me and if they get wrecked you don't really care.
In the studio I've s collection of headphones. My 2 favourites are a pair if AKG and a cheap pair of Philips. I think the AKG were €95. These don't leave the studio as they are big Formula 1 style yokes!

Basq

Alright lads..

.. that's the end of that!

Closed!