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Old 01-21-2013, 09:58 AM
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Beats by Dre Headphones.

...are awesome. That's all.
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:04 AM
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Yeah..........
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:06 AM
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I'll respectfully (highly) disagree.

Be very careful with them, too. They are very fragile.
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They're a fashion statement, not quality headphones.
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:10 AM
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there are several models of cans that sound much better than Beats at less than half the price.
For $100 these cans will far out perform Beats:
http://www.fanfornotebook.com/produc...oducts_id=1526

even cheaper: http://www.6cheapest.com/coiled-wire...rand-p-82.html

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there a several models of cans that sound much better than Beats at less than half the price.
For $100 these cans will far out perform Beats: http://www.fanfornotebook.com/produc...oducts_id=1526
No doubt.

The same people buying these are the same people buying $300 sneakers.
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I'm no audiophile, but can anyone explain to me why the Dr. Dre headphones are worth four times as much as the ones Boot posted?

$400 for some headphones that you're gonna plug into your ipod seems a little excessive.
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:18 AM
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Grado SR80i, can be had for ~$80 and sound way better. Beats are over priced rubbish.

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I'm no audiophile, but can anyone explain to me why the Dr. Dre headphones are worth four times as much as the ones Boot posted?

$400 for some headphones that you're gonna plug into your ipod seems a little excessive.
They're made by Monster.
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:20 AM
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a marketing trend, always genius. 35 for 7 dollar shirt. maybe 200 for a 20 pair of shoes.
lol if you feel paying 200$ for a 20$ pair of headphones is amazing.

then i also know about these wonderful toothpicks.

they go for 10$ a piece but man they are great.

then again earbuds are the norm but incredibly horrible. So jumping up to headphones can then be impressive.
glad your happy that is all that matters really, being happy

I prefer some brand names over many, just because they are the latest and greatest and hold status. Marketing trends again have always amazed me.
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:20 AM
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Wasn't the latest fad Diamond Tears anyways? Beats are so 2012.
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:27 AM
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...are awesome. That's all.
Ummm...no.

Beats are a product of marketing hype and skewed frequency response to fool fools.
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They're a fashion statement, not quality headphones.

+10000

They are overpriced and sound pretty bad.
I would not use them if i was given a pair!
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Glad you like them. Not my thing for reasons previously stated, but if you dig them, that's cool.
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Old 01-21-2013, 11:24 AM
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...are awesome. That's all.
Are you 12 years old?
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I don't know anything about headphones but based on the amazon reviews, I wouldn't buy them. They're pretty spendy.
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To be honest, I only spent $20 on mine.
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Old 01-21-2013, 11:45 AM
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Are you 12 years old?
I've been 12 three times.
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Old 01-21-2013, 11:46 AM
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Are you sure they aren't " Beets, by Dr. Drew"? lol
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