Coma16 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 So the latest trend at the poker tables (and everywhere else) are headphones, specifically Beats by Dre. Are they worth the high price tag? Anyone have the wireless ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tater Totts Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Not worth the money, sound quality is not that great bearing in mind how much you pay. That being said if you can afford them then go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I dunno much about this audio visual bollocks and sound quality and, y'know, all the headphone geeks always say Seinheisers are better or whatever but i will say this, i bought beats by dre earphones, had em attached to my ipod and when im gone using it i wrap em round the ipod and leave it and this has happened with every set of earphones i've ever had and they all always end up fraying and fucking up where the cord meets the earphone itself.Until i discovered the ones that come free with your iphones and that, them white Apple ones, perfect. Dunno bout the vagaries of sound quality but i find not breaking is an essential requirement of earphones and so far these apple ones are the only ones that don't break and i can't be wearing headphones, that big shit hanging off my head, feels horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 there are wireless ones?i think you mean the 50 cent headphones called SMS there wirelessas for beats by dre anyone who knows anything about audio ect will tell you THEY ARE DOG SHITthey leak sound and there generally over priced and poor qualityhttp://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/beats-by-dr-dre-beats-wireless-by-dr-dre-on-ear-headphones-black-mh-bts-on-so-bk-v2/10196498.aspx?path=bfc2e6aa1667e47d2ca96b90d13ec0caen02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gunns Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I laugh at people who buy them only to listen to songs in mp3 format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlisOld Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I laugh at people who buy them only to listen to songs in mp3 formatExactly. If you're listening to anything other than 320 or lossless, you shouldn't be buying top of the line headphones, whether Beats are or not. Sennheisers seem to be the standard from what I hear, but really any halfway decent noise isolators should be fine. The in ear ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budweiser Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 People who wear Beats always look stupid. Fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projected Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Motherfuckers don't know about my AKGs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman007 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I will stick to my bose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Overrated for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 As a radio DJ, I try to stay on top of stuff like this. Never really heard that many great things about then, although one of my co-workers has them and he loves then, so I guess it's all in what you like/want.I have a pair of headphones that look straight out of the '70s, for instance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxocubeingravy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Beats by Dre are quite simply terrible for the price; worn by people with minimal interests in music but maximum interest in being 'cool'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Monster is actually a VERY GOOD brand in everything it does. Beats is like it's trendy-cool line. Get the turbine pro if you have the money, it's worth every penny. If you're a sports guy, get the submersion one. It's great too. Better than the BOSE I used to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Monster is actually a VERY GOOD brand in everything it does. Beats is like it's trendy-cool line. Get the turbine pro if you have the money, it's worth every penny. If you're a sports guy, get the submersion one. It's great too. Better than the BOSE I used to own.I had a pair of Bose that were great but very cheaply made. They snapped in half after a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Monster is actually a VERY GOOD brand in everything it does. Beats is like it's trendy-cool line. Get the turbine pro if you have the money, it's worth every penny. If you're a sports guy, get the submersion one. It's great too. Better than the BOSE I used to own.I had a pair of Bose that were great but very cheaply made. They snapped in half after a year.Same thing here. The earphone broke by itself, something you would expect from a $50 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Monster is actually a VERY GOOD brand in everything it does. Beats is like it's trendy-cool line. Get the turbine pro if you have the money, it's worth every penny. If you're a sports guy, get the submersion one. It's great too. Better than the BOSE I used to own.I had a pair of Bose that were great but very cheaply made. They snapped in half after a year.Same thing here. The earphone broke by itself, something you would expect from a $50 one.I think that mine were $100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I think some of these reviews are unnecessarily harsh, and ignore my sig for a second. There seems to be a backlash because of their popularity. But really they're just the first line of of mainstream designer headphones. It's the equivalent of purchasing a Coach or Louis Vitton purse. Sure there are better and more durable purses at a better value out there, but the brands are famous. However it doesn't mean those bags aren't of great quality. Same for the beats by Dre. They're fantastic at what they're intended to do, make popular music and mp3's sound better. This basically means hip hop music. They also work well with most electronic music and rock music, but outside of that they're fairly average. So it depends, if you like the style and prefer listening to hip hop, pop, and some rock music they're a good buy. They perform as advertised, booming bass without clipping and crisp high ends, all the while being fashionable. If anything they can hopefully lure people into becoming audiophiles. They're not the end all be all by any means of headphones, but they're certainly not as bad as some of these people make them out to be. If you get a chance, listen to In Da Club by 50 Cent through the headphones. It is one of the best mixed and produced hip hop songs ever, and considering the mixing and production was done by Dre, it sounds outstanding in the headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 The current phones that I use on-air are KOSS Pro 4AAs - check em out - they're heavy duty and damn near invincible. Obviously you can't / don't want to use them with an iPod, but for any kind of pro use, I can't recommend them enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Motherfuckers don't know about my AKGs...AKG is the best for good condenser mics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I can't believe someone even fucking mentioned Bose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I own those in 3 colors. Pretty fuckin' cool and sound is excellent. Fuck the haters, you can't pay stfu then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I can't believe someone even fucking mentioned Bose.I must be missing something here? Bose still makes amazing products, and as far as headphones go, certain models are definitely superior to Dre Beats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I love Bose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Bose is fine, but I don't know. As far as the music I like to listen to Dre's suit me better. Plus the fact the Beats look a fuck ton better helps too. Like I said, if you listen to more hip-hop or music produced recently, beats will serve you well. It emphasizes the parts people like while maintaining clarity. My only major gripe with my Beats is that they aren't very durable. They have two DJ type editions which I'm looking into that are supposedly higher quality. I've held a pair and they feel like you could throw them at a wall and it be fine. Plus you can just flip the Ear cup back without having to bend the headphones. That's nifty. But with the durability they lose some of the cool factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I can't believe someone even fucking mentioned Bose.I must be missing something here? Bose still makes amazing products, and as far as headphones go, certain models are definitely superior to Dre Beats.They aren't that bad when it comes to little stuff like headphones, but when it comes to home theater equipment, Bose is shit.Buy Other Sound Equipment; No highs, no lows, must be Bose, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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