Brilliant or bullshit?

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:51 am

Cost: $350 for a pair of headphones.

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dirtybird · Post by **dirtybird** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:00 am

it's brilliant in the sense that he's probably making a nice sum on these.
on the other hand, it's a total scam, and they are probably the last headphones you wanna pay $350 for.
the lady is portraying it as if these headphones are gonna revolutionize the industry
i call bullshit

Req · Post by **Req** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:09 am

what are some good smaller headphones for Apple shit?

Big Breeze · Post by **Big Breeze** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:11 am

When I watch basketball games and they show images of players getting ready to ball, there are a lot of heads with them on. They are listening to them on the bus to the stadium, on the plane, the locker room, etc. Dre's got some serious co-signs from Lebron and Kobe and it's one of the reasons why everybody is trying to sport these. College basketball players were probably spending their tuition money when I saw some of them with them on during the NCAA tourny recently as well.

I saw some muthafucka with them on at the movies last week. It should not be that serious to take them there though.

sajr · Post by **sajr** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:20 am

Req wrote:what are some good smaller headphones for Apple shit?

I use Shure and their used by a lost of artists when performing on stage. They also have great customer service and replaced some faulty ones I had even after two years. They had stopped making the ones I had so replaced them with the next level up and even had them couriered to me.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:46 am

Big Breeze wrote: Dre's got some serious co-signs from Lebron and Kobe and it's one of the reasons why everybody is trying to sport these.

That's all Iovine. It's his Nike strategy. You get the two biggest names in sports to rock your shit and generation x will follow.

polarity · Post by **polarity** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:58 am

well they're made by monster, which is pretty much the definition of bullshit scam...however, unlike audio cables, headphones scale up easily (more expensive components -> better sound, at least up to ~$500) so there's a chance that they are actually competitive with other headphones in that price range. you're definitely paying a premium for dre's name, the question is whether that premium is $25 or $100. either way great move for him.

at that price i'd take the sennheiser hd600s or some beyerdynamics, or maybe grado sr225s + an amp.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:08 am

I'm hoping these will help me get a shoe into the culture of flyness.

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:58 am

Philaflava wrote:
Big Breeze wrote: Dre's got some serious co-signs from Lebron and Kobe and it's one of the reasons why everybody is trying to sport these.
That's all Iovine. It's his Nike strategy. You get the two biggest names in sports to rock your shit and generation x will follow.

yeah.

i see people with Beats by Dr. Dre headphones and I want to jack them like they are wearing some rare ass Patrick Ewing sneakers and the year is 1990, LOL

Dre also put out earbud versions of his shit for like $90 bucks... but i don't do earbuds, they don't fit in my alien ears (really they dont)

but i can't justify paying that much for headphones just cause they say Gangsta Rap Godfather on them. i'll cop some free ones tho, ha ha

they better sound like hip hop having sex with your ears

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:24 am

bullshit since the price is too high IMO. its dope to get on that side of the game.....the tech aspect but 350 for some headphones? lower that pricetag......

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:27 am

i want these... couldn't find them yet
they're specifically designed to listen to dre beats. i bet i'll hear all sorts of shit in detox that you guys miss out on.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:38 am

Moolah wrote:I'm hoping these will help me get a shoe into the culture of flyness.

You will still be an outsider since you weren't born into it.

Rob Sonic · Post by **Rob Sonic** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:31 pm

My god this is next level BS, either these dudes do not understand human hearing and the difference between digital and analog signals when playing them to humans or were specifically told not to go into it by the engineers who developed these.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:33 pm

LOL @ people paying more than $19.99 for these.

White bedroom producers =

rob1ne · Post by **rob1ne** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:48 pm

outside of a mac store in phoenix my boy found a mac store bag with a pair of the in ear dr. dre beats and a pair of $120 sony in ear headphones and i used both on the same song and the sony headphones sounded a lot better.

reevolution · Post by **reevolution** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:35 pm

I have a pair of them and they're the best headphones I've ever used. Although, I got mine on sale for $269.99 a few months ago... Monster makes some of the most reliable products in the audio accessories industry, hands down.

And they're not even the most expensive headphones on the market. There are Bose and Sennheiser and various others that are just as much or more than these.

My only complaint about them is that they run on AAA batteries and after I'm done with a session I always leave them turned on when I put them back in the case, and of course the batteries are dead when I use them again.

But seriously, try them out before you hate. They're phenomenal.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:45 pm

reevolution wrote:I have a pair of them and they're the best headphones I've ever used. Although, I got mine on sale for $269.99 a few months ago... Monster makes some of the most reliable products in the audio accessories industry, hands down.

And they're not even the most expensive headphones on the market. There are Bose and Sennheiser and various others that are just as much or more than these.

My only complaint about them is that they run on AAA batteries and after I'm done with a session I always leave them turned on when I put them back in the case, and of course the batteries are dead when I use them again.

But seriously, try them out before you hate. They're phenomenal.

Unless they usher in a new revolution in the way a person hears music, you are paying for Dr. Dre's name.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 4:29 pm

You are an asshole if you pay more than $100 for a pair of headphones.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:01 pm

This is what happened. Monster approached Jimmy about using an artist to represent them. Who better than Dre since that demo is more likely to be buying these than Gwen's demo. Jimmy goes to Dre, there is 2M with your name on it if you do a few commercials and promo spots with me.

Dre being the savvy businessman like he is said sure, give me x-amount to finish Detox and we'll kill two birds with one stone.

Done and done.

vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:33 pm

People acting like 350 is way too expensive for headphones. I've got some expensive head phones for producing, but other than that I'll use whatever to listen to my i-pod, because I usually only listen to my i-pod at the gym. Never tried Dre head phones yet though. I'm sure Dre doesn't use these when he's in the studio..

cynosure · Post by **cynosure** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:01 pm

these are noise canceling right? thats why they have an external power source? if so, not really down with that, distorts the sound a little.

at that price i'd rather buy a pair of higher end grados, atleast they'll be more balanced

maclethal · Post by **maclethal** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:33 pm

Taken them on tours for the past 2 years. Never broken once. Sound all sorts of amazing.

Dre headphones are a little better than noise canceling headphones designed for airplanes, but they aren't touching the real deal.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:36 pm

how much those cost maclethal....cuntfucker?

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 9:59 pm

Employee wrote:LOL @ people paying more than $19.99 for these.

Pretty much. I know someone who was trying to sell them. I tried them out and my 50 dollar ear buds sounded 10X better quality wise.

tayRavage23 · Post by **tayRavage23** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:28 pm

an-also wrote:
Employee wrote:LOL @ people paying more than $19.99 for these.
Pretty much. I know someone who was trying to sell them. I tried them out and my 50 dollar ear buds sounded 10X better quality wise.

riggggggght. ear buds vs headphones, foh.

brilliant marketing and selling the customer bullshit go hand in hand. as has been stated, obviously you're paying a premium for dre's name. that being said, that doesn't mean they can't also be decent enough head phones. i haven't tried em out but 350 isn't that outrageous. if these are being out performed by Sony MDR v600's then yall have reason to complain but most reviews seem to indicate otherwise.

Odnet · Post by **Odnet** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:44 pm

Brilliant bullshit.

If you really want to hear "what the music is supposed to sound like", just buy some decent monitor headphones.

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:28 am

if they run on AAA batteries, they get the gas face, on principle.

major flaw in design.

you don't make headphones that need batteries! who does that?

deserves another

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:03 am

When asked if he thinks the average person is willing to shell out $350 for headphones, he says abolutely.

I love music, probably more than the average person but have never spent more than $25 on some headphones. If i had some money to burn maybe i would spend $50.

tayRavage23 · Post by **tayRavage23** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:16 am

yall dudes spendin $25 max on earbuds/headphones, have you ever listened to music using a quality piece of audio equipemnt?

do you just not feel the difference is worth the money or is ignorance truly bliss?

Balzac · Post by **Balzac** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:36 am

these look sweet

the reviews are good too

only downside i can see so far is they wont' work at all without the batteries. My old noise cancelling pair would still at least function when the batteries died.