Thursday, December 8, 2011

Beats by Dr. Dre: What's the Hype?




Lately, I have been seeing these headphones EVERYWHERE. They are the new “it” item with twenty-somethings and those who want to be twenty-something flocking to get them and show them off.
From what I have read, Dr. Dre worked with Monster Cable and Robert Brunner, an industrial designer in order to perfect the headphones, a process that took over two years.
Part of the appeal of Beats headphones is no doubt the name attached to them- the marketing and with Dre and Monster Cable behind it. However, most reviews praise the sound quality of the headphones, commenting on how the listener can hear new aspects of the same songs they have been listening to, often as the artist intended for the song to be heard. The headphones, while also noise-cancelling, pick up on otherwise unheard parts of music, for example crowd noise in live versions of songs.
Features:

  • Large speaker drivers and high-power digital amplifier for deeper bass, smooth highs, and clear vocals
  • Isolation technology that cuts external noise
  • Larger ear-cups for comfort
  • Monster iSoniTalk headphone cable that has an answer button, allowing the listener to answer calls while listening to music
  • Monster Cable headphone cable with Quadripole 4 twisted pair construction reduces signal loss for balanced sound and clarity
  • Scratch-resistant gloss finish
  • * The foldable Beats headphones offer a compact minijack connector to reduce bulk and an integrated mute button




Now, the headphones come in limited edition colors such as silver, pink, and orange. They offer over-ear and in-ear headphones, as well as speakers and an artist series features headphones connected to Diddy, Lady Gaga, and Lebron James.

Beats Audio has partnered with HP to produce laptops and desktops that have high quality speakers:

With so many places to get the headphones (Best Buy, f.y.e., Apple, Target, Amazon, Dell, and even Walmart) its easy to pick them up.
OK, so how much are these things going to cost me? Well, there are a few models of the headphones, they are pretty much right around $300- $350, which I admit is a little pricey, but apparently well worth it.
They must be doing something right if they have a warning right on their website about counterfeit beats headphones.
Lastly, let’s take a look at the who’s who wearing Beats:



Sources:
Beatsbydre.com
Geek.com/articles/gadgets/review-beats-by-dre-headphones-20080730/
apple.com

11 comments:

  1. They are NOT worth the hype. There are much better headphones with better definition, clarity, truth for much cheaper. Check out the proper Studio grade brands such as AKG, Beyerdynamic, Audio Technica, KRK. These will SMASH the beats.

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  2. Uh no the beats are the BEST headphones around. They are worth the few hundred bucks. Get them if you have the money.

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  3. Awesome marketing by Dr. Dre :)

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  4. Nowadays more and more people begin to ask - What brand of headphones has NBA super star Dwight Howard wore on his ears? The fashionable headphones whirlwind, however, is much stronger than you could imagine. Many stars and stylish people all swagger through the streets in their Monster Beats by dr.dre headphones. Even Monster Company himself has not expected that their products would have become so popular that Kobe Bryant was fined after post-game press conference for wearing his Beats by dr. dre Studio headphones which he bought himself.

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  5. With the celebrity effect on dr dre beats, it's quite a good job for the company. Even though many people claim about the price is expensive, well, it is worthy.

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  6. Beats by dre est en fait l'un des écouteurs préférés dans le monde entier.
    http://www.top-monsterbeats.com/

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  7. Honestly it's all just good marketing. I've heard a lot of horrible reviews about almost every model they have out. The worst part is there are some models marketed as "music production" headphones or for "studios" when they are completely the opposite of what you want for monitoring a mix or producing music. You need a flat frequency response when monitoring mixes, not colored with excessive low end / bass... my 2cents

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  8. This is actually the kind of information I have been trying to find. Thank you for writing this information. best studio headphones under 100

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