-Flow- wrote Everybody besides a few, quit the hating. You guys obviously don't like them because they are to pricy for you, or you are jealous. Stop trolling!

...or genuinely think that Beats are atrocities. Using that logic, I can't afford a Can-Am Spyder, but I do know that I'd probably buy a lot of things before I'd buy a Spyder. I understand the merits of the Spyder, but if I'm going to have something that leaves me completely exposed, I'd go all out and buy a nice motorcycle with two wheels.

I don't really have to defend my point since Bankais graciously posted links for me, but seriously, the Pros, while rather pleasant to listen to, are one of the weirdest sounding headphones ever. Heck, even iBuds sounded more realistic. My issue with the Pros is that somehow, every single blessed frequency range is hyped up. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind extra of some things, but it's like (to use another analogy) an ice cream sundae. A lot of people like eating ice cream without any toppings on them. I'll compare these people to the people who use stock buds. Then there are people who add syrup. These can be the people that step up and buy something nicer, but more colored. Beats, of any sort, is an ice cream sundae with syrup, berries, sprinkles, caramel, graham crackers, and gummy worms. Is there a target audience for that? Sure, but claiming that it's the best thing ever would be stupid.

Oh, and for r00t_b33r, the people that are too obsessed with audio chew on ice.

Granted, that's a rather terrible analogy because a lot of audiophile equipment is colored as well, but it's at least done so tastefully, well, ideally.

To be fully honest, I think that you shouldn't have gotten Beats. I owned a pair of them, the speaker broke after about a month and they're too fragile.

Zylo wrote Ew...beats...

They have good sound quality, but there durability is trash.

Not really the durability is there it has aluminum casing (on pros anyways)

G_Unit wrote

Zylo wrote Ew...beats...

They have good sound quality, but there durability is trash.

Not really the durability is there it has aluminum casing (on pros anyways)

The headband still has a tendency to snap for some reason. The cups and adjusters are made of metal, but the headband is still not the sturdiest. I accidentally broke one while trying a pair of demo Pros on. It wasn't the best experience.

I really have no idea why they'd make the cups thick aluminum. That's basically making the headphones heavy for the sake of being heavy. Metal does have decent resonance properties, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't make much of a difference with the less-than impressive drivers the Pros have. I could forgive a bit of treble harshness due to the metal cups, but since the metal makes the soundwaves bounce off, without proper engineering, the sound will be harsh for all frequencies, which is the case with the Pros. Their bass is quite uncontrolled (well, the bass is comparable to the JVC RX700, which is a $30 headphone), their mids are shouty, thanks to the harsh treble, and the treble has very little definition, which I find weird since Beats use aluminum drivers, which usually have at least decent treble, but combined with the aluminum housing, it's basically hell.

Ishcabible wrote

-Flow- wrote Everybody besides a few, quit the hating. You guys obviously don't like them because they are to pricy for you, or you are jealous. Stop trolling!

...or genuinely think that Beats are atrocities. Using that logic, I can't afford a Can-Am Spyder, but I do know that I'd probably buy a lot of things before I'd buy a Spyder. I understand the merits of the Spyder, but if I'm going to have something that leaves me completely exposed, I'd go all out and buy a nice motorcycle with two wheels.

I don't really have to defend my point since Bankais graciously posted links for me, but seriously, the Pros, while rather pleasant to listen to, are one of the weirdest sounding headphones ever. Heck, even iBuds sounded more realistic. My issue with the Pros is that somehow, every single blessed frequency range is hyped up. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind extra of some things, but it's like (to use another analogy) an ice cream sundae. A lot of people like eating ice cream without any toppings on them. I'll compare these people to the people who use stock buds. Then there are people who add syrup. These can be the people that step up and buy something nicer, but more colored. Beats, of any sort, is an ice cream sundae with syrup, berries, sprinkles, caramel, graham crackers, and gummy worms. Is there a target audience for that? Sure, but claiming that it's the best thing ever would be stupid.

Oh, and for r00t_b33r, the people that are too obsessed with audio chew on ice.

Granted, that's a rather terrible analogy because a lot of audiophile equipment is colored as well, but it's at least done so tastefully, well, ideally.

Speaking of colored sound, my friend bought Pro 900s at my direction and they sound exactly like I thought they would. Glorious, but without a midrange. The best sound I've experienced to date.

I have solid gold Detox's..... Jelly???
hahahaf

beats are shit dont waste 300$ on em get the fake ones for 25$ tht have same sound quality. :L all beats are is for looks.

r00t_b33r wrote

Ishcabible wrote

-Flow- wrote Everybody besides a few, quit the hating. You guys obviously don't like them because they are to pricy for you, or you are jealous. Stop trolling!

...or genuinely think that Beats are atrocities. Using that logic, I can't afford a Can-Am Spyder, but I do know that I'd probably buy a lot of things before I'd buy a Spyder. I understand the merits of the Spyder, but if I'm going to have something that leaves me completely exposed, I'd go all out and buy a nice motorcycle with two wheels.

I don't really have to defend my point since Bankais graciously posted links for me, but seriously, the Pros, while rather pleasant to listen to, are one of the weirdest sounding headphones ever. Heck, even iBuds sounded more realistic. My issue with the Pros is that somehow, every single blessed frequency range is hyped up. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind extra of some things, but it's like (to use another analogy) an ice cream sundae. A lot of people like eating ice cream without any toppings on them. I'll compare these people to the people who use stock buds. Then there are people who add syrup. These can be the people that step up and buy something nicer, but more colored. Beats, of any sort, is an ice cream sundae with syrup, berries, sprinkles, caramel, graham crackers, and gummy worms. Is there a target audience for that? Sure, but claiming that it's the best thing ever would be stupid.

Oh, and for r00t_b33r, the people that are too obsessed with audio chew on ice.

Granted, that's a rather terrible analogy because a lot of audiophile equipment is colored as well, but it's at least done so tastefully, well, ideally.

Speaking of colored sound, my friend bought Pro 900s at my direction and they sound exactly like I thought they would. Glorious, but without a midrange. The best sound I've experienced to date.

Ok so what do you think I should have got for $350usd? I'm not ranting I seriously want to know your opinion

G_Unit wrote

r00t_b33r wrote

Ishcabible wrote

-Flow- wrote Everybody besides a few, quit the hating. You guys obviously don't like them because they are to pricy for you, or you are jealous. Stop trolling!

...or genuinely think that Beats are atrocities. Using that logic, I can't afford a Can-Am Spyder, but I do know that I'd probably buy a lot of things before I'd buy a Spyder. I understand the merits of the Spyder, but if I'm going to have something that leaves me completely exposed, I'd go all out and buy a nice motorcycle with two wheels.

I don't really have to defend my point since Bankais graciously posted links for me, but seriously, the Pros, while rather pleasant to listen to, are one of the weirdest sounding headphones ever. Heck, even iBuds sounded more realistic. My issue with the Pros is that somehow, every single blessed frequency range is hyped up. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind extra of some things, but it's like (to use another analogy) an ice cream sundae. A lot of people like eating ice cream without any toppings on them. I'll compare these people to the people who use stock buds. Then there are people who add syrup. These can be the people that step up and buy something nicer, but more colored. Beats, of any sort, is an ice cream sundae with syrup, berries, sprinkles, caramel, graham crackers, and gummy worms. Is there a target audience for that? Sure, but claiming that it's the best thing ever would be stupid.

Oh, and for r00t_b33r, the people that are too obsessed with audio chew on ice.

Granted, that's a rather terrible analogy because a lot of audiophile equipment is colored as well, but it's at least done so tastefully, well, ideally.

Speaking of colored sound, my friend bought Pro 900s at my direction and they sound exactly like I thought they would. Glorious, but without a midrange. The best sound I've experienced to date.

Ok so what do you think I should have got for $350usd? I'm not ranting I seriously want to know your opinion

The Ultrasone Pro 900.

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If it's bass you're after, these are right up your alley. They're also built extremely well and are far more comfortable and lighter than Beats.

r00t_b33r wrote

Ishcabible wrote

-Flow- wrote Everybody besides a few, quit the hating. You guys obviously don't like them because they are to pricy for you, or you are jealous. Stop trolling!

...or genuinely think that Beats are atrocities. Using that logic, I can't afford a Can-Am Spyder, but I do know that I'd probably buy a lot of things before I'd buy a Spyder. I understand the merits of the Spyder, but if I'm going to have something that leaves me completely exposed, I'd go all out and buy a nice motorcycle with two wheels.

I don't really have to defend my point since Bankais graciously posted links for me, but seriously, the Pros, while rather pleasant to listen to, are one of the weirdest sounding headphones ever. Heck, even iBuds sounded more realistic. My issue with the Pros is that somehow, every single blessed frequency range is hyped up. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind extra of some things, but it's like (to use another analogy) an ice cream sundae. A lot of people like eating ice cream without any toppings on them. I'll compare these people to the people who use stock buds. Then there are people who add syrup. These can be the people that step up and buy something nicer, but more colored. Beats, of any sort, is an ice cream sundae with syrup, berries, sprinkles, caramel, graham crackers, and gummy worms. Is there a target audience for that? Sure, but claiming that it's the best thing ever would be stupid.

Oh, and for r00t_b33r, the people that are too obsessed with audio chew on ice.

Granted, that's a rather terrible analogy because a lot of audiophile equipment is colored as well, but it's at least done so tastefully, well, ideally.

Speaking of colored sound, my friend bought Pro 900s at my direction and they sound exactly like I thought they would. Glorious, but without a midrange. The best sound I've experienced to date.

No midrange? That's a shame. That'd be pretty hard to adjust to for me. Has he tried the Kees mod? I should probably return the Sony SA5000 I have on loan. It's kind of uncomfortable for me to have a headphone that costs twice the Detoxes for about a month without the owner complaining. I'm so buying one though. It starts to catch up on the HE500, except that it really only does a few genres right. The rest are kind of a mess.

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