Ben J
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Are they as good as people say?
Looking at some Solo HD's for Xmas.
http://www.johnlewis.com/231218089/Product.aspx
Worth it?
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edd1.0
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im also looking at getting some , i know there good headphones but there also a fashion statement aswell , im torn between getting some beats or house of marley exudos , also urbanears are good headphones and half the price
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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Tried 2 pairs of them that my mates have, good if you like that sort of music I think, I plugged my iPod into them and my classic rock / indie stuff sounded a bit muddy through them even after fiddling with my EQ for a while. Im willing to bet there are better out there for less, but arnt as "cool"
they did sound good with a bit of Dre comming out of them like, anything with alot of bass I can imagine being good
[Edited on 27-11-2011 by mattk]
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DannyB
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I'd say they were a fashion statement more than anything. I'm sure you could get equally good, if not better headphones for half that price or less.
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Nath
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Twats at my gym walk around with these on. Even if they are with their mates. Seems more like a fashion thing.
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LeeM
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they sound good, theres better out there for the money obviously but dont look as good. youre paying for the name because theyre in fashion, but i really want some!
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Ben J
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Wouldn't wear them to gym tbh. Not only would I look a cock but wouldn't want to get them sweaty lol.
I like them because they are meant to be really good, and they look awesome compared to other options.
[Edited on 27-11-2011 by Ben J]
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Jake
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the sound quality is very good, bass could be better but other than that. i listened to turantula-pendulum at the time and no distortion
[Edited on 27-11-2011 by Jake]
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LeeM
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i tried some with some swedish house mafia, sounded really good
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Cavey
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Got some in ear ones free with my sensation and got to say they sound excellent, not a touch of distortion on loudest, the phone is optimised with them tho.
Not sure I'd of paid 80odd or however much they are meant to be tho
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Ben G
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mate in work is always wearing them, saod they are brilliant
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Matt L
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i have the ones that come with my phone and tbh i hate them  sounds no different to my seinheisser ones other than they block out more noise but i cant stand the way they feel in my ear
cavey, any headphones you plug in get the beats profile and apparently they should have been around £130ish.
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Half Pint
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tried a pair of in ear ones and they had too much bass, it all depends on what you listen too and what you want. prefer my seinheisers (SP)
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Dom
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They aren't worth the cash as you can get a lot better for less. I agree with what a few have said, they are fashion.
Edit - Grado would be my choice but they probably aren't for all situations, i know Balling was saying they aren't too hot if you're using them on a flight (i've yet to try, usually use in-ears), but i haven't had any issues with the SR60s. Would recommend a decent headphone amp to get the best out of them though.
[Edited on 27-11-2011 by Dom]
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ed
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They're not great, I found them far too bass heavy and when I was messing around testing all the headphones in the shop I was in ( ) there were much better ones for the same or less money...
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LeeM
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keep getting very tempted to buy some of these whenevr i see them or someone mentions them might treat myself to some for christmas
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Sunz
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I would say no.
They are comfortable but so are my £20 sennheisers.
The sound quality should be better for the price.
Basically a average set of headphones, with a big advert with someone famous and people go crazy and think they are the best ones ever made !
[Edited on 27-11-2011 by Sunz]
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Ben-B
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massively overated headphones for the money.
look at audiotechnica.
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Generation
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They look nicer than alot of headphones, I listen to around 2.5 hours of music everyday through headphones and my seinheiser ones do the job and they were around £30
Can't imagine them being THAT much better tbh
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Tiger
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They are very average I think, and I spend quite a bit of time in studios with bands. They are far better if you use them with a good quality headphone amp such as these that I use: http://bit.ly/rXcAis but with an ipod etc they just dont have the power to drive them resulting in poor quality reproduction.
These cans are £1800 http://bit.ly/thiFtI but represent the top end standard of headphone shizzle.
But these http://bit.ly/fN9XtP at £108 will be light years ahead of those Beats phones.
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Dom
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tbh, get on Head-fi forums if you're serious about buying a decent pair of headphones.
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Ben J
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I'm buying beats. They'll be more than good enough for me and look nice.
Those Grados might be the shizz but are fugly. And tbh I'm a brand whore.
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csweatherston
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I have in ear "diddy beats" they sound brilliant but fall out all the time - thus being usless for gym wear.
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BYRON
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I am not impressed with mine tbh. Although there is plenty of clarity, it lacks some depth at times and is quite 'flat'.
They do look spot on though.
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Balling
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From what I have read (have not tried them personally) the Beats have a huge potential. Much bigger than could be expected.
However, plugging them in to the jack of your phone / MP3 player is not using them to their full potential, and as such, there are better options for the same or less money.
As Dom, I'm a huge fan of the Grados, but while on the move and using a portable player I find I get better all-round results from my Philips around-ears (biking), AKG compacts (walking) or Shure closed backs (travelling).
However, if you want ONE headphone to suit all needs and also use them at home with a proper stereo and perhaps even a headphone amp, as Dom suggests, the Beats do seem like a very good choice.
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