Lost My Cord to my Dre Beats

[trickblue]

I don't know if I'd go that far... Bose revolutionized speaker/headphone technology?

I'm not an audiosnob by any stretched (as evidenced by my opinion that the chatter over how terrible Dre's are is way overblown), but recommending Bose as a "revolutionary" alternative to Dre's would get you ridiculed by most audiophiles.

For me the bottom line is listen to what you can afford and what sounds good. Whether it's Monster, Denon, Bose or otherwise, you're going to pay a bit for cache.

I wasn't trying to be an Audiophile snob either although I was a professional sound man for a time... just trying to save some members a buck or two...

Bose hasn't been in the headphone industry since the inception, but they have always been revolutionary... they are THE first choice in noise cancelling technology... and LONG ruled the compact industry. There are other competitors now in the compact market. I would also look at Bob Carver's Sunfire stuff as well as they late great Henry Kloss' Cambridge Soundworks equipment...

Amar Bose created the famous Bose 901 speakers. A bookshelf size offering that used porting like was never seen before. The 901 series had an intricate architecture of piped ports, that made them sound like floor speakers. Wind speed in these ports registered over 100 mph... the result was unheard of bass rivaling 15" subs out of a 4" offering. Of course, in this day and age it has been matched, but it took 30 years to do so...

I agree with you on taking a listen. Beats sound just fine, but I have heard better for just $50... I just want to encourage buyers not to buy Beats for the name or coolness factor... they just aren't that good in regards to the price. They would be VERY good $30-$75 headphones, but Klipsch, especially, leaves them in the dust... with malice...

 

[RastaRocket]

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[arglebargle]

Bose...the modern company....is just awful. Riding on rep.

Though I really dislike active noise canceling as an unneeded manipulation and degradation of sound, so if they are good at that it wouldn't carry much weight here.

 

[TheCount]

I wasn't trying to be an Audiophile snob either although I was a professional sound man for a time... just trying to save some members a buck or two...

Bose hasn't been in the headphone industry since the inception, but they have always been revolutionary... they are THE first choice in noise cancelling technology... and LONG ruled the compact industry. There are other competitors now in the compact market. I would also look at Bob Carver's Sunfire stuff as well as they late great Henry Kloss' Cambridge Soundworks equipment...

Amar Bose created the famous Bose 901 speakers. A bookshelf size offering that used porting like was never seen before. The 901 series had an intricate architecture of piped ports, that made them sound like floor speakers. Wind speed in these ports registered over 100 mph... the result was unheard of bass rivaling 15" subs out of a 4" offering. Of course, in this day and age it has been matched, but it took 30 years to do so...

I agree with you on taking a listen. Beats sound just fine, but I have heard better for just $50... I just want to encourage buyers not to buy Beats for the name or coolness factor... they just aren't that good in regards to the price. They would be VERY good $30-$75 headphones, but Klipsch, especially, leaves them in the dust... with malice...

I'm with you. I just think the people that get them for the coolness factor get them for exactly that reason, so it's a losing battle.

When it comes to noise canceling, I'll definitely co-sign Bose but I actually think the Dre's rank up there pretty high in the same department.

A lot of people don't take into account that the Monster Beats Studio (which are the ones you see everywhere) have noise canceling technology, which amounts for some of the price inflation as compared to other full size cans.

They also retail for about $260 these days, which is cheaper than any noise-canceling headphones Bose offers.

I like Bose, I had a pair of Triports for years and years till my wife accidentally stepped on them and broken them, and they were a lot of fun to listen to.

I just think the whole "Dre's suck!" thing is fueled by counter-hype because they are so trendy and pricy. But everything that's trendy usually is pricy.

 

[trickblue]

I'm with you. I just think the people that get them for the coolness factor get them for exactly that reason, so it's a losing battle.

When it comes to noise canceling, I'll definitely co-sign Bose but I actually think the Dre's rank up there pretty high in the same department.

A lot of people don't take into account that the Monster Beats Studio (which are the ones you see everywhere) have noise canceling technology, which amounts for some of the price inflation as compared to other full size cans.

They also retail for about $260 these days, which is cheaper than any noise-canceling headphones Bose offers.

I like Bose, I had a pair of Triports for years and years till my wife accidentally stepped on them and broken them, and they were a lot of fun to listen to.

I just think the whole "Dre's suck!" thing is fueled by counter-hype because they are so trendy and pricy. But everything that's trendy usually is pricy.

I have NO problem with the Dre's as long as they are in the $50-$75 realm... and I don't recall saying Dre's sucks... just overpriced... they aren't bad headphones in ANY sense... just WAY too expensive for what they are... you can buy reference headphones for almost that price...

For $50... GREAT choice... for $75... Klipsch leaves them in the dust...

I was just pointing out that klipsch makes the best for the money... and they have skins on the wall...

I have no issues with Dre... I actually find him to be a pretty cool guy... I just don't want our members wasting money when they can get better for less...

That's all... I don't work for either company btw...

 

[TheCount]

I have NO problem with the Dre's as long as they are in the $50-$75 realm... and I don't recall saying Dre's sucks... just overpriced... they aren't bad headphones in ANY sense... just WAY too expensive for what they are... you can buy reference headphones for almost that price...

For $50... GREAT choice... for $75... Klipsch leaves them in the dust...

I was just pointing out that klipsch makes the best for the money... and they have skins on the wall...

I have no issues with Dre... I actually find him to be a pretty cool guy... I just don't want our members wasting money when they can get better for less...

That's all... I don't work for either company btw...

Sorry, I wasn't referring to you with the "Dre's Suck" comment, I just mean the general sentiment that comes out of threads like this or even from people on the street.

I will say though if you feel Bose QC's are worth the $300+, I'm not sure why you'd think paying more than $75 for the studio's is a waste...

 

[trickblue]

Sorry, I wasn't referring to you with the "Dre's Suck" comment, I just mean the general sentiment that comes out of threads like this or even from people on the street.

I will say though if you feel Bose QC's are worth the $300+, I'm not sure why you'd think paying more than $75 for the studio's is a waste...

NO headphones are worth $300... PERIOD...

You should NEVER pay over $75 for normal headphones (I am going to discount some of the noise cancelling offerings because some of that is some high tech stuff that requires a lot of research) unless you are buying reference headphones... and even THOSE can be suspect...

That's all I'm saying...

 

[TheCount]

NO headphones are worth $300... PERIOD...

You should NEVER pay over $75 for normal headphones (I am going to discount some of the noise cancelling offerings because some of that is some high tech stuff that requires a lot of research) unless you are buying reference headphones... and even THOSE can be suspect...

That's all I'm saying...

But the Dre's ARE noise canceling...

Eitherway, I think we definitely agree on this subject more than we disagree. I have a bit of a headphone collection, including a pair over $300 (for home use) that I like a whole lot though.

I like the isolation a pair of headphones give you, especially since I live in a condo, but they'll never be a replacement for a nice speaker setup.

 

[rkell87]

Ok I found them. They were on top of my Xbox. Lock this baby up.

I feel that, in light of this development, you should have thread making privileges revoked for at least a month

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

If you really want to put the research in and get real audiophile quality headphones, visit here:

www.head-fi.org

They have shootouts, buying guides, entire forums dedicated to every type of headphone you can get plus amps, cords, etc.

 

[trickblue]

But the Dre's ARE noise canceling...

Eitherway, I think we definitely agree on this subject more than we disagree. I have a bit of a headphone collection, including a pair over $300 (for home use) that I like a whole lot though.

I like the isolation a pair of headphones give you, especially since I live in a condo, but they'll never be a replacement for a nice speaker setup.

Good discussion here... I will leave it at this...

NEVER, EVER pay more than $75 unless you are getting top notch noise cancelling or reference HF...

Count makes some good points... he knows his stuff...

I still say go Klipsch... that's all...

 

[Gemini Dolly]

Im still with these things, and Im not budging. Those beats or whatever would look ridiculous on me.

P.S. Glad you find your Dre Beats, LOL.

 

[ajk23az]

Yes, but I got some new ones. I have these now. I've had them for about six months.

Had a bad *** workout, but had to use crappy earphones.

You wear THOSE to work out???? :laugh2:

Oh myyy.....

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

You wear THOSE to work out???? :laugh2:

Oh myyy.....

I usually don't use headphones to work out. I usually play my music out loud.

 

[RastaRocket]

You wear THOSE to work out???? :laugh2:

Oh myyy.....

:laugh2:

Some day this young padawan will learn, he just can't see it yet.

 

[ajk23az]

I usually don't use headphones to work out. I usually play my music out loud.

To be brutally honest...

If you work out by yourself is one thing but if you go to a public gym like LifeTime, 24 Hour, etc. that's another problem.

Honestly, your at a gym to work out, not listen to music, you can do that on the couch. Get some earbud headphones that don't make you look like a doofus at the gym.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

To be brutally honest...

If you work out by yourself is one thing but if you go to a public gym like LifeTime, 24 Hour, etc. that's another problem.

Honestly, your at a gym to work out, not listen to music, you can do that on the couch. Get some earbud headphones that don't make you look like a doofus at the gym.

Well I usually work out at home, but today I went to Lifetime. It's AMAZING. Awesome machines, has a store, beautiful women, has a basketball court. Great gym.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Well I usually work out at home, but today I went to Lifetime. It's AMAZING. Awesome machines, has a store, beautiful women, has a basketball court. Great gym.

You should take your purple beats next time.

 

[RastaRocket]

Well I usually work out at home, but today I went to Lifetime. It's AMAZING. Awesome machines, has a store, beautiful women, has a basketball court. Great gym.

Never been there but yep they are nice. You should do a test. Talk to the beautiful women with earbuds one day, and the purple beats another day. Report back to this thread with the results.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Never been there but yep they are nice. You should do a test. Talk to the beautiful women with earbuds one day, and the purple beats another day. Report back to this thread with the results.

:laugh2: