Why don’t you try real headphones instead? More music artists use AKG, Shure, Sennheiser, and Audio Technica products than the limited list of the ones who use the Beats products (even if you just compare the list of one of those companies to the Monster Beats’ list). Maybe it’s because those other companies actually have quality sound designed to match the needs of audio mixing, studio monitoring, and track mastering? You can’t compare the Beats to the quality offered by those other companies. Dre. makes best audio products my arse.

For 1/6th of the price, I would rather listen to my Sennheiser CX300?s over the Beats Tours which offer the same audio clarity; or at the same price of the Studios, my incredibly detailed high and mid ranged Shure SRH940 headphones. For a fraction of the price, I would rather spend my money on a dedicated digital-audio-converter from a reputable brand such as HiFiMAN or FiiO or HeadRoom than the spec-less Beats Audio system.

If you don’t believe me, go ahead and continue to purchase your over-priced Beats products, it’s not my money going down the drain. Prove to me otherwise that the Beats can seriously compete with other reputable audio brands.

For 1/6th of the price, I would rather listen to my Sennheiser CX300?s over the Beats Tours which offer the same audio clarity; or at the same price of the Studios, my incredibly detailed high and mid ranged Shure SRH940 headphones. For a fraction of the price, I would rather spend my money on a dedicated digital-audio-converter from a reputable brand such as HiFiMAN or FiiO or HeadRoom than the spec-less Beats Audio system.

If you don’t believe me, go ahead and continue to purchase your over-priced Beats products, it’s not my money going down the drain. Prove to me otherwise that the Beats can seriously compete with other reputable audio brands.

If the Beats Audio sound card is good, why does the Beats Audio webpage have no specifications about it? The consumer has absolutely no knowledge of what exactly it is. For all you know, it could be a regular sound card with Dr. Dre’s name on it and advertised to do as it does, am I right? Prove me wrong.

Also about the Beats Audio, the software is nothing more than just an applied system-wide sound equalizer. Engadget did an extensive audio test with the Beats Audio and the conclusion was that it was exactly just a treble and bass equalizer boost. You can have the exact same effect on any popular media player with the built-in equalizer. If you need the system-wide audio enhancements, why not go for the more widely used SRS or BBE sound enhancements? Those offer sooo many more audio enhancement options than the Beats Audio and are and can even put out the same bass and treble boosts as the Beats Audio software does if you choose to do so.

The audio stations at Best Buy are catered for initial impressions. For all you know, the Bose headphones could sound just as good as the Beats headphones at your home set-up, could they not? You only briefly listened to them for less than 5 minutes did you not? A 5-minute custom-tailored demo means nothing if you’re comparing the audio quality of headphones. You cannot possibly compare a 5-minute listen to the Bose’s audio station (mostly slow, acoustic-based tracks) with a 5-minute listen to the Beats audio station (mostly fast-paced, bass-boosted hip hop and pop tracks). A real headphone comparison would have the same tracks playing so you can directly compare how the headphones present the sounds. For those who say the Beats are better than Bose, why don’t you list any specific examples of how they’re better. Simply stating that headphone “X” is better than headphone “Y” doesn’t say anything meaningful. I could claim that the packaged iPhone earphones sound way better than any of the Beats headphones. Would you believe me if I said that statement without any evidence as to why they’re better? I challenge you to give me one example if you can.

Why don’t you guys try real headphones instead? More music artists use AKG, Shure, Sennheiser, and Audio Technica products than the limited list of the ones who use the Beats products (even if you just compare the list of one of those companies to the Monster Beats’ list). Maybe it’s because those other companies actually have quality sound designed to match the needs of audio mixing, studio monitoring, and track mastering? You can’t compare the Beats to the quality offered by those other companies.

For 1/6th of the price, I would rather listen to my Sennheiser CX300′s over the Beats Tours which offer the same audio clarity; or at the same price of the Studios, my incredibly detailed high and mid ranged Shure SRH940 headphones. For a fraction of the price, I would rather spend my money on a dedicated digital-audio-converter from a reputable brand such as HiFiMAN or FiiO or HeadRoom than the spec-less Beats Audio system.

If you don’t believe me, go ahead and continue to purchase your over-priced Beats products, it’s not my money going down the drain. Prove to me otherwise that the Beats can seriously compete with other reputable audio brands.