Beats Pro by Dre Headphone Review

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[griffdawg1017]

I'm getting these tomorrow

[SemperFeared]

@chrisfoster4 I guess, to each his own. Just out of curiosity, have you heard any of my suggested earphones or any higher end IEMs? I'm sure you'll appreciate them much more then the Punch Plugs.

[chrisfoster4]

@SemperFeared Well, you know what they say, opinions are like assholes, everyones got em

[SemperFeared]

@chrisfoster4 Not including my $6300 Bang & Olufsen audio system in my Audi. I know what high fidelity audio is - an I can tell you that the overly bloated bass on the Punch Plugs is far from that. You can find much better sound from cheaper earphones such as the Klipsch Image S4, Etymotic MC5, Monster Turbine (Turbines have the same sound signature, but the bass is low and deep and punchy and will not distort the mids and treble). Sorry, but the Punch Plugs just do not sound good.

[SemperFeared]

@chrisfoster4 Punch Plugs are mainstream headphones - they don't offer true high fidelity sound but an emphasized bass that is "fun" to listen to. Yes, they are better than Skullcandies, Sony Extra-bass, etc. But they do not provide clarity (infact, quite the opposite), nor soundstage and instrument seperation (which is hard for earphones, but if you have listened to the UE TF10, which I doubt you have, you know what I'm talking about). I own over $8000 of home audio equipment...

[chrisfoster4]

@SemperFeared I don't doubt that some headphones are better, but YES the PP are better than MOST in ear buds less than $100. But i have yet to find a pair of over the ear headphones that offer the clean bass, midbass, and highs that the PP offer. And if you think the PP have to muddy midbass, then you clearly dont know what the sound spectrum is.

[SemperFeared]

@chrisfoster4 I own 7 high end IEMs, I know how to properly insert them in my ears. In fact, I pulled them out and reinserted them 3 times, and then tried them with Comply foam tips. All four times, the sound signature was reminiscent of the Beats, with an emphasized bass that muddies the rest of the spectrum (although not as bad as the earphones and Solos). Soundstage and instrument separation were below average. Pros DO sound better (though not 4x as much), and so do $79 Klipsch Image S4.

[chrisfoster4]

@SemperFeared Then you didnt have them in your ear right. Lots of people make that mistake. The beats have no little to no SQ, compared to the Punch Plugs. And the actual retail price what RF was going to sell them for was $379, but then the beats came out during the manufacturing and they dropped the price drastically to compete. They are not worth $100. They are worth about 3x more than that based on sound quailty. You couldnt honestly say that the Pro's are better.

[spevi1234]

You need to check out some Audio Technica's or some AKG's. Both Destroy these.

[SemperFeared]

@chrisfoster4 I've heard both the Pros and Punch Plugs, and while I agree the Pros do not sound like $400 headphones, they ARE better then the Punch Plugs. $100 Punch Plugs sounds like $100 headphones. $400 Beats sound like $175-225 headphones.