Quote: Beats Audio separated from Monster a while ago, but your point probably still stands.   Honestly, I'm probably not qualified to make any judgments about audio quality. Just judging by the level of bass though, these don't feel like refaced Studios...

Quote: It was $275 when I bought it on Amazon. Retail price is $300.

Quote: Hissing sound, yes.

Quote: The earcups and headband are made from the same type of soft memory foam. The headphones are metallic instead of the cheap plastic that the other Beats use, which is a huge plus for me. The headphones are a bit heavy, but I've kept it on for about an hour now and it feels comfy to...

Quote: Honestly, I'm not much of an audiophile. I've been using MEElec M31s for the past year and a half and generic Apple earbuds before that, and I don't have any experience with the Studios. For what it's worth, the bass in the Executive definitely doesn't seem as punchy as people made...

Quote: You'd think a $300 pair of headphones in 2012 would be able to, but these do not work without batteries. Not sure about dead batteries, but I can't imagine the results being any different.   Edit: I'm not sure why I can't embed pictures, but here are some close-ups...

My quick (and horrible) unboxing video is live!  

It's here! I'm actually busy at the moment so it'll be a few hours before I get a chance to actually unbox these, but here's a little teaser pic: http://i.imgur.com/TlHEn.jpg ;)

Quote: Yes.   http://i.imgur.com/GOcFi.png

Quote: Good point, but given the heavy marketing of most Beats headphones, it's weird that the Executives don't seem to exist at all even though it's supposedly close to release. :/

Quote: It was sold by Amazon actually. The main thing I'm worried about is that the company might make some last minute changes before officially releasing them, and I might end up with these (possibly worse) pre-release headphones.

Strange thing about these Beats Executives... I ordered them from Amazon about a month ago using this link, which appears to be dead now. The link was working fine the last time I checked it about two days ago. The headphones were shipped on Sunday and should be arriving tomorrow. Should I be...