Where are the elusive Fake Beats? - Page 3

Hi, I'm a head-fier and I have beats.  (It's like admitting you're an alcoholic).  I have two pair of Beats Tour.  And I even own a pair of Beats Pro. 

The Beats Tour are fairly decent earbuds for the money.  I bought them because of their comfort.  I used to love the Shure EC-4s, now discontinued, and the Tours are the nearest replacement I've found for comfort.  They don't need to go deep into your ear (which really annoys me) to get decent sound, and they are very good for watching a movie on the road because they rumble nicely.

I purchased a back-up pair online and they were definitely fake.  The sound was similar to what you would hear out of the $2 dollar airline earbuds you can purchase during your flight.  The box was such a good replica, even the packaging and tips, you would never know they were fake if someone just gave them to you.  And I suspect many people who bag on Beats were likely listening to a fake pair.

Now I will admit, the Solo and the Studio are pretty darn awful.  I can't imagine wanting a pair-- ever.  But the pros aren't bad-- but they are extremely overpriced.  I would put them at the $200-$250 range in sound-- and they have a tight clamp which gets uncomfortable after an hour or so.  I bought them to hear what all the fuss was about.  They deliver loads of bass and average highs, but they are clear and make decent sound.  Not great sound, but good.  I will likely be selling them off within the next month or two because it's a lot of money to be sitting around not getting much use. 

But I will hold onto and continue to enjoy (yes, enjoy) the Beats Tour.  I also own RE-0 HifiMan, and they sound better, but they bother my ears after an hour.  The Tours don't bother me even after a two-hour movie.  I also own customs-- UERMs, which, naturally blow both of these buds away, but they're a commitment to wear (though I do commit often). 

But I don't see Beats as the "evil one" as many do around these parts.  The Tours are decent.. The Pros overpriced.. but they don't sound like garbage.  I don't see a big fuss.

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Originally Posted by McNuggetsPie 

How can you guys actually wear beats outside....

This ^^ I would not wear them based on principle since Dre and Iovine have basically gotten away with highway robbery, overpricing these headphones and claiming they sound exceptional, "like you are in the studio with the artist" BS. I know these are fakes but if you wear them outside, you are still promoting a company that doesn't deserve it instead of promoting a company like Koss (KSC-75 anyone? - Sounds exponentially better and competes with $100+ cans easily). There's also the Panasonic RP-HTX7 which sounds better, looks great, and actually has great build quality for $30 or less.

Anyway, I understand it's a personal decision but that's my $0.02. Would not promote a company that has raped a lot of people's wallets while blatantly lying about the SQ and giving them horrendous BQ. The prices the fakes are should have been the original prices.

Yeah, but $13 won't hurt you, will it?

^^ Just save up 8 more dollars and get some monoprice headphones :P

What's the point? :p 

These are at least interesting to play or joke around. And you can always sell them easily, lol.

^^ You got a point there :P would love to con a couple of class A suckers ^_^

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Originally Posted by SmOgER 

And you can always sell them easily, lol.

+1. I bought two $20 ones from ioffer and sold them for $80 each .

Even at $25 for the "Studios," I STILL can't bring myself to order a pair.

Just pulled the trigger on them.  One of my nephews (16) comes over regularly and we're constantly "debating" beats vs my HD700, HE-500, and even Bose QC15. Next time he comes over for a visit, I'll pull these out and tell him that I've given up trying to convince him and that he can have what he wants.  It'll be a great moment for him and he'll be super cool at school the next day.  For $25 (for nice red studios), it's well worth it, regardless of how they sound.

im just giggling about it as I sit here listening to my Diana Krall on my 500s...

This last pair is great only for dance music. The Oscar/Army headphones are better than the Beats copy. They look the same but I think the Army ones have different drivers? I live on an island where they have these to buy in shops. I would buy more but why? If you have three pair then I would guess you own some. 40 pairs gets you HD650s.