It's funny how the Beats are the only headphone where we do this-- stating its quality independent of price and THEN whether they're worth it. You don't see people saying this:
Koss KSC75s - Mediocre, but a fantastic value.
If Beyerdynamic released a pair of headphones tomorrow at a price point of $1000 that sounded like a $300 pair, people wouldn't be calling them "good but overpriced", they'd be calling them "overpriced garbage" or an equivalent swear word if this site wasn't run by prudes...