Thanks for the recommendation Physicist, I'll pass along the info. I was just about to email him anyways because I did find NewEgg.com has Beats on sale for $179.

You might be right but over the ears is what he's wanting. He did mention the monster fan's too, are they any good?

Go with Beats then?

I have a nephew (13yrs old) who has been playing football for several years now and he's looking for a set of headphones he can use while warming up, working out, etc.   He's thinking about getting a set of Beats, but I've heard in the past Beats are not very good for anything other than rap...