Finaly today they arrived They look fantastic and they sound fantastic as well. I'm very suprised how Sony is appreciating their customers. The headphones come with 2 types of earbuds. You get 4 sizes of hybbrid silicone earbuds, and 3 sizes of noise isolation earbuds which according to Sony...

The XB700 have great bass. Maybe not punchy but it's deep. The mids and highs are great. But if you're looking for extremly clear mids and highs maybe you should go with other headphones.  

I have the XB700. They are great. There is a lot of bass and the mids and highs are solid. I can't tell you nothing about the Beats but from what I read on the internet they are just for show. The Sony's have much beter sound quality. Don't let the  size of them change your mind, they are super...