I tried my friend's Koss UR20s today and they sounded very good, considering the 20$ price tag. My main concern is the lack of bass, but of course that depends on your music choices.   link: http://www.headphone.com/headphones/koss-ur-20.php   EDIT: also has decent isolation. Isolation...

Quote: This post is called "why the beats hate?" You are literally asking for the reasons for why people hate beats. Don't complain about "hate" (actually well thought-out reasons) when you specifically request it. I've tried Beats, they aren't bad. But there are cheaper alternatives. That...

I'm sure there are a million headphones like these... but here's a good looking, much cheaper headphone that does "Beats" better than the Beats.   Link to review: http://headfonics.com/2013/04/the-akg-k618dj-another-beats-slayer/