[ArmednInsane]

I have recommended beats and bose to my friends before. But whenever asked why I didn't buy beats and bose I usually just say "They are too expensive for the sound I am looking for"

 

[sysfail]

It's embedded in our social structure this day and age. Having Bose, white apple earphones, Beats, and Skullcandys on you just means you follow what society is doing and promoting. Unfortunately, most HAVE to follow this trend even if there are things out there that sound better, have better build, better quality, better value, etc. They have to have it to "fit in". It has nothing to do with enjoying the music through the headphones/earphones. People just follow what's "cool" at the moment. Even if the person doesn't care much for music, not to mention headphones, they'd still probably pick up one of those headphones cause it's so "cool" flashing them out in the public. It's on TV, movies, in the clubs, in music videos, all the famous stars use them, etc. It's what society is telling us to do. Having Bose, apple earphones, Beats, Skullcandys won't give you weird looks, but having Denons, Sennheisers, Ultrasones, Audio Technicas, Beyers, etc. will. So that's how these brands are able to sell at several times the actual value of their products, people don't want something that'll give them weird looks, they want something that'll make others go "that's cool".
 
So a friend of mine was about to jump on the Beats hype even though he was never into headphones or a lot of music for that matter. I quickly pulled him out of it, and convinced him to pick up a Audio Technica M50.

 

[somebodysb2]

I know right?
 
I was wearing my XB1000's the other day and some guy wearing Skullcandy Ink'ed told me that his cheap earphones were better than my Sony's, I let him listen to my phone's with some 320 kbps music and he literally become speechless. 

 

[Armaegis]

semi-rhetorical question: what headphones do hipster audiophiles wear?

 

[maverickronin]

ED8 LEs or palladiums.

 

[kite7]

y u no wear beats??
 
Anyways, my cousin bought a pair of justin bieber beats and asked me if they were good. Good thing I convinced him to return it and I'll be going with him to a local headphone store. He said he bought it because it looked cool...

 

[cpxchewy]

I actually don't mind beats. To be honest, I was an ipod earbud user for the longest time, thinking that my music in 320kbps is good enough. However, one day, my friend lent me his beats and I was shocked at how good they were. Then, i did research and more research and came upon headfi. I tried out HD555s (love them) and I just bought Grados SR-80i. I still wouldn't mind getting a pair of beats (maybe counterfeit?) and walk around campus wearing them as a fashion thing.
 
Beats opened my mind to good earbuds.

 

[maverickronin]

If I ever had a pair of headphones for "fashion" purposes I think I'd have to go with something steampunk.  Most likely with ortho drivers and if I was feeling really over the top, an integrated hybrid amp with a tube sticking out of the side.
 
I just use IEMs on the go though, because they're so much more convenient.  I'd have to have a lot of spare time and money before I ever got around to concocting anything like that since it would be a ton of work and just for looks.

 

[blufox4900]

You could always get a glossy wood shell with a pair of grados along with a lambskin headband and go for the classy look

 

[maverickronin]

"Classy" really isn't my style, but I've seen a lot of good looking Grado mods.  They've got a fun sound and if you're going to mod everything you don't even need to buy an expensive model.
 
If you were wearing them on the go as a fashion accessory they'd be completely useless for anything else since they're very, very, open.  Even if you had them on your head, they leak just as much as if you had a pair of beats hanging around your neck and were blasting them.

 

[ohhgourami]

I'd never wear my cans outside just because they are too inconvenient.  Plus I look silly wearing cans anyway.  Though people give me weird looks when I wear my IEMs.  Maybe because of the more elongated shape, it looks like I shoved carrots into my ears?

 

[chinesekiwi]

semi-rhetorical question: what headphones do hipster audiophiles wear?

Hipster in terms of headphones is normally associated with Grado tbh.

 

[tvrboy]

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LOL at that! I also took Japanese, and have studieing it since I left high school 6 years back. I'm not fluent at all.
 
I remember I was listening to my Koss PRO4AAT's in my Japanese class and my teacher walked over and said "Ausuten-san, kono hedofon (ヘッドホン) ga suki desuka?". I replied "ee, suki desu.". LOL enough Japanese for now
 


 
 

You were wearing those in public? That's hardcore! How do you like those phones, I've been curious about 'em for a while.

 

[GasMaskMan]

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You were wearing those in public? That's hardcore! How do you like those phones, I've been curious about 'em for a while.

I used to wear the Studio's to school when I had them.  People would stare and be like "How old are those?" or "Are they Helocopter headphones?"
Miss those big guys...
 

 

[WhiteCrow]

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ED8 LEs or palladiums.

you forgot the B&W5