There's this "self-proclaimed" audiophile guy I take classes with, and he mixes tunes with his MacBook Pro and Beats Studios (3 of them
). The thing is, he mixes good music, but is severely bass-light for hip-hop, since he uses bass-heavy phones. I then proceed to ask him why he uses such headphones.
Guy: Dude, you do know that major artists use Beats in their studios, right? They gotta be the best if they use them for their music.
Me: They only use them in public because they are paid to. In the studio, they probably use something else. If you were actually an audiophile, you would know.
Guy: Well, Mr. Audiophile (his attempt at an insult, but I liked it), prove it. I bet you can't.
Me: Try these. (hands him a Sennheiser HD280 Pro I borrowed from a friend to demo)
Guy: I never even heard of.. Senn.. hei.. whatever you call these things. How do these sound? I bet my Studios will sound better than these.
Me: Just try it.
Guy: (puts them on, tries to hide obvious awe in his face) They're not bad. How much did you pay for these?
Me: Those aren't mine, but I think they're a hundred bucks.
Guy: No really? You're kidding me right?
Me: No, wanna check?
Guy: Alright alright. I still think you're making fun of me.
(we then proceed to HeadRoom to check HD280 Pro prices)
Guy: (mouth hanging slightly open) Well, they must use these in the studios, 'cause they don't look like much.
Me: I though you just said they used Beats in studios?
(I then proceed to tell him where I buy headphones, and make replacement recommendations for the Tour he uses on his iPod as well)
Guy: Alright then, thanks.
The next day I passed by his music room and saw only one pair of Studios left. He bought an HD280 Pro and a CX-300II Precision IEM. He says he'll keep the Studios for "swag".
Mission accomplished (somewhat).