[grokit]

It's called the Steampunk Aesthetic, look it up if you can't relate on a visceral level.

 

[e19650826]

well... the audio technica wood series and many other wood headphones will certainly satisfy your crave for beauty. If you have enough money, you can literally buy them for the purpose of display. They are eye candies and usually sound as beautiful as they look.

 

[RexAeterna]

i think the beats are not good looking. i like the plain industrial studio design look. i do find headphones like the k601/701/702 very nice looking as well even though they kinda have a different design approach to other AKG models. if you want a good looking and top sounding headphone try the 1970's pioneer monitor 10. sounds amazing and looks great. thing is built like a tank and capable of beating someone to death with it(it's that sturdy!)

 

[kicker]

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wood on electronics equipments look horrible imo.
sure everyone have their opinion, but try showing the LCD-2 to a non audiophile because sometimes we may be a lil bit biased about the things that we love and hear what they say about it looks compared to the beats.

 
im not audiophile and i find the LCD-2 look like rolls royce of its kind, just bcz you can't afford it that doesn't mean that your cheap headphone are better 

 

[rezel]

Personally a wood hater on headphones. I somewhat understand where OP is coming from but I'm not one to completely dismiss wood headphones.
 
More a fan of the Sony Qualia or K70x material aesthetic. I like heavy duty plastics and metals. 
 
Still trying to find out if I can replace wooden cup covers on D7000's with the D2000's plastic cover.

 

[fir3dp]

my friend have the beats... but the moment he held my lcd2 his eyes glowed and said " whoa! mother of all headphones! this feels like it cost more than my watcha.. so heavy! " yup

to me there should be only metal wood and leather!!

 

[GigaFi]

All the more reason why V-Moda and Skullcandy are going in the right direction.

 

[winkyeye]

I find the LCD-2 very beautiful in comparison to the plasticky stuff from Monster, and I think most of my acquaintances would also agree...

 

[nikp]

The beats are good looking but when closed up and felt, they are nothing more than cheap plastic headphones. On the other hand, the LCD-2, HD800, Beyer, etc felt really solid and once you touch them you know what they're made of - high quality stuff.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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The beats are good looking but when closed up and felt, they are nothing more than cheap plastic headphones. On the other hand, the LCD-2, HD800, Beyer, etc felt really solid and once you touch them you know what they're made of - high quality stuff.

 
+1
 
i showed some of my friends the difference between build quality. u go to best buy and just feel the beats and skullcandy compare to like my hd 650s, my ultrasones, the grados. the beats feel like a kids toy while my headphones feel sturdy and alot more durable. i was particularly impressed with the pro 900s very solid plastic feel. its heavy and feels way different than the headphones u typically feel. flimsy cheap plastic feeling 

 

[wind016]

Beats feel and look like crap next to an Audio Technica Esw10jpn, ath w2002, ath w3000anv, ultrasone ed8, denon d7000, etc

 

[Digital-Pride]

 
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[B-Wong]

Quote:

wood on electronics equipments look horrible imo.
sure everyone have their opinion, but try showing the LCD-2 to a non audiophile because sometimes we may be a lil bit biased about the things that we love and hear what they say about it looks compared to the beats.

In. Your. Opinion.
 
An average consumer hasn't been exposed to higher end headphones so the design might not be as universally accepted. Also Beats is a huuuuuuuuge marketing tool for people so if you showed and random stranger both of the headphones they'd draw multiple conclusions like:
 
"Well I've never seen those LCD whatevers so they must be terrible and Beats are everywhere so they must be amazing."
 
That alone would influence peoples' bias. Personally I find beats to be the new popped collar, for idiots by marketers but I think headphones like the DT990's to have a much more appealing aesthetic design in my eyes.
 
You keep saying "IMO" then you rebut that statement with "BUT IT'S SO UGLY! I MEAN LOOK AT IT!". It's quite hilarious.
 

 

[Allforheather]

ok, here it comes, as an architecture student for 5 years, and will be for 3 more years, and ,later on, an architect as a career for my whole life, and I rely on designing to pay my bill, and I understand beauty is a subjective matter, BUT, beats are the worst looking headphone I've seen EVER, come to cheapness and failing design, nothing beat the beats......

 

[sjondenon]

The HD598 and HD800 are the best looking cans for me...