Found a nice deal on these Beats by Dr Dre Studio headphones for all the hipsters out there.
Remember when they where $499? XD
They come in colours of : Black, White, Red
Shipping costs: $4.95 (most areas)
Beats Ahh. What can i say. Haters gonna Hate… Lovers gonna love.
Cool, now they're only ridiculously overpriced, instead of insanely overpriced!
(How was that?)
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but they are really really really ridiculously good looking
Really?
but they are really really really ridiculous
ly goodlooking
Fixed.
AKG K550.
Look good, sound great and cost less. Wins across the board.
If you must have beats, this isn't an awful price.
I believe dick smith have the pink Studios for $175 but are in extremely limited stock and don't advertise as much.
Call around, if you're man enough to wear pink (at home) ((with no one around)) (((in the dark))).
Just as long as people know that they can get a LOT better sound (objectively proven) and looks for less, or headphones that are like being there for what they ask for these things then, if they want to waste on beats it is their cash.
But i reckon in a forum about bargains they aught to know that beats are universally panned by the audiophile community and perform in a clearly in lab measurably inferior manner to headphones a fraction of the price.
The BEST thing you can do buying headphones it to find a specialist store that will let you listen to as many as possible and to find your tastes that way. If you cant hear the difference between $2 headphones and AudioTechnica ATH-AD900s then buy for comfort and dont overspend, but if you can, listen to them, hear what you like, and either just buy what sounds good to you, or take that info and have a look at the recommended list on headphonic ( www.headphones.com.au ) and check their forum or look them up on headfi and see what people say are similar sounding but perhaps even better for you, or cheaper. Headphones are really personal, and you can bet that the cans that sound best to you for a given price will be magical, and they wont be beats.
Once you know what you want, choose where to buy, either go for the support of a specialist like headphonic, or do your work and find the best price, which may be amozon or god knows where,
But just PLEASE dont believe the marketing people that want you to think that these things are even in the same class as the best
How do beats compare to Bose?
Depends if your into form or function.
I am into function mostly bass.
They have absolutely nothing on BOSE if you want noise cancelling.
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Because they aren't noise cancelling headphones. duh.
they dont compare to Bose, but Bose also dont compare to AKG, Audio Technica, Sennheiser (select models), Grado, Aiaiai, Beyerdynamic, Select Koss, Shure and others in that price bracket. You can add a few others in the rrp of these ripoffs
Best bet is to buy something from this list http://headphones.com.au/pbrowse?catID=1&sort=recommended&of… that sounds like it suits your tastes, they represent the best value in their price bracket (Not saying buy from headphonic, just saying they know their stuff and anything on their recommended list represents excellent value and performnce). Also research on headfi if you feel you want the best.
whilst its good that you're recommending an Australian retailer, if you shop around you can do much better for the same money.
As always, if you have the time, look in Head-Fi for info, reviews, etc. It helps to know what sound you like (analytical, fun, bassy, good vocals, V-Shaped, flat, etc)
I'm happy spend a bit extra and buy from Headphonic. Their customer service is fantastic. If you have a question, jump on the forum and it'll be answered.
^ Why do you need to post on a forum to get a question answered? Doesn't sound like good customer service.
You dont have to use the forum - they answer emails etc just fine, just unlike most companies they welcome community participation and criticism and are also very active in these forums, so if you email them you will get one opinion whereas if you choose to use the forum you will get the opinion of a community of people who are freakishly devoted to collecting headphones.
Providing this service and providing prompt response shows they have nothing to hide, they are committed to their customers and their community interest, and that they WANT to hear input, experiences and suggestions from their customers.
It both helps those who use the community, and helps those who dont by providing much more subjective data to headphonic than they could ever collect themselves.
"^ Why do you need to post on a forum to get a question answered? Doesn't sound like good customer service."
Doesn't sound like you understand what good customer service is.
Thanks!
Loving my UE6000 for 1/2 the price.
where from?
Good Guys a few weeks back. Best price I can see now is on Ebay: $140 del (from Aus store)
I think these are now the old versions, hence the reduced price.
They have a new one out now.
Yeps I agree. Old version and if you want style over substance you might as well get the Soul By Ludacris. Same douche marketing but still a little better with the sound quality.
If you want style over substance, pay $20 for a chinese knockoff direct import
Dude, why did you vote negative? Personal opinion about the product is not an eligible reason.
I agree that neg votes because they don't like the item is not really the intent of a neg. If there is a cheaper price or a major issue with the product then its a neg. Just remember the plural of opinion is not data. For every person who has a negative opinion another will have a positive.
It isnt about personal opinion, it is about the fact the beats claim to give you the best but have been PROVEN to be nowhere near the best even in their price point, nor even a tenth of their original price point
And btw, issues with the product is actually specifically listed as a valid reason to neg a deal.
It is not an opinion on you, it is a warning to those looking for headphones that they can get many times better headphones for the money, as I have detailed above, and given a suggestion on how to find far better models that suit their listening style, music taste and physical shape at the pricepoint they wish to spend, which they can then attempt to find the best price on if they wish, easy enough, or go with the service at headphonic.
This site is supposed to be about giving people the best deals, it is important that when they are spending this sort of money on a set of cans they ought to now they are poorly regarded and they can do better for the money - ie get a much better deal.
Unleash your personal & subjective views in another place.
You have NO RIGHT to vote negative. I repeat, NO RIGHT.
Sorry, but I have every right to vote - please stop ehaving like it is some personal attack on you.
It is not a subjective opinion - it is an objectively proven fact that beats do not reproduce sound as well as their competitors - as such the negative vote and information provided with it are there SOLELY to warn people of this MEASURED FACT and that they can get better performing headphones for the money, despite the marketing claims made to the contrary.
Just for future reference, put downs, harassment, telling somebody they dont have the right to vote, calling their opinion in their area of 20 years of expertise invalid. telling them to stop their 5#!7 all are not good ways to win somebody over, nor make them do what you want
Dud negs lads. If you can find them cheaper, post the link. If not, comment without the neg. In summary: put up or shut up.
"Negative Vote
Purpose:
To let others know about issues with the deal, merchant or product."
"Appropriate uses of negative vote…..
Major issue with product in that it doesn't work the way it should."
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:voting_guidelines
These things advertise themselves as providing the best in sound, but are massively outclassed (in a manner that can and has been objectively tested) by headphones 10x cheaper than their normal prices. A LOT of people have major issues with this product.
A negative vote is there to inform people about issues with ANY part of the deal, not just that it isnt the cheapest that particular product can be bought. but also that the particular product has serious issues or is misrepresented, or there is issues with the retailer, among others. Even the ability to buy an equivalent product for far less (ie an air conditioner cost half the price in another similarly reputable brand) would be grounds to post this sort of warning, which is waht a negative vote is. It is not a reflection on the person posting it.
Before you start telling people how to use the rules, how about you read them first :)
As to the put up or shut up, My above response to another post put up detailed reasoning for my negative vote, and advice on how to find far better options for the money.
If there were awards for rubbish interpretations of the voting guidelines that post would be a candidate. I'm not disagreeing with the content of your criticisms mycosys (except the one about the voting rules), but they aren't valid neg reasons.
They're personal opinions on the product. Beats work as headphones (as described and very well in fact) and if you can neg deals on OzBargain because of one's own subjective opinions on the degree to which a product lives up to advertising puff then there's no point on having a voting system on the bargainworthiness of a post: it'd just be a product review system (and a lousy one at that, replete with posers talking about "muddy bass").
Having said that, I recommend that anyone looking at Studios also take a hard look at the AT M50s and the headphones listed above. Even better sound at a lower price. And with no heat from all the audio "engineers" here on OzB.
Hey mycosys,
If you hate Beats, and believe that they are not up for the money than good for you.
But for many OzBargainers, they may disagree.
Since when where you to judge for the products eligibility on behalf of the OzBargain community?!!
Very true Animus!
I havent attempted to judge eligibility for anyone - I made a VOTE on whether this WAS A GOOD DEAL. It is a VOTE, just a vote, and one which has been thoroughly explained.
A VOTE designed to WARN PEOPLE of the FACT they can get better for the money - that is what negative votes are supposed to do. Negavive votes warn prospective buyers to check the comments and see what the neg is about - that is ALL they do.
I based that on the fact that they are poor value for money, and that they are verifiably, measurably inferior to headphones far cheaper than them.
As such i posted a negative VOTE to WARN people hat if they are looking for good headphones, rather than fashion headwear, that they are best off looking elsewhere. Thats what a vote is - a WARNING TO POTENTIAL BUYERS
It is nothing else other than that. it is not a judgement of you as a human being
If other ozbargainers disagree, they too have the right to VOTE, as i do, and i encourage them to do so whether they think they deal is great, or has issues.
They should be able to do so, however, without this sort of attack. Behaving like a neg is a personal attack on you is simply baseless. It is a fair warning and a fair vote.
There is no problem with the sound quality, and Beats headphones are not faulty in any way.
Your views are incorrect, thus illegitimate.
This also subsequently applies to your vote.
What exactly do you want? You want me to say that the objective sound quality tests, the blind comparison tests, the opinion of every audiophile on the planet is wrong? Because you like them? Or because you start swearing at me? Or because you were nice enough to delete the swearing?
I am sorry that you dont like reality, feel free to vote positive if you disagree with me, funnily enough, only one person other than you has. Cant you take a hint? I havent been rude to you at any point, kindly stop with your abuse and harassment, even the stuff you edit.
Your privilege to vote is primarily based on the promotion and its availability, reliability etc.
Leave these unequivocally subjective views elsewhere.
That is all.
Dude, calm down and just report his neg to the mods. You forget what they say about arguing on the intermet? :P
Oh dude (mycosys), come on, enough of this "objectivity" rubbish. Your opinion of the value of this bargain is entirely subjective, you are simply not taking into account that some people DO value things other than (subjective) sound quality, hence why some people have always paid more for (as examples) Apple/Johnny Walker/Havaianas products over a similarly spec'd conpetitior. As you've said, sound quality IS subjective, each individual will have different preferences for both quality and style, don't try to hide this part of your argument as "fact".
fs its a damned neg! I havent shot anyone
I have been sound engineering most of my life, I am a trained electronic technician, I am currently studying engineering as I am losing hand function. Most recognisable act i have worked would be the Prodigy, have done folk festivals, Been a promoter, been an organiser for 10,000 person festivals etc etc.
Yes, there is an element of personal taste to choosing a can, particularly for a cheaper can where it is a game of finding the compromise that suits you. There is also the element of simple, objective reproduction accuracy. The personal element tends to be the frequency response curve of the headphone, and in cheaper cans which inaccuracies you can deal with best. But there are measurable, objective aspects too regarding the accuracy of reproduction of sound, measured in lab conditions with reference equipment and readily comparable) - sibilance, phase inaccuracy, harmonics/resonances (particularly odd order harmonics), inability to accurately respond to very small high frequency noises while simultaneously reproducing bass, all sorts of other distortion that are just out plain bad. You will also find that the higher end you go, the less personal preference means as they become more and more accurate in reproducing exactly what was recorded. At a $500 level there is not a lot of differences between the accuracy of reproduction of most headphones - except Beats. They stand out as being less accurate in objective testing than the rest of the pack, even at $150 they only just start to fit in in objective testing.
For sure - there is the placebo effect too, and if people truly believe they are going to get the best thing they will ever experience with a set of Dres then they probably will, but all the objective tests show they belong at $100-$150, not $400. They are still ok cans, but they are not what they are marketed as.
Therefor, I truely believe, they are not, at this price, a deal. Come back to me when they hit $120
I didn't mean to upset you with my comments mycosys, and I can't speak to what others have said in response to your neg.
But to better explain my point, the only comparison that should be being made when giving a minus (at least on my subjective reading of the guidelines) is on price for the same product. This means that when evaluating the bargain worthiness of the product, one is not necessarily voting on the product, but on the price of that product in comparison to its price at other retailers. Applied to this post, the grounds on which someone should neg would be if someone else is selling Beats Studios at a lower price (all things considered, including warranty things, shipping etc). Not whether Beats are worth $X amount or some such (voting would degenerate into an helpfully subjective opinions of value not linked to consistent objective criteria).
As you correctly highlighted, the voting guidelines also include concerns about the product and the seller. I think this applies to exceptional circumstances (like circumstances that would give rise to a claim under the ACL, or where it does not meet Australian standards, or where the seller has a dubious record, etc).
Regarding your opinion on the Beats. I applaud your contribution to the post and the sharing of your expertise. It allows potential purchasers to be informed about the product, it's weaknesses and other (arguably better) alternatives. If you thinks Beats are crap, I can find no criticism of posting a comment that says as much and why. But it's a bad reason to neg (at least by itself), every day of the week.
@mycosys if youre losing your hand function why are you here typing a long ass response? if it was me i would be having a fap or something. just saying
People think Beatz sound good because the only other headphones they've used are from Apple.
because my ankle, hip and knee function are worse, and i have a fiancee for that :)
More seriously because I believe in helping people, and doing the right thing even if it isnt the popular thing
Good price.
OW reduced to $197 to avoid PM
It is probably the old version with AA battery.
can you read?
Sorry I missed that. PLS remove it.
own a pair of solo beats, got them free when i bought my phone, would never pay over for them. :p
Here's my plus just so can piss off more haters lol
Thank you!
The world is a better place with people like you.
wow - the world is better cos of people who want to piss other people off - nope, not a fanboy lol
To be clear, i am an electronic technician and sound engineer, wanting to give people all the facts, not a hater of anything even the kid that has been abusing me.
I am glad you exercised your voting rights - I hope you did it because you genuinely think this is something people should buy at this price.
-_-
Problem is bj hifi allows you to try them on and listen to them. I tried the 599$ pair and they were awesome. I got them second hand for $200.
Now your audio technics [ insert audio file fanboi crap here ] you can't try on. At least not in sa.
So I'm not buying off reviews coz sound is individuall.
Really hate idiot haters.
A quick google seems to show that while you dont have the usual suspects like stiredj, or headphincs like the lucky buggers in perth, there seems to be a few places http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/44286-stock…
that should be able to take care of your hands on needs
WHo were you referring to as an idiot?
No they won't. Man that's for hi if gear and high end. Won't get anymore than a Bose pair of headphones at best in all those stores combined. As I said my comment stands.
Such a Gangsta, this guy is the target market for Beatz, yo.
Great price for great headphones. +1 from me.
Please list previous headphones you've used.
<insert ozbargain hate for beats>
LOL.