I've tried the Beats by Dre Studio and I found them to have a terrible sound. Poor performance everywhere, bloated and excessive bass, as well as useless built-in active amplification/noise cancellation.
I got an opportunity to audition my coworker's Beats Pro and I have to say that these headphones are much better than the Studio. They have a fun sound that I actually enjoyed and they don't come with built-in active amp.
The isolation is average, but still decent. I didn't seem to bother my coworkers while trying them out at moderate-high volumes.
I listened with them through the following setup:
Winamp ASIO -> Pico USB DAC -> Graham Slee Voyager (flat)
I listened to EDM such as tech-trance and progressive trance and both performed well. The tech-trance was more enjoyable, these headphones gave the rapid cuts a really nice and pleasant kick, something that I've been missing for a long time now.
Unfortunately their highs are sibilant and this makes it hard to listen to them for a extended periods of time at high volumes. This means that to get a good kick after the drop, I have to increase the volume during the breakdown. It's worth the effort though.
The comfort is not that great and this showed after I had them on for about two hours. My right ear got really hot and sore. It's to be expected from closed portable headphones like these though.
They feel like they're well built and they have a soft headband, which is a nice touch.
Overall, I enjoyed listening to them, but I don't think that they're worth $400. Even if I saw them at 50% off, I wouldn't get them.
However, If I could get them for $90 like my coworker did, I'd buy them without thinking twice about it. They would be great headphones to just put on and enjoy powerful and punchy sound from some tech-trance, something I missing with my Edition 8's.
Thanks for reading!
I got an opportunity to audition my coworker's Beats Pro and I have to say that these headphones are much better than the Studio. They have a fun sound that I actually enjoyed and they don't come with built-in active amp.
The isolation is average, but still decent. I didn't seem to bother my coworkers while trying them out at moderate-high volumes.
I listened with them through the following setup:
Winamp ASIO -> Pico USB DAC -> Graham Slee Voyager (flat)
I listened to EDM such as tech-trance and progressive trance and both performed well. The tech-trance was more enjoyable, these headphones gave the rapid cuts a really nice and pleasant kick, something that I've been missing for a long time now.
Unfortunately their highs are sibilant and this makes it hard to listen to them for a extended periods of time at high volumes. This means that to get a good kick after the drop, I have to increase the volume during the breakdown. It's worth the effort though.
The comfort is not that great and this showed after I had them on for about two hours. My right ear got really hot and sore. It's to be expected from closed portable headphones like these though.
They feel like they're well built and they have a soft headband, which is a nice touch.
Overall, I enjoyed listening to them, but I don't think that they're worth $400. Even if I saw them at 50% off, I wouldn't get them.
However, If I could get them for $90 like my coworker did, I'd buy them without thinking twice about it. They would be great headphones to just put on and enjoy powerful and punchy sound from some tech-trance, something I missing with my Edition 8's.
Thanks for reading!
