I've never listened to Beats, so I can't say first hand. However, the general sentiment from the audiophile community is that they are not terrible headphones,

I've never listened to Beats, so I can't say first hand. However, the general sentiment from the audiophile community is that they are not terrible headphones, but you can get much much better for your money. Especially if you want transparency in your audio equipment(ie: doesn't cut/boost certain parts of the audio spectrum). http://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/search?q=beats&restrict_sr=on http://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/search?q=beats&restrict_s...