Thanks for this clear, useful, expert opinion. I've heard disparaging things about the Beats headphones and good (I suppose) to have them confirmed. I was shopp

Thanks for this clear, useful, expert opinion. I've heard disparaging things about the Beats headphones and good (I suppose) to have them confirmed. I was shopping for headphones for as a gift and the store chap (who seemed quite knowledgeable) assured me that Beats were way overpriced. I got some Sennheisers at a lower price and they were amazing.