Dre Beats Review.

Packaging The box that the kit comes in is quite large, unnecessarily so, in my opinion. I can only assume that its because the headphones are pricey and that they wanted you to feel something substantial. Once you open the box up you see a zipped carrying case (containing the headphones), batteries, a 1/8 to 1/4 adapter with 24k gold contacts, a couple of cablesone of which features a built-in answer button and microphone, a cleaning cloth, and a getting started guide. Fit and comfort The headphones are billed as having spaciously designed ear cups. I actually noticed that right away. Most headsets Ive tried with ear cups completely cover your ear and actually sometimes cause you to sweat. This was not the case with the Dr. Dre Beats; they felt comfortable and featured a lot of adjustability. Ease of use To get started I opened up the battery compartment, cleverly hidden in the left ear cup. I then connected the cable with one end going into the headphones and the other into my iPhone. In a separate test I plugged the headphones directly into my MacBook and played music through iTunes. Sound quality This is the part that shocked me the most. I figured that these headphones were probably just all marketing, with Dr. Dre and Monster Cable behind it. Thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. Within seconds of turning the headphones on, I played the included samples. I immediately heard crisp highs and bass pumping lows. The most surprising thing about it was that I barely had the volume on half. Some headphones deliver a bass and a decent high but you usually have to crank the volume. This was not the case with the beats. Since the sample music was at a bit rate of 1536 kbps, I figured I should try some of my own music, at a bit rate of 192 kbps. Again, I was floored. Not only did I hear the highs and lows, but I heard background noise in a live broadcast of a James Taylor song that Ive heard hundreds of times, but never before heard the noises. I also felt like the sound was coming from behind me at tmes, which is no small feat for a pair of headphones. The only negative that I found while testing the Dr. Dre Beats headphones is that I actually started to feel nauseous after a while. I mentioned this in my review of the Clear Harmony headphones, and its something that happens to me when Im using different kinds of noise canceling headphones. I had other people test them, too, and they didnt get a nauseous feeling, so I know its just me and not the headphones. While these headphones are priced a bit high (retail $349.95), they are definitely among the best in their class. As Dr. Dre said, People arent hearing all the music when it comes to regular headphones. With the dr. dre beats youll hear things in your favorite tunes that you never knew existed. Read more reviews at or check out some of our other products!