Comments on: First Impression: Beats by Dre

By: First Impressions: Sennheiser PXC 250

First Impressions: Sennheiser PXC 250 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:32:19 +0000

[...] are a pair of noise canceling headphones. I originally fell in love with the noise canceling Beats but due to the fact they weren’t very portable made them unpractical for my main reason of [...]

By: Second Impression: Beats by Dr.Dre

Second Impression: Beats by Dr.Dre — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:48:26 +0000

[...] big. I think that summarizes my experience with the Beats. As I said in my first impression I would post about the Beats after my experience with them traveling so here it is. Basically they [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:14:08 +0000

Runner: Of course you wouldn’t use these for running or working out!

By: Runner

Runner — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:33:22 +0000

I think their way overpriced. Putting Mark’s agressive marketing and x-cite support asside, the Beats are a great pair of headphones. However, they cater a certain lifestyle. What i’m trying to say is, if you get to travel on a regular basis and and have no speakers at home or in your car, then by all means these head-phones were made for you because you wont be using them anywhere else! On the other hand, if you are like me, and lead an active and healthy lifestyle that includes running and working out on a daily basis, and you have speakers in your car, and at your home, then dont bother buying the Beats because its a waste of money.

By: Nobu

Nobu — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:34:54 +0000

You guys are still arguing? It’s just a stupid headphone for crying out loud. Go ahead Mark, buy the damn thing and close this thread already.

Sheesh :)

By: ran

ran — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:34:20 +0000

well it is the same thing….looks are different only. so it is something upto u to decide which one appeals to u more. but keep in mind one thing..for really good headphones…these amps will not cut it. these are very basic designs, and might give u a headache over extended listening times.

before u put your money down u r most welcome to take my amp for a spin.

well dave does have a point…but maybe all of it got lost in the heat of the arguments…

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:23:36 +0000

yeah already read the review. its wayy out of my budget (if dave reads about you 100kd portable amp to power 90kd headphones he will go ballistic). I should probably just order the cmoy from ebay.
But i cant decide on which tin can to go with!
Do i go with this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-Cmoy-headphone-amp-Opamp-2227-Amplifier_W0QQitemZ250372315419QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250372315419&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
or this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Micro-Cmoy-headphone-amp-Opamp2227-Altoids-tin_W0QQitemZ250372314183QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item250372314183&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

By: ran

ran — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:13:38 +0000

by the way here is the link for the headphoen amp i am using…

http://www.decware.com/newsite/zenhead.htm

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:46:06 +0000

Well if I do end up getting the beats I wouldn’t need a portable amp. the cMoy was in case I was going with the DT990

By: ran

ran — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:43:24 +0000

Well, for that price u can blindly get it and give it a try.

However since the ‘beats’ is already having a built in amp…i dont see why u would need an amp in case u decide to get ‘beats’. such amps can be excellent choice in case u get passive headphones….particularly the mid fi & higher models.

By: cajie

cajie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:32:23 +0000

Dave wrote “Do you actually have a good p&s and decent dslr to compare”

In my car always..just in case I come across something interesting.

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Powershot-SX10IS-Digital-Stabilized/dp/B001G5ZTZO/

Nikon D200 for the dSLR paired with:
17-55 f2.8 DX
80-200 f2.8
105mm f2.8 micro VR
50mm f1.8
18-200 f3.5-5.6 DX VR
Sigma 30mm f1.4
Sigma 12-24 f4.5-5.6

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:28:33 +0000

wow finally someone i can talk headphones with :)
I actually wanted to get a homemade micro cMoy amp
http://www.dansdata.com/cmoy.htm
They sell them on eBay for like KD12 and come in a variety of tins including altoids :)
They are pretty small and economical, and the reviews are mostly pretty decent.

By: ran

ran — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:58:40 +0000

by the way there are different kinds of headphone amps

some are pretty small and still good enough

i have one from decware….the ZEN Head….it is sold factory direct only. excellent piece. larger than an ipod. but not that large. say 5″ by 2.5″ by 1″ price with shipping around 105 KD. runs on 9v batteries.

obviously a hindrance if u want to carry it for jogging…etc….however can be an ideal travel mate for flights or long travels

there are other smaller alternatives too.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:50:36 +0000

Hmmmmm Beyerdynamic. The only reason I haven’t picked up the DT990 yet is because they’re 250 ohm! It means I need to have a portable amp and who wants to walk around with a wire going from an ipod into a portable amp and then another long wire going into the headphone. Plus I would have ended up paying like $500 for the amp and headphone. But they’re so hot!

http://www.amazon.com/beyerdynamic-DT-990-Premium-Headphones/dp/B000F2BLTW/

By: cajie

cajie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:47:19 +0000

@Dave,
We seem to be the only 2 left arguing in this thread. Nowhere in my comments have I said good gear will produce great pictures.

My comment explicitly states “great holiday pictures” as opposed to mediocre or “perfectly acceptable pictures” as proposed by you.

And regarding the Bugatti (or the D700 for travel photos for that matter), please don’t have such a high opinion of yourself and assume that the owner actually cares what you think.