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Monster beats tour by dr. dre in-ear headphones review.

And The Beats Go On…

Go shopping anywhere for portable audio accessories and you'll see countless in-ear-type headphones or "earbuds" to choose from, plus now there's a whole high-end earbud industry out there. If you're a manufacturer, how do you make yours stand out in such a crowded marketplace? Building upon their quickly, successfully established Beats by Dr. Dre brand, Monster has expanded their status-conscious headphone line to include the new " Tour " model, named in reference to the fact that these are clearly intended for on-the-go use. Unlike Monster's original model; the larger, over-the-ear-design Beats by Dr. Dre "Studio;" the far more compact Tour does not include a plug adapter for home use.

But what helps set the "Beats Tour By Dr. Dre" apart from competing earbuds are the user-friendliness of the revolutionary cable, the driver design and subsequent performance, and of course the aforementioned distinctive styling. This being a Monster product, let's start with that necessary evil, the cable. Why "necessary"? Because wireless earbuds don't exist [editor's note: actually they do in wireless Bluetooth earphones like Etymotic's et8 , but they're not that common] . Why evil? Well, not only do I tend to snag my headphone wire on just about every doorknob, hip-mounted cellphone and small child's neck in sight, but I've been known to stuff them into a pocket when I don't have time to properly spool and stow them. What emerges is a Gordian mess that I usually only bother untying just enough to reach from my portable media player to my head.

The result of ten years of research and three years in active development, the ribbon-shaped red cable on the Tour is touted as the first-ever to be tangle-free. The legend goes--although if it happened so recently, can it really be considered a legend?--that when "The Little Monster" Kevin Lee (son of Head Monster Noel) was cooking up a batch of fettuccine, he noticed how the flat noodles slid off one another rather than knotting up when he strained them. The lightbulb went on and the tangle-free Monster Cable was born. (I cook fettuccine two or three times a day, and all I can come up with is, "Mmm, food!")

Within the tough, flexible, uniquely textured Duraflex protective jacket is Monster's XLN headphone cable, with magnetic flux tube and micro-strand conductors which serve to extend frequency response while picking up less radio-wave interference. They passed my pocket test with flying colors, but that doesn't mean that we can or should try to impress our friends by tying actual knots in the cable then trying to escape.

Stick It in Your Ear

Most included-in-the-box-with-your-player or inexpensive aftermarket earbuds tend to be so tiny as to practically disappear into the ear canal. (Those bundled with the Creative ZEN X-Fi are a notable exception). Their physical limitations mean that they are simply unable to reproduce genuinely impactful lows or clean highs. By necessity, the Tour 'buds actually protrude from the ear just a bit, owing to the larger, more elaborate driver array. The magnets are extremely fast and accurate, in a low-mass, high-efficiency design to make the most of a headphone signal, aided by the 24-karat gold contact on the plug.

The Monsters knew that a great many of these Tours would be used with the ubiquitous iPod (most recent estimates give Apple 111% of the portable MP3 market, which sounded a little high to me), and so were optimized for use with the iPod's Sound Check feature, which balances playback on all tracks to a consistent volume level. Heck, I was even loaned The Little Monster's own personal iPod for my first round of demos.

The 'phones arrive with the medium eartips already in place--the common soft silicone bulbous shape--so they can be enjoyed by the vast majority of listeners right out of the box. Large and small replacement tips are also included, in addition to two pairs of flange-style "Airlocks," a triple layered design that can be inserted relatively deeply in the ear for superior sound quality at lower volumes, while still extremely comfortable and effectively blocking external noise. This is passive noise isolation mind you, essentially an earplug, versus the active noise cancellation people use on airplanes.

After some trial and error, I found my ideal combination of comfort and performance with the larger flange-type tips. The replacement tips fit tightly over the hard nubs at the heart of each earpiece, and so removing the old and installing the new can be a chore, but well worth it, for me at least. The open ends of the hard central earpieces are covered with a sound-invisible metal mesh to keep out, y'know, gunk. These tips were comfortable and secure, although there is still the usual business of wedging them snugly into our headholes. Once in place, they did a fabulous job of blocking out ambient noise.

I've read consumer comments both for and against the Tour's performance on bass specifically, and while I didn't feel a thump in my gut, I certainly felt it in my head. That's only fair, as no earbuds are capable of moving enough air to provide an experience rivaling loudspeakers, or large headphones. Dynamic range was acceptably wide, as highs were dependable and midrange was always solid. Even the musical accompaniment to certain applications and games like Word Fu had a detailed resonance that rung true.

Efficiency meanwhile is outstanding: When driven at the full volume of an iPod touch with Sound Check and Volume Limiter engaged, even tracks originally encoded to MP3 at lower volume came through loud and clear. Switching from music to this year's Sound Editing Oscar winner, The Dark Knight , I was impressed by the spaciousness, the detail and even the preservation of much of the directionality (although that's largely in the software) thanks to the speed and precision of the drivers. Most of my demos were conducted at 100% volume for the full effect, and while there was only minimal high-end distortion, you should never run your headphones so loud as to cause pain.

The small but tough puck-shaped, zippered case provides safe storage, with the Beats "b" molded on the top. (Or maybe it's a "q" if you hold it upside down: Quincy Jones, take heed!) Even more than over-the-ear headphones, it's important to keep them stored in the case, as they go inside the delicate, vulnerable area of the ear, and we don't want dirt and germs contaminating them.

• Comfortable, with an array of replaceable eartips
• Outstanding noise isolation
• Surprisingly solid bass and wide dynamic range
• No microphone or adapter for iPhone, no in-line volume control
• A serious investment, as pricey as an entry-level nano

Final Thoughts

The snazzy looks and status--and price premium--of Dr. Dre's lifestyle brand are definitely embodied in the Beats Tour, with performance that exceeded my expectations from the earbud form factor. The tangle-free thing is a big deal, as I'm sure I'm not alone in the hours lost freeing my cables from themselves, now if only they could invent a cable that didn't get caught on everything else. Maybe when Kevin Lee cooks up a pot of farfalle….

Where to Buy

• Beats by Dr. Dre Tour High Resolution In-Ear Headphones from Monster on Amazon.com

Manufacturer's Specifications

• Weight: 0.71 oz./20 g
• Connector: 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo mini-plug, gold-plated
• Cable Length: 1.2 meters/3.94 feet
• Color: Black with silver and red accents, red cable
• Warranty: 1 Year, Limited
• MSRP: $149.95

What's in the Box?

• 1 pair of Monster Tour by Dr. Dre Headphones
• 1 Carrying Case
• Three pairs of standard Monster-designed eartips
• Two pairs of different-sized triple-layer "Airlocks"
• Quick start guide

Manufacturer's Contact Information:

Monster Cable Products, Inc. 455 Valley Drive Brisbane, CA 94005

ph: (877) 800-8989

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Monster Announces “Beats by Dr. Dre Tour” In-Ear Headphones

• by Chris Martens
• Dec 11, 2008

Hot on the heels of its widely publicized Beats by Dr. Dre over-the-ear headphones (as reviewed in Playback 14) , Monster Cable has announced its new Beats Tour in-ear headphones. According to a company press release, the Beats Tour in-ear headphones will be available “in limited quantities at a pre-launch retail price of $149.95 by mid-December 2008 at the Apple Store, Amazon.com and beatsbydre.com.”

The release adds that the Beats Tours, like the original Beats over-the-ear models, are designed to deliver the “extreme clarity, deep bass, and full power” some listeners perceive to be lacking in conventional headphones, but in a “convenient and compact earbud style headphone.” Specifically, Monster claims that the Beats Tours will introduce “a new level of in-ear sound quality, including clear natural vocals, detailed highs, and deep powerful bass without distortion.”

Interestingly, the Beats Tours borrow the same distinctive gloss black and red industrial design motif Monster created for the original Beats headphones. One welcome design touch introduced in the Beats Tours is an innovative tangle-free cable design that should help to eliminate the “snarled ball of wires” problems commonly encountered with other earbuds. Each pair of Beats Tours will come with a rugged carry case and five differently sized sets of ear tips.

Pre-launch retail price: $149.95

For more information, visit www.beatsbydre.com

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Beats by Dre Tour Review

“Monster's Beats by Dre Tour in-ear headphones put back the bass that went missing when boom boxes gave way to iPods.”

• as promised; eye-catching design and colors; truly tangle-free cords; variety of silicon tips
• Slight harshness
• missing detail in music; difficult to change silicon ear tips; some discomfort with longer ear tips

After wowing hip-hop fans and audiophiles alike with his bass-blasting Beats by Dre headphones last year, Dr. Dre returned in 2009 promising the audio equivalent of V8 power from a tiny four banger: putting the same thump in a pair of earbuds. Thus, the Beats by Dre In-Ear Headphones were born. But can Dr. Dre and the audio wizards at a cable company really overcome the laws of physics that typically make earbuds sound so tinny? We pushed our skepticism aside to try them on and find out.

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Like their much larger predecessors, the in-ear Beats adopt a number of stylistic cues that make them look as loud as they sound: gloss black mixed with chrome, and plenty of red accents to go around. The tiny drivers – only a little fatter than an eraser head – sit on flat, tab-like holders, with the Beats logo emblazed on a shiny seal on the back. Red, linguini-like cables string out the end, which were actually inspired by the food and designed to prevent tangles, according to Monster’s own Kevin Lee . Odd as the concept seemed, it actually worked surprisingly well in everyday use, and we liked how sturdy they felt, too. Unlike cheap cables that tend to come stiff and hold their shape after being curled up for too long, the pliable Beats cables lay perfectly limp and never got crinkled up.

The phones come packaged with a hockey-puck style carrying case – again embossed with the lowercase B – that zips shut. Inside, a tiny elastic pocket provides a place for the include silicon ear tips, which you’ll want to keep in the included plastic bag unless you want them spilling out at inopportune times.

After choosing the right tips, the headphones go in and out of the ear without much confusion. They’re clearly marked with left and right indicators, and as long as you have the cables facing down (which gravity helps take care of) you can’t really get them in wrong.

Despite their variety, the Beats ear tips don’t seal out environmental noise quite as effectively as we’ve experienced from other headphones. This can be a bane or boon – in the office, we actually appreciated having some extra environmental awareness to avoid the impenetrable wall of isolation that sometimes comes with in-ear headphones (and the remedy: things thrown at the head by coworkers). However, if you plan to use them on a crowded subway or in a packaged hostel to escape snorers, they won’t be quite as effective as some alternatives, like Klipsch’s Image S4 .

Even more surprisingly, the effect isn’t exaggerated or overwhelming. We expected the bass to sweep in and wipe out the rest of the music, but the Beats were surprisingly well balanced. Synth instruments and Eminem’s scathing vocals on Forgot About Dre come through just as crisp as the moving beat. In fact, on some tracks, we even nudged the bass higher on the equalizer – which the phones readily responded to quite nicely.

Despite their low-end proficiency, we also found that the Beats imparted an unwelcome sound to some music, making fuzzy, guitar-driven rock tracks seem a little harsher, deemphasizing bright elements of songs and erasing some of the detail found in better headphones like Phiaton’s Moderna MS 400 .

Rap fans, rejoice. Monster’s Beats by Dre Tour in-ear headphones put back the bass that went missing when boom boxes gave way to iPods. And surprisingly, it doesn’t even appear that Monster used any juiced-up gimmickry to get there. While the Beats do a capable job above the bass line, drivers that go boom just don’t seem to sing like other phones in this price range do, so we can’t say that jazz, classical or even rock fans will find their tunes all that flattered by the Beats. And the $150 price tag doesn’t help the case. The $80 Klipsch Image S4, which pack some impressive bass of their own, clock in at nearly half the price, and sound better rounded across all genres. But for hip-hop moguls who crave Dre-tuned sound and style, the Beats deliver.

• Solid bass, as promised
• Eye-catching design and colors
• Truly tangle-free cords
• Variety of silicon tips
• Slight harshness, missing detail in music
• Difficult to change silicon ear tips
• Some discomfort with longer ear tips

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Monster Beats by Dr Dre Pro review: Monster Beats by Dr Dre Pro

The Monster Beats by Dr Dre Pros aren't the audiophile-grade cans the price tag would have you believe, and there are a few design niggles. Still, it's a long time since we've had so much fun with a set of headphones.

That Dr Dre is putting his PhD to good use -- the Beats headphone line has proved incredibly popular, and since we reviewed the Beats Solos back in January, we've been spotting the bass-thumping bad boys destroying the eardrums of trendy teens the nation over. Building on that success, Monster is releasing a set of new Beats by Dr Dre headphones , including these -- the Beats Pro, which will set you back a monstrous £330.

Monster Beats by Dr Dre Pro

The bottom line, heavy metal.

Grabbing these cans, the first thing that'll strike you is the sheer size of the things -- the massive earcups will easily eclipse even the most prominent of lugs. They're not light, either. Constructed mostly of aluminium, the Beats Pros feel very substantial. The good news is, we reckon the hefty metal frame will stand up to a few knocks. The not-so-good news is that they feel really heavy on your head.

It's not necessarily a dealbreaker, though -- we never found them uncomfortably weighty. More of an issue is if you're walking around, or indeed indulging in a spot of headbanging, you might find the Pros gaining momentum and sliding off your ears. That heavy look does give the Pros a very definite style, though, and the sheer size of them will ensure they turn a few heads.

Listening for extended periods of time was comfortable enough, though because the earcups themselves are quite shallow, we did notice a little pain setting in after a few hours due to our ears pressing against the inside of the cups themselves, so that's something to watch for.

Each earcup swivels up for easy storage inside the headband, which cuts down their size if you're carting these 'phones around with you. The cable is thick and rubberised with a coiled section, which should give you a little extra freedom if you need to be further from your music source for a moment.

Chainin' and coilin'

Another neat feature is that there's a cable socket on each earcup, with the unused socket serving as an output, so you can hook up another set of headphones and 'daisy-chain' the sound from the Pros to the attached set of 'phones. We imagine this would come in handy for communal listening, or professional deejaying. We don't think it's the intended purpose, but you can also plug in two sound sources to the Pros -- one to each earcup -- if, for whatever reason, you want to listen to two songs at the same time. Cool for amateur mixing, perhaps.

Since these sound-muffs have a closed-back design, you get a good deal of sound isolation with these on your head. We tested them on the London Tube and found they did a reasonable job of blocking out the horrifying sound of our fellow man. It's still not as much sound isolation as you'd get with a set of inner-ear headphones, but it's a pretty good showing.

These are quite leaky, however. It's not so bad when you've got them attached to your head, but if you break that seal, expect everyone else on the bus to be hearing your thumping choons. Admittedly, that's not a problem for you, but if you're planning on using these in a quiet office, it's something to bear in mind.

So, in terms of design, the Pros are a little rough around the edges. But these little niggles will melt into delightful quirks when you actually pump some music through these beasts.

A shotgun of sound to the face

Let's preface the sound-quality section by saying that despite the price tag, these headphones probably won't satisfy hardcore audiophiles. If you want faithful, accurate, natural tone in your headphones, stop reading now, because these cans don't offer that kind of precise audio reproduction. What they do offer, however, is a massive amount of fun. We see these headphones satisfying aspiring DJs, or anyone with a good deal of spare cash who really enjoys blasting a few beats.

As you'd imagine, the Pros are bass-heavy. That's possibly the biggest understatement you'll read this year -- the kind of aggressive, head-pounding, eyeball-rattling low-end thump these cans deliver is a rare thing indeed.

Anyone can create really bass-heavy headphones, but what the Pros do well is deliver that bass without letting it balloon out of control and obscure the rest of the mix. The bass through these cans is monumental, but always feels contained -- like a rabid pitbull kept on a tight leash. Listening to Skee-Lo's I Wish , for example, the strong kick drum and wandering bassline were always prominent, and delivered a proper thump, but we could still hear the delicate piano trills that lurk in the mid frequencies. The result is a low end that will liquify your brain at high volumes, but doesn't interfere with your enjoyment of the song as a whole.

There's a great deal of clarity in the high end, too. Cymbals and hi-hats, for instance, came through very clearly on every track we tested. We did notice that, at higher volumes, some high tones became hot and edged into distortion territory. We noticed this on the lead guitars during the chorus of Puddle of Mudd's She Hates Me . Even though sound quality fades at higher volumes, we can forgive the Pros because rocking out with these 'phones is buckets of fun.

The Pros don't offer a particularly wide sound stage, but that's not totally surprising considering the tight-around-the-ears fit.

If you're a fan of accoustic or folk music, it goes without saying that you won't get the most out of these cans, which are very much tailored toward hip-hop, rock or dance music. Anything with a prominent bassline will sound great, and this is the core of the Pros' appeal. When the kick drum and bass hit simultaneously on The Tempest by Pendulum, you'll feel as if a bomb has exploded inside your head, and you'll actually feel the bones in your skull shaking loose from their tendinous constraints.

If you want your music reproduced as exactly, precisely and carefully as possible, opt for a different set of cans. If, however, you want headphones that will compromise the structural integrity of your face, the Monster Beats by Dr Dre Pro deliver. A few design quirks stop them from being truly brilliant, and they're exceedingly expensive, but we cannot deny that the Pros rock us to our very core.

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Edited by Emma Bayly

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One of the most striking features about the Beats is their glossy black outer shell.

The left, center, and right views of the Beats.

and turns yellow when batteries are low. Hit the 'b'  above the switch to mute playback.

The inside of the band is metal and non-glossy black plastic. At the top of the band's inside is a small pad covered in a soft, faux-leather material. Part way down the band are some hinges, which allow the cups to flip up and nestle against the band.

The Beats can fold up to aid portability.

The ear cups are glossy black plastic with red detailing and a metal ring between the bulk of the cup and the padding. The back of each ear cup has a silver disk with a red 'b' in it as well as a unique feature. The 'b' panel on the left cup can twist off, revealing the battery cavity. The right 'b' panel will mute playback when pressed. The right ear cup also has an on/off switch: when it's turned on, an LED in the center will glow red. The cup padding again uses the faux-leather material and has a cloth to block the inside from invading dust and grossness.

In the Beats' elaborate box, you'll find two sets of cables, one of which has a headset microphone on it, a 1/4-inch adapter, an airplane adapter, a case, and a red cloth, which you can use to control the fingerprint population on the Beats' glossy black plastic.

**The Beats come with two adapters, two cables, a cleaning cloth, * * and packaging that's far more classy than it needs to be.

The Beats had a few durability issues. First of all, the plastic used seems cheap; when you twist it around it creaks, and it we weren't able to bend it very far without getting the sensation they were going to break. The ear cups were particularly troubling, since they were so loosely attached to the band. The other area of concern was in regards to the cables: we can see many a cable breaking at the point where the cord meets the plug. The reason for this is a total lack of cord guard. A cord guard prevents the wire from bending in on itself too much. At the plug, the wire can bend very sharply, conforming to the plug's edge. This means the wire is more susceptible to shearing, since the wire will be bending and rubbing up against sharp-ish 90-degree angle. Also, we noticed the cord's case came untucked from the plug more easily than we would've expected.

The Beats have a unique aesthetic, which means many people will have a strong love/hate reaction towards it. We noticed that, initially, people tended to think they looked cool -- the 'b' branding was a particular favorite. A few viewers noted that, once they'd handled the Beats for a while, heard the plastic click against itself, and thoroughly greased the outside with fingerprints, they thought much less of them. Some said the Beats looked a bit chinsy, or like a prop from an 80s movie. The general consensus around the office placed these headphones towards the good-looking side of the spectrum. We wouldn't necessarily recommend wearing the Beats at your desk job, but that's partially because we don't think Dr. Dre would necessarily want you wearing the Beats at your desk job.

In summary, the Beats look nice (providing you keep them clean), but aren't necessarily professional.

About our testing:

We arrive at our frequency response score by measuring how much emphasis the headphones put on each frequency. First we put the headphones on HATS. Next, we play back a frequency sweep, which runs through all the frequencies between 100 Hz and 20 kHz. Each frequency is fed into the headphones with the same power level, which means, ideally, the headphones would output each frequency at the same decibel level. HATS listens to what's actually coming out of the headphones and reports back to SoundCheck. The graph below shows how the headphones changed the original frequency sweep by adding or subtracting emphasis. The green line represents the left channel (ear cup) and the red is the right. The dotted black lines are the limits both lines should fall between. The bottom of the graph represents the frequencies we played through the headphones, and the left size of the graph represents the decibel level HATS measured.

What we found:

Overall, if it weren't for that weird plummit in the high-mids, the Beats would've had a great frequency response. As it stands, they're still above average.

How the Monster Beats compares:

Compared to most other active noise-cancellers we've reviewed, the Beats have one of the more stable frequency responses we've seen.  They give a good boost to bass, but that seems to be a trend: the NC500Ds, QuietComfort 3s, and even the Aurvana X-Fi headphones (once you turn the volume up to compensate for their weak response curve) all add a steady emphasis to the bass. The Beats probably wouldn't be great for purists who want their music to come out of the headphones untampered, but their response curve is, for the most part, good.

To get our distortion score, we play a known sound file through the headphones which contains frequencies between 100 Hz and 10 kHz. We have HATS listen to the sound that comes out of the headphoens, and then compare the original sound file to what HATS picked up. Distortion refers to any difference between the original sound file and what ends up going into your ears. On the graph below, the green and red lines again represent the left and right channels respectively; the bottom line also denotes the various frequencies we tested. The left size of the graph represents the percentage of distortion present at any given frequency.

When we initially listened to the Beats without music, we noticed the noise cancellation added a noticeable amount of noise. This is probably what that hump around 1 kHz represents. Regardless of the source of the distortion, there's quite a hump present in the mid-range frequencies that gradually trails off towards the high end. Also notice the right channel bump towards the high end: this corresponds to the sudden drop in decibel level present in our frequency response graph above.

Active noise-cancelling headphones typically don't have the lowest distortion. Since active noise cancelling involves injecting your playback with extra soundwaves, their relatively low performance isn't surprising. This being said, the Beats have more of a distortion problem than any of our comparison headphones. These are definitely not headphones for purists.

We test tracking by playing a frequency sweep through the headphones and again assign HATS with the task of listening intently. This time HATS is monitoring the decibel levels of each channel. The data bounces back to SoundCheck, which provides us with our graph. What this graph depicts is which ear cup was louder at each frequency and by how much. For perfect tracking, both channels would be playing at exactly the same levels. On the below graph, when the blue line rises above the zero line, it means the left channel is louder; below the zero line and the right channel is louder. The debcibel levels run down the left side of the graph, which the frequencies we tested span the bottom of the graph.

The Beats have tracking problems. Things to look for that are bad include sudden, dramatic shifts in volume. Such shifts are often jarring to the listener. Again, you can see the frequency response graph's results present here: the first big shift towards the left channel corresponds to the sudden drop in the right channel's volume from the frequency response graph.

Well, the Beats didn't have the worst tracking out of all the headphones we've chosen to compare them to, but they came close. The biggest downfall of the Beats is that random drop it has in the right channel. That shift will be more noticeable than any shift on any of the comparison graphs, with the sole exception of the QuietComfort 3s' quick left-right-left change-up around the same frequency.

The maximum usable volume test is essentially a series of distortion tests. Each iteration we increase the volume, looking for the point at which distortion levels reach 3%. At this point, the distortion is noticeable and annoying.

The Beats were capable of a pretty good audio level: 116.11 decibels. We award maximum points for 120 decibels, but being less than four decibels shy isn't that much of a difference. Those who like their music loud should be just fine with the Beats. Of course, one should take caution with anything over 100 decibels, since it's potentially harmful for your poor little ears. Remember kids, headphones can't make you deaf: they just help careless people make themselves deafer faster.

Isolation refers to the headphones' ability to seal a listener off from the outside world. We test this by placing the headphones on HATS, then bombarding both with pink noise (sounds like the inside of an airplane during a flight). HATS keeps track of the decibel levels of whatever noise makes it through the headphones, and SoundCheck pops out another helpful graph. We perform this test with active cancellation off and on, with the former being green and the latter blue.

The Beats don't have the best noise cancellation. Typically the strong suit of active noise cancellation is in the bass frequencies. In this case, however, the active cancellation doesn't do much. It accounts for less than ten extra decibels blocked out in the bass frequencies. Anything higher-pitched than 1 kHz will get blocked out about regardless of whether the active cancellation is on. The active cancellation actually creates noise towards the high end, causing it to perform worse than if you'd just left cancellation off.

The Beats have really poor noise cancellation for a pair of noise-cancellers. The active cancellation accounts for such a tiny bump that it's hard to justify its inclusion -- especially since the mandatory battery life so limits the Beats' functionality. In any case, just look at the differences between the Beats and other headphones below. The only pair of headphones with weaker isolation were the Sennheiser HD 555s, and they have semi-open backs ('open back' means, instead of being totally enclosed with plastic, the outside of the ear cup is open to the air, letting sound in/out more easily).

For leakage, we play pink noise through the headphones when they're on HATS. We have a microphone set up six inches away, and record any of the noise that leaks out.

The Beats are not headphones to take to the library. We were listening to music at a moderate level and someone a few seats away who was listening to their own music -- granted, they were using iPod headphones which aren't particularly good isolators -- and they could hear our playback clear as day. Typically people think of isolation and leakage as the same thing: if you can't hear anything from around you, you assume no one around you can hear your playback. This isn't true for active noise-cancelling headphones, because the cancellation happens artificially, within the ear cups. Keep this in mind, because if you're listening to your music at a moderate level on the bus, chances are the person next to you will be able to hear every note.

The Beats are comfortable. The only issue we had with comfort was with the band not having enough padding. The degree to which the band was uncomfortable varied around the office from 'not really' to 'very.' The consensus: probably not a huge comfort issue. The headphones didn't squeeze our heads, and the padding was comfortable.

Of course, we recommend giving these a wear before buying, in the rare instance that your head and comfort standards don't match up exactly with the people in our office. The odds of this are extremely rare, but still merit mention. As a general rule our comfort score should only be used as a vague barometer.

The band issue got on our nerves ever-so-slightly as we wore them, but otherwise the Beats make for a comfortable headphone experience. We never forgot they were on, thanks to the weak band padding, but we never felt like they were crushing our heads. One thing to note: if it's a hot day outside, the Beats -- like all over-ear headphones with faux-leather padding -- will turn the space inside the cups into ear ovens.

The Beat comes with two male-to-male 1/8-inch audio cables, both 49.25 inches long (4 feet, 1.25 inches; about 1.25 meters). The reason there's two is because one has a microphone dongle on it, for those kids with their iPhones. Compared to most over-ear headphones, the Beats don't have very good cable connectivity. They do, however, allow you to hook up your own, longer audio cable. 

Also included is a 1/4-inch adapter and an airplane adapter.

***The Beats' airplane and 1/4-inch adapter are both

more attractive than the average adapters.***

The Beats are actually pretty portable for over-ear headphones for a few reasons. First of all, they collapse into themselves, making for a smaller overall package. This collapsibility allows them to have a much smaller case than ubiquitous design introduced by Bose and subsequently copied by every other noise-canceller's manufacturer.

The beats also come with a fairly short cord, which is the perfect length for connecting to a pocketed media source. This being said, the Beats aren't nearly as portable as in-ear headphones because of sheer size. If you dont' like wearing in-ear headphones, the Beats would be a good, portable option.

The Beats do come with a spare cable that has a microphone on it for use with cell phones, iPhones, or anything else that can use a tiny mic. Now you can hook your company BlackBerry up to your Beats by Dr. Dre headphones for optimal professionalism.

Removing the cup padding on the Beats is a bit less straightforward than on most headphones. They don't just snap on and off; you kind of have to wiggle the pad around to get all the latches to unhook. Also, don't grip just the pad: it'll come off its panel really easily, and it's annoying to fit back on if it does.

Once you've gotten the padding and their panel off the Beats, you need a small Phillips-head screwdriver to remove the three outer screws. If you want to get at the driver itself, you can also unscrew the even tinier, inntermost circle of screws, although a typical screwdriver will be much too large for the job. Once the screws are out, the panel comes off and you can gaze upon the Beats' innards. We don't think you'll have much of a problem with dust getting in here, but it's nice for the mechanically inclined should something go wrong, or for modders with itchy soldering-iron fingers.

The internal organs of the Beats. Click for a detailed pic.

As a minor aside, the Beats also come with a cleaning tool: a soft cloth you can use to polish fingerprints off the headphones' glossy plastic.

This cloth will help you fight smudging on the Beats' glossy black plastic.

Battery Dependency

*Noise Cancellation *The Beats do have the enviable feature of noise cancellation, but unfortunately, it's not so much a bonus feature as it is a mandatory setting.

Mute Button

If you're too lazy to take off the Beats, and too distracted to flip the on/off switch, you can always employ the mute function. Pressing the 'b' above the on/off switch will temporarily mute playback.

Value *(2.50)*

Like all noise-cancelling headphones, the Beats are overpriced. Add to this the double branding of Monster and Dr. Dre, and you just knew the Beats would cost more than they probably should. In this case, you're paying for aesthetic appeal and a detailed sound. These aren't headphones for music purists, who don't want their headphones fooling around with the playback, but purists generally know they won't get the quality they want from noise-cancelling headphones. The Beats seem especially overpriced when you consider how poor their active cancellation actually is. This being said, they are priced around what other noise-cancelling headphones are priced at. We do think that the Bose Headphones give you more for the price of purchase than the Beats do, but they also don't look as cool. While we certainly wouldn't recommend the Beats to a budget buyer or audiophile, if you're a mainstream listener looking for something flashy within the $300-400 range, we'd recommend at least giving the Beats a listen, if only to give yourself a better idea of what to look for in terms of sound and comfort.

Overall, however, if you're looking for portability, in-home use,isolation, or audio quality, there are better headphones available for cheaper.

The Beats are built for mainstream listeners. The detailing is great, and will, to many people, seem like absurdly high audio quality. Add in their comfortable design and interesting aesthetic, and the Beats are a solid option for this demographic.

That being said, the Beats have a few flaws that both limit their functionality and their audience. Although a minor issue, the Beats don't come equipped with a long cord. Most noise-cancellers try to play up their versatility, including a shorter cord to for daytime portability, and a lengthy extension cord for nighttime home stereo connectivity. The Beats were produced by Monster, who predominantly manufactures cables, so we were expecting a 16-foot long coil with gold-plated, 99% oxygen-free copper, and magical noise-reducing technology in-line. Alas, both cord options were short; if you pick up the Beats for your sound system at home, you'll need to pick up a longer audio cable as well.

The short cords indicate a focus on portability, but the Beats aren't necessarily the best choice for commuters. While they have active noise cancellation, it doesn't block out much more sound compared to other noise-cancellers or in-ear headphones. This will result in your morning train or bus drowning out your music more than it should. Of course, when you boost the volume to compensate for this lack of isolation, the poor leakage control will broadcast your music to those sitting around you.

Of course, there were also the issues with audio quality and the noise created by the active cancellation. To top it all off, you'll need to feed your Beats AAAs every so often to keep listening to music, which is a bit annoying considering how little the noise cancellation feature actually does.

All in all, we think the Beats are overpriced and under-perform, but that doesn't mean they aren't devoid of some solid attributes. We wouldn't necessarily recommend the Beats as a great buy, since they aren't for audiophiles by any stretch and they're priced too highly for most mainstream consumers. We do, however, see the Beats stealing away quite a few Bose adopters.

Probably not. Audiophiles might like the detailing, but the noise-cancellation's added noise will get on their nerves. Also, the distortion is a bit too much.

The Beats are probably best used as portable headphones. They're not a bad alternative for in-ear headphones, although they're lacking a bit in the isolation department. They're also versatile, because they can, given the right cord, also be used with a home theater setup.

We're not sure how to judge this one. There are better headphones for isolation, yes, but that doesn't mean the Beats would be abysmal on an airplane. The noise cancellation will help drown out the roar of the engines, and the battery life would probably last for an airplane ride around the world. If you're looking for a pair of headphones specifically for airplane travel, there are far better options than the Beats; if you're looking for headphones that do other things and are also an ok choice for an airplane ride, then the Beats meet that criteria.

This is another area we're reluctant to say yes or no to. No, they don't have a long cord, but if you have a longer audio cable you can hook it up to these. They also come with a 1/4-inch audio cable. Since they're over-ears, they'll provide a good sound-stage, although it won't sound as open as a dedicated pair of home-theater headphones. While the Beats can be squished into the role, if you're specifically looking for a set of home theater headphones, there are more appropriate headphones than the Beats.

Prices were accurate at the time this article was published but may change over time.

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• Color White, Black
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• Features Foam Tips, Echo Cancellation, Noise Isolation, Detachable Cable, Built-In On/Off Switch, Stereo, In-Line Control, Playback Controls, Microphone Mute Button, Volume Control, Noise Cancellation, Foldable, Built-in Microphone
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Monster Beats by Dr Dre Studio Review

• on June 9, 2014
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MSRP: $349.99 Current Price:  $200  from amazon.com

Build Quality (7.5/10) : As with the cheaper Beats by Dr Dre Solo, the construction of the Studio model utilizes mostly heavy plastics with a glossy finish. The moving parts are metal but the Studio, being much heavier than the Solo, tends to rattle a bit at the hinges. On the upside, the padding of the Studio is a bit more generous and there is no driver flex. The ANC function requires a pair of AAA batteries, which slot into a compartment on the left earcup. The right earcup holds a sliding on/off switch and a handy mute button. Like the Solo, the Studio is equipped with a detachable 3.5mm cable but the jack is slightly recessed so not all replacement cables will work.

Comfort (8.5/10) : The Beats Studio is a circumaural headphone similar in size to the V-Moda Crossfade LP. Like the Crossfade, the Studio is on the heavy side as far as portable headphones go but the padding is ample and long-term comfort is quite good. It does get a little warm after a while but not too bad.

Isolation (9/10) : The passive isolation of the Beats lags just a tad behind that of the V-Moda Crossfades and other mid-size circumaurals but the ANC functionality makes up for it for those who travel. Personally, I don’t think the ANC is very impressive compared to the higher-end Bose sets but it does work as advertised.

Sound (6.75/10) : I’ve read multiple times that the Beats by Dre Studio are vastly superior in sound quality to the Beats Solo I happen to have reviewed recently, but I just don’t hear it. The problems of the Studio are all the same ones that the Solo suffers from – slightly bloated bass, mediocre clarity (considering the price), and a congested presentation. Like the Solo, the Studio has emphasized, omnipresent bass that is nevertheless tighter than the muddy low end of the V-Moda Crossfades. The bass is aggressive and, at time, intrusive. Impact is good but the texture and detail leave some to be desired, especially considering the price of the headphones. The cheaper Sennheiser HD25, for example, sounds much faster, cleaner, and more controlled than the Beats without giving up much impact. As with the Solos, I feel that the bass of the Studios, while powerful, is not true to source, glossing over detail for the sake of moving more air. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that the drivers Monster used in the headphones are slow, but for the price tag I expect a lot more resolution from a set of full-size headphones.

There is some mid-range bleed with the Studios but it is limited by the slight forwardness of the mids (at least when compared to the Solo). Midrange clarity is about on-par with the Solos and on-level with the $40 Sennheiser PX90 I’ve been listening to, which is not terrible for a headphone with the bass bloat of the Monster Studios but certainly very disappointing for the asking price. There is a very slight but constant veil over the midrange and treble regions, which is made all the more annoying by the constant hiss of the ANC circuit and the additional interference it picks up from some RF devices. At their quietest, the Beats Studio are about as silent as a very sensitive headphone with a huge impedance mismatch. As a result, they really do not impress during quiet passages. Detail and texture are again fairly average as far as portable sets go – certainly no better than with the $60 Sennheiser PX100-II or the $90 AKG K430s. On the whole, the Beats sound a bit smoothed-over, as if designed to hide poor mastering and compression artifacts – not traits I normally associate with headphones named ‘Studio’.

Expectedly, the treble of the Studios is a bit laid-back compared to the midrange but not missing altogether. Detail and clarity are similarly mediocre and the top end seems to roll off a bit earlier than with my HD25-1. The lack of notable treble emphasis does mean that there’s no sibilance or harshness to the sound of the Beats but some information is missing at the top, resulting in a slightly dark and muffled overall treble presentation without much air. Tonally, the Studios are on the warm side of things but not quite up there with the Phiaton MS400s. The soundstage of the Studio Beats is slightly larger than that of the Sennheiser HD25 but the Sennheisers are much better at separating out spatial cues, largely due to their greater clarity and detail. While the Studios do beat the Solos in presentation, they are still not what I would call spacious or three-dimensional in presentation. Most annoyingly, the Studios get overwhelmed fairly easily on busy tracks due to a lethal combination of congested presentation and overblown bass. Interestingly, the Studio model is a bit more efficient than the Solo model and the slightly greater dynamic range means music played through them is still enjoyable at safe listening volumes.

Value (6/10):  The original Monster Beats by Dr Dre model, the Studio is the headphone responsible for introducing an entire generation to high-end portable audio. As with the Beats Solo, the Studio is not a hi-fi headphone no matter how many times Monster tacks “HD” to the name – fidelity was clearly not a design criterion when they were tuned. Like the cheaper Beats Solo, the Studio is a bass-heavy set with relatively good presence throughout and a congested, but not claustrophobic, presentation. Those who have heard other Beats models should also not be surprised to learn that the clarity and resolution are not particularly great and that they tend to sound a bit murky at the top. However, an entire generation is now more open-minded to spending upwards of $150 on a set of headphones and that’s a victory for the entire industry. As for the Beats themselves, I see no reason to pay $275 for them. The ANC feature may be of value to some, but if ANC is the goal, Bose does it better anyway in my experience. Attention to detail is good but again the cheaper V-Moda Crossfades are packaged and accessorized better than the Beats, which just leaves build quality and comfort. The build quality is reasonable but the construction is not bulletproof – any of the popular DJ cans in the $100-200 range will last longer if abused. The comfort is probably the most competitive aspect of the beats, but again many other large portables do comfort just as well for less. I can see why the Beats are popular, I really can – the combination of features and marketing has always been a large part of Monster’s brilliance – but I can only hope that in planning to purchase the Beats, a small fraction of music lovers will stumble on a truly hi-fi set instead and make an educated purchasing decision.

Manufacturer Specs: Frequency Response: N/A Impedance: N/A Sensitivity: N/A Cord: 4.3ft (1.3m), single-sided, detachable; Angled Plug Space-Saving Mechanism: Collapsible

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