Beats Headphones Are Craaaaaap :) |
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Beats Headphones Are Craaaaaap :) |
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Jun 19 2015, 10:07 AM |
I"ve had a few folks ask me about using Dr. Dre BEATS headphones for mixing/recording. I was taken aback by this as I thought everyone knew that they some of the worst cans on the market. It's a pure marketing scam to sell something pretty with DRE in it. The headphones are mostly glued together instead of using screws and are so light, they actually add little metal parts just to add some weight.
The worst part if the off the shelf drivers (little speakers that make the sound) they use. They are not high end drivers. Sadly, they are crap. So if you feel tempted to use these to mix/record, don't You might as well use earbuds. But then again, I have had folks ask me about ear buds too now that I think about it I get that money doesn't grow on trees and you gotta use what you have until you can get better. If at all possible save up for good phones asap There are several threads here detailing which ones are good Here is a thread I started a while ago just to discuss the issue. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=50647 Here is an article about beats that details the lameness. http://gizmodo.com/how-beats-tricks-you-in...dium=socialflow
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Jun 19 2015, 11:06 AM |
Sadly, gaming phones and and studio phones are somewhat built for different purposes. While gaming headsets are meant to "sound great", that's not going to help you get an accurate read on your mixing. You may just keep your gaming phones and buy another pro set of something like the senhiessers for mixing.
Sen does make a pair with a mic, but they are more for broadcast use than for mixing. http://en-us.sennheiser.com/stage-monitori...adset-hme-26-ii I'll jump on the occasion and ask a sacreligious question - are there any good headphones for musicians AND gamers with a microphone? My Sennheiser headphones died one year ago, and now I am using some 25$ headphones "for games" with a microphone. Because I spend quite some time talking by skype in those headphones, I think it is quite important for my headphones to have a microphone, and I don't have space to have few headphone sets on my desk. I guess that even the more expensive "gamer" headphones aren't what we would like for guitar practice? |
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Jun 19 2015, 05:33 PM |
Coincidence, a friend of mine shared this link on his FB page today; http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/celeb...nd-beats-dr-dre
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Jun 19 2015, 05:59 PM |
One of my favorite overheard lines from a sales guy at the T-Mobile store ... "These are the headphones (Beats) that recording artists use when they're in the studio". I almost interrupted.
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Jun 23 2015, 02:27 AM |
Very spiff info That tone chart for the beats is almost shocking. Huge hump around 200hz and kill everything in vocal range and bam you have BEATS SOLO headphones. Pre eq to mask screaming rap and shove mid bass down your throat as the cheap drivers can't handle really low bass. Craaaaaaaaap.
I liked the earbuds chart as well. It's a good indicator why these should never be used for mixing. Coincidence, a friend of mine shared this link on his FB page today; http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/celeb...nd-beats-dr-dre |
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Jun 24 2015, 10:26 PM |
One of my favorite overheard lines from a sales guy at the T-Mobile store ... "These are the headphones (Beats) that recording artists use when they're in the studio". I almost interrupted. LOL I almost fell off my chair reading this! How did he dare say that? -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Jun 25 2015, 01:09 AM |
LOL I almost fell off my chair reading this! How did he dare say that? The power of marketing ... and he sold them. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jun 25 2015, 01:19 AM |
Nice eh? "They use these in The Studio!" HAH!!!
The power of marketing ... and he sold them. |
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