As I promised, Beats by Dr Dre have been tested. Compared to the price of other high-end headphones, the MSRP of $350 is worth it, although I have seen these new for as low as $250. Beats sit light on your head with a very comfortable ear piece which cancels outside noise. Their great balance of sound kept the highs, mids and lows from becoming painful to the ear at full volume. They will work for DJ except in the position of them resting around your neck and turning one of the ear cups up for monitoring. The headphones work the best, for a DJ, while they sit on your head with one side on your ear and the other side off for monitoring. Get your custom colored Beats by Dr Dre from the guys at ColorWare. I’m ready to get these headphones into the club and also rock the earbuds on my iPhone.

- Mada

Last year was a big one for WESC with their Stretch Armstrong and Steve Aoki/Dim Mak pro model Bag Pipe headphones. Over the years I have always used Sony MDR V700DJ, which are some of the best for sound and comfort. I recently broke bread on these WESC (WeAretheSuperlativeConspiracy) headphones. They are not available to demo in the Denver market, so I dropped $200 and ordered the 2009 Bag Pipe Mauritius Blue model. The sound they produce is similar to not letting your ears pop while driving in the mountains listening to music. Not good. Also the way the ear cup rotates with the headphone band/strap, it pinches the shit out of your neck. So marinating in your subconscious while spinning is the fact you are getting ready to pinch your neck with the ear cup when you bring your headphones back up to your ear. This is sister to knowing you are getting ready to be shocked when you grab the door knob after walking on carpet in your socks….it sucks.

Anyway, I haven’t seen Beats (Dr Dre x Monster collaboration) used in a DJ environment but the reviews are great for sound quality. I’m going to get a pair of these $300 headphones and try them out. I’ll keep you posted.

- Mada