How much are beats headphones and the sound?

not any near akg701 that is almost same price

When we figure out who is making them then perhaps we will know better. For now all we know is that they are targeting a non audiophile audience. I haven't heard them so I can't possibly comment on how good or bad they sound.

If you want headphone advice here ask a different question. I have noted people on this site seem to like Sennheiser (?sp) among several others, AKG which I use etc.. There is of course the Hed-fi.org site if you want a more headphone centric discussion group. I would be surprised if they haven't discussed Beats.

I've heard the $300 Pro Beats headphones and I found the bass and mids to be irritating. Maybe it required a headphone amp but what I heard it was kind of blah sounding. My favorite headphones are the AKG K-701s and a BeyerDynamic DT-770 600 Ohm with headphone amplification of course.

I got my son a set of the Studios. They sounded better than I thought they would, but I don't think they were worth the $250-$300 that I paid for them. Still, it was his birthday and he wanted them.

For the money, you can do better.

My brother bought a pair of the Beats "Solo" for my nephew for Christmas. Mainly because he wanted the lime green color. I was able to listen to them at length.

They have a very heavy, boomy, blotted bass response. They were also kind of bright in the highs. The mids were okay, but overall, I thought they sucked. I sure couldn't listen to them for more than a few minutes.

For the money, the Audio Technica ATH-M50 are excellent. I also would like to hear the new Woodtone headphones. They look pretty cool.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/woodtones-wood-earbuds