How much are beats headphones and the sound?

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

Viridian...thanks you beat me to it.

Audiolabyrinth...I'll add that you never even mention Jimmy Iovine? He was pretty instrumental in all of this. Without his involvement, this whole deal and outcome might not have happened.

You also state "If I were all of you, I would not believe everything that you read!" The story from Gizmodo is pretty much a first hand account of what happened. I also would like to know your source(s).

Audiolabyrinth...you need to click on the link that Viridian provided above and read the real story. Some of your facts are wrong.