I’ve borrowed a pair for a gig once, just after my mate had bought them and was hyping them to me. (I’ve unashamedly ripped into beats products in the past, and continue to do so). The pros are solid headphones, far better built than their relatives, the solos and the studios, and they sound is far less muddy as well. The swivel feature in the cups is a nice touch if you like that sort of thing, but it really did nothing for me, I’m used to just slipping a cup of one ear and sitting behind. The downsides: The price. Still hideously expensive in comparison to other DJ/general listening headphones. Sonically and build wise there are better headphones for the price. The Sound. This is more subjective, but they retain the signature beats V shaped frequency response. It can be good or bad. For me it was bad, because I like my headphones to be good for genres other than rap/hiphop and EDM. The comfort. When you first put them on, they don’t feel that bad. An hour later it feels like a unicorn is balanced on your skull on its horn. These things are heavy, and they are very tight. After trying them, I would still recommend the Shure SRH840’s or SRH750DJ’s as full sized headphones for DJing. Far more comfortable, similar sound quality, and they are built like tanks. I’m not a fan of the HD 25’s either, I think they’re uncomfortable and a bit to sibilant. Edit: Forum won’t let me edit it so it’s not a wall of text. Sorry about that.
