beats mixr of pioneer hdj 500

I have tested the Mixr also.

Bottom line for me:
Yes the sound performance is LIGHTYEARS better than other beats headphones. They have crisp highs and good mids, which most beats do not have.
The discomfort thing is dependent on 2 things (I did not feel uncomfy with them!):
– Are you wearing glasses?
If yes they will be uncomfy because the most pressure they deliver on top of the ear, where the frame of your glasses will run
– Do you have big ears
The bigger your ears, the bigger your top ear will be, as the mixr deliver most pressure there, they will be more uncomfy for people with big ears.

I was running with them for 2 hours around town and felt good with them.

Are there similary priced headphones with different feel?
Yes the Sennheiser HD-25 are good (I use those mostly), but they also have downsides (not as quick to replace cable, no iPhone cable,…).
The Nocs are my favorite, but if you get a good street price on mixr they might be 50 bucks less and have similar built.

Yes the mixr are in a higher price segment and yes you also pay for their fashion value (there is nothing wrong with that, people buy 4.000 watches that still only tell time… same as my 90 bucks Casio… or my Casio does more).

One downside: Due to their other models with bad sound quality, beats does have a bad name among DJs and you might get flamed by using them in the DJ community depending on where you live.
But then some DJ communities are hyping the Street by 50 headphones (50cents brand) and I find them to be totally awful…

Hope that summary helps. If you go mixr make sure to try them on, before you buy, so you see if they feel good for you.

Marco you are wrong.
I agree that the cheaper beats (Solo for example) are rubbish sound quality wise.
But the current incarnation of the Mixr and also the new Studio Pro (that is nothing like the previous) are sound quality wise up on par with my Sennheisers, while the Sennheisers do have a flatter response and the beats do add a little base, the mixr and studios have the same good mid and highs. I tested this with huge dynamic classical and jazz tunes and I think I have pretty good ears.
Now the Sennheisers I have cost 200 bucks also and if you look out for some sales you can pick up some Mixr cans for below 200.

As for build quality: You can bend the headband of the Mixr so far back that the outsides of the cans touch each other and snap back without damaging. All the main construction is metal, not as cool springy metal as the Nocs, but metal. So unless you abuse them regularly they should hold up. (and the Nocs cost 240+) Again nothing compare to the beats Solo which are plasticy etc.

So in the end there are really good headphones in the beats line that are similarly priced as the competition and then there are bad products in the beats line. But you can say the same about Sennheiser, AKG etc. for example the higher end AKGs are awesome, most of there below 100 bucks line is totally awful…

So do not deal in absolutes and do not mindlessly repeat stuff from the internet.