Comments on: Beat By Dre: "How Monster Lost the World" http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Antonio Carrasco http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1650024 Antonio Carrasco Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1650024 I don't like how the article spins Monster as some folksy mom and pops operation that got swindled. Would have been more accurate to present the story of a scam artist company that gets what it deserves I don’t like how the article spins Monster as some folksy mom and pops operation that got swindled. Would have been more accurate to present the story of a scam artist company that gets what it deserves

]]> By: Itsumishi http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649758 Itsumishi Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649758 He's worked on some junk for sure, but he's also produced some of the most iconic hip-hop albums of all time. He’s worked on some junk for sure, but he’s also produced some of the most iconic hip-hop albums of all time.

]]> By: Daemonworks http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649747 Daemonworks Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649747  I make it a rule to never buy anything that is named for a celebrity I don't know personally.  I make it a rule to never buy anything that is named for a celebrity I don’t know personally.

]]> By: markfrei http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649729 markfrei Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649729 remind me when I should shed a little tiny tear. remind me when I should shed a little tiny tear.

]]> By: ImmutableMichael http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649603 ImmutableMichael Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649603 Mmmmm.... That's a fine glass of schadenfreude there.  Mmmmm…. That’s a fine glass of schadenfreude there. 

]]> By: Marc Mielke http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649579 Marc Mielke Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649579 Nah. The lesson here is: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OVPkfBMOua0/T2k4OO0TkzI/AAAAAAAAN6w/0deS4qcA9zQ/s1600/Picture0003.jpg Nah. The lesson here is:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OVPkfBMOua0/T2k4OO0TkzI/AAAAAAAAN6w/0deS4qcA9zQ/s1600/Picture0003.jpg

]]> By: Ty_MY http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649578 Ty_MY Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649578 They sell these at every street corner in Thailand, Malaysia, China and Indonesia . From US$20 to US$50.  No one even looks at them anymore, just really oversaturated. They sell these at every street corner in Thailand, Malaysia, China and Indonesia . From US$20 to US$50. 

No one even looks at them anymore, just really oversaturated.

]]> By: LinkMan http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649497 LinkMan Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649497 In the past there were lots of stories of Monster pursuing <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123869022704882969.html" rel="nofollow">overreaching trademark cases</a> in obnoxious ways. Now we read that they negotiated a terribly unfavorable arrangement with the Beats people.  Is it just me or is the lesson here that Monster needs better quality lawyers? In the past there were lots of stories of Monster pursuing overreaching trademark cases in obnoxious ways.

Now we read that they negotiated a terribly unfavorable arrangement with the Beats people. 

Is it just me or is the lesson here that Monster needs better quality lawyers?

]]> By: ryuthrowsstuff http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649480 ryuthrowsstuff Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649480 I typically go with Sony's in a similar price range, not as good looking but I've always found them comfortable. Sound good enough to be used in most of the audio labs/studios I've worked in. I typically go with Sony’s in a similar price range, not as good looking but I’ve always found them comfortable. Sound good enough to be used in most of the audio labs/studios I’ve worked in.

]]> By: philipb http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649470 philipb Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649470 Predatory snake oil salesman gets stiffed by guy who engineered some of the worst sounding records of all time. Oh the irony. Predatory snake oil salesman gets stiffed by guy who engineered some of the worst sounding records of all time. Oh the irony.

]]> By: PeterK http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649444 PeterK Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649444 I find them comfortable, I wear them for ~4 hours per day at work.  The only issue I have with them is that they are an open speaker design, so the sound is not isolated to you.  You can hear everything going on around you.  Nice in a office when someone asks you a question, less nice on the bus when you are trying to ignore everything. I find them comfortable, I wear them for ~4 hours per day at work.  The only issue I have with them is that they are an open speaker design, so the sound is not isolated to you.  You can hear everything going on around you.  Nice in a office when someone asks you a question, less nice on the bus when you are trying to ignore everything.

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649427 Dlo Burns Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649427 I'm still kicking myself for not picking up some counterfeit ones when I had the chance. I mean, sure the probably sounded like shit*, but I could of told the world "HEY MUG THIS IDIOT"  *just like the real ones! hoo hoo I’m still kicking myself for not picking up some counterfeit ones when I had the chance. I mean, sure the probably sounded like shit*, but I could of told the world “HEY MUG THIS IDIOT” 

*just like the real ones! hoo hoo

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649426 Rob Beschizza Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649426 I have those: great for the price but uncomfortable. Also very flat--a good thing, but won't please the bass boost-loving Dre types I have those: great for the price but uncomfortable. Also very flat–a good thing, but won’t please the bass boost-loving Dre types

]]> By: PeterK http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649378 PeterK Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649378 <a href="http://www.gradolabs.com/page_headphones.php?item=f4ba8830232696b5f580bd531134b668" rel="nofollow">Grados.</a> Grados.

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649327 Guest Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649327 edit: take all my comments or leave it. deleted edit: take all my comments or leave it. deleted

]]> By: ambiguator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649295 ambiguator Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649295 in the battle of *over-priced* headphones. FTFY in the battle of *over-priced* headphones.

FTFY

]]> By: grimc http://boingboing.net/2013/02/07/beat-by-dre-how-monster-los.html#comment-1649179 grimc Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211627#comment-1649179 Like Martin Luther King said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards conners getting conned." Like Martin Luther King said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards conners getting conned.”

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