There’s a certain musical element in the air today at Fenway Park, and it’s not just “Sweet Caroline.”
Producer/artist Dr. Dre, music industry legend Jimmy Iovine and basketball phenom LeBron James will be at Fenway Park today to unveil the Red Sox Beats by Dr. Dre headphones from Monster.
We had an early chance to check out the officially licensed Red Sox Beats. These full-size headphones were pitched to us promising audiophile-quality sound and all the fashion that a diehard Sox fan could ask for.
We tested them out after unboxing a set yesterday of these headphones, which had been a secret until now. They sound great and are very comfortable.
And they should. After all, the headphones were designed by the legendary artist and producer Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine, who know a thing or two about good audio.
"The Red Sox are one of the most historic and respected franchises in all of professional sports," Iovine said about why he decided to run with the Sox as the first and right now only set of Beats sports headphones. Iovine and Dr. Dre have designed custom headphones for athletes like King James in the past, but this is the first officially licensed professional sports team to have a set of Beats.
A few drawbacks — the headphones need two AAA batteries to operate. It can be a bit of a nag to take off the battery cover and replace it.
They come with a protective carrying case, two 1/8-inch cables and a 1/4-inch adapter. The Red Sox logo and name look good on the phones. The luxury sports market is a tough nut to crack, but these look and sound great.
Also, these Beats are an investment. At $399.99, they’ll run you about as much as a day at Fenway for two with hot dogs and beer, so be ready to make an investment if you want to listen to tunes and movies on that new iPad while showing off your team pride.
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[...] At $399.99 wow its reather high for a headphone. [Source] [...]
that price is fucking crazy!!!!!!
dr dre must be in need of cash and i cant believe the sox are helping him out. WTF!
[...] followed the team for 20 years or so, I can say the target market will probably buy them anyway. [Blast] Tagged:audioaudiophilesbaseballbeatsheadphonesmlbmusicred [...]
what do you consider the targt market? i have a redsox tattoo from about 20 years ago, but i would hell no spend $400 on headphones because of the redsox emblem.
The price is steep but usually the more expensive a set of headphones cost then the better they should sound. And if you are like me and enjoy listening to music then a good set of headphones is a must have and are worth the price and I dont think spending a few hundred dollars is pointless if your going to put them to good and lots of use. But these are some very cool looking headphones.
joey, do you know the sound quality of these headphones? i heard they are compared to the bose
these are cool
HELLO! 400$ for hesdphones???? i love the redsox and oh how cute to have the sox emblem , but really????? 400$
[...] and technically as those Beats headphones we looked at years back. The only difference is that the Red Sox version is decked out in team colors and has team logos on the ear cups. The things will set you back [...]
followed the team for 20 years or so, I can say the target market will probably buy them anyway.
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you are instruction your human brain with beats dr dre