I have been looking at this set of headphones for about 5 months and got them about 2 weeks ago. I listened to them at different Best Buy and Apple stores around my area. First of all for all those who listen only in the store, listening to them in the store and buying them and listening to them are two totally different experiences. In the stores, the batteries may be low, and the audio files may not be of a high quality, and you will only be able to listen to a few different genres. To truly hear the almost flawless sound of these, you have to buy them and try them yourself. I have the White beats, which don't show fingerprints or smudges unlike the black ones, i also have bought the tours for my brother.Pros:StylishBeautiful BassNice surround soundwell integrated with ipod/iphonelightweightportableaccessoriescons:need batteries$300 is more then my ipod costsbeware of fakes, because these are popular, people try to make fakesI love these headphones, my previous pair of headphones were a pair of skullcandy's in ear models that i got on sale for $1, which were absolutely amazing for that price. I heard the beats and i fell in love with the sound. I waited to see if I could convince my parents to get them for me. I found them on Amazon for $275, and now they are $257.44, which i am pissed about, but nonetheless these are amazingI got a red cable, and a black cable with a mic and a control button, a cleaning cloth, an airplane adapter, a very useful carrying case, and a 1/4" adapter. The red one sounds a tad bit better, which is noticeable when walking.They are very well made and light and portable, they batteries haven't failed me yet and its been two weeks, and probably about 20 hours of listening. The sound isolating technology of the headphones is great, but the noise canceling is nothing compared to the Bose QC 15. The sound of the headphones drown out most outside noise anyways. The best way to listen is when you are sitting down, traveling or chilling. While walking, each step causes a 'thud' in the music, which is most noticeable because of the interference with the bass, but this is normal for most noise isolating headphones.These are the best headphones I have ever used in my life. There are noticeably different pitches in the bass. One thing that people may want to know is that if your music isn't high quality or bought from iTunes or other music store, these headphones will sound bad, because they will amplify all of the different sounds in the song files. Also the best sounding songs are the ones produced by Dre himself, (50 Cent, Eminem).Some people have bad experience with monster, but if you buy from reputable places, all of your problems will be solved, if you cant hear properly use the troubleshoot on the monster website, or call them up.Obviously people may have complaints about the price, but if you are going to be listening to music for extended periods of time, these are definitely worth it. I intend to use these on trips year round, whether on the plane, bus, or train.If you are going to buy beats, do not buy the solo's because of the price, they dont sound anything like these, and I can argue that the tours sound better than the solos