My nephew is 12 and he wants to spend $200 plus on a pair of Beats headphones. I talked to him about a week ago and he was going on and on about how great they are, how all of his friends love them and how all of the reviews on THEIR website are great, etc. I was trying to explain to him about marketing (funny because his mom works in marketing) and how they are from the same company that sell a $5 HDMI cable for $60.
Anyway, bottom line is that I think he wants something that looks "cool". Sounds like he likes the colours/style/etc. I showed him some Grado headphones and he was like "oh, but they don't look good".
Anyone know off hand some nice looking (i.e. in the minds of a 12 year old) headphones that have better sound quality ? Otherwise, I am tempted to recommend he just buy fakes and save his money until he realizes the power of peer pressure and marketing :)
Anyway, bottom line is that I think he wants something that looks "cool". Sounds like he likes the colours/style/etc. I showed him some Grado headphones and he was like "oh, but they don't look good".
Anyone know off hand some nice looking (i.e. in the minds of a 12 year old) headphones that have better sound quality ? Otherwise, I am tempted to recommend he just buy fakes and save his money until he realizes the power of peer pressure and marketing :)