America will die someday, or it will split, or it will find some other way to salvage it’s debt to the world. I would like to start a new series with this title when I see exemplifications of American excess that conservatives call American ‘exceptionalism.’ Today’s issue is headphones, ‘Beats by Dre’ specifically. 

I’ll start with the positive for those already drinking the hateraide, they’re great headphones, they’re comfortable, they’re stylish, they’re functional, but until they have lithium-ion batteries built in, and wireless as a standard:they are too expensive. At this point you are paying an exorbitant amount for a style statement, this might make you a little of the $300 back if you’re a dj at a night club, but for the average person just forget it.

Any product that still uses AAA batteries was probably designed by someone who should still be going to AA meetings. I’m listening to some music on the ‘studio’ edition of beats by dre and it sounds amazing, just like the Fisher speakers in my basement that were made 30 years ago. Sonic fidelity is not so complex that we need to be spending this much. All that the manufacturer Monster, known for its’ over-priced HDMI cables, is doing is putting stereo speakers on the frame of a headset.

In essence, it’s like Honda putting a V-Tec engine on a Huffy bike and charging $21,900 for it, it doesn’t make any sense. I will be the first in line to buy a pair of beats when it is under $100, I hope they make an orange and blue model, as I want to look as obnoxious as possible.