The Beats are nothing amazing. They don't sound any worse or better than a mid priced offering from someone else. In other words, they are not bad, but for the prices they ask and get, well overpriced. $400-$500 for those Studio's or whatever they are called are not $500 worth of sound quality. Serious. If you like the Beats, get the beats, but check out the Monster refurb store online. $99 for the buds, $129 for the portable over ears with control talk for iPhone/Android are not a terrible deal, but not super awesome or anything.
I do like the cord and the control talk. They are also the only headphone and earbud in the last year I have not been able to break. I have gone through 2 pairs of Sennheiser and 2 pairs of Klipsch. The damn cord where it plugs in to the phone keeps fraying and the connecting eventually just stops or one of the ear buds eventually stop any output.
One thing I will say though: The beats are the most uncomfortable headphones I have ever worn, ever.
I got mine cheap: $49, $79, $99 for respectively: The Dre Beats with Control Talk Ear Buds, The over ear headphones with Control Talk, and the $499 Premium Studio's or whatever they are called (not the ones that take a battery).