Beats Executive Headphone Original ( Slightly Used)

Beats Executive

Key Specifications

Review Price: £269.99
Active noise cancellation
AAA-battery powered
Removable cable
40mm dynamic driver

What are the Beats Executive headphones?

If you are a bit too old to pull off the Beats by Dr Dre. Solo HD headphones and their youthful looks, you need something like the Beats Executive.

They’re headphones that take many of the Beats by Dr. Dre traits, but pack them into a shell designed to appeal to a slightly older audience.

Beats Executive – Design and Comfort

If that leaves you expecting the headphone equivalent of a Zimmer frame, think again. They’re simply black and silver rather than black and red – the standard Beats colour scheme.

They also have far more metal on show than their series stablemates, the Beats Studio. The outer part of the headband arm and the outside of the cups are finished in anodised aluminium, where glossy (and rather cheap-feeling) plastic is used in most Beats headphones.

The Beats Executive feel a little more expensive as a result, but they are also heavier too.

To compensate a little, these headphones have a fairly generously-padded, pleather-topped headband rather than the usual rubbery plastic. This is used in other Beats sets to make them stay on your head when, for example, jogging.

The Beats Executive have a firm grip on your head that’s strong enough for a light jog, but we wouldn’t recommend them for exercise. They will move about during any vigorous activity.

So, are these the higher-end headphones for classy bass-loving folk? Not entirely. There’s a worrying build issue. The pads make a solid vacuum with your ears, and when you push on the back of the earcups, the air pressure deforms the driver.

The sound distorts for a few seconds before the driver finds its correct position. This is very worrying, and is likely to cause permanent damage in the long run. It’s an issue cause