I was doing some headphone research for a project and was looking at the Dre’s. We bought a pair to sample and I really did enjoy the sound of them. An audiophile on the project hated them (too bass heavy), but I liked the over the top deep sound.
I also talked to a few people who worked at the stores that sold them and they told me (this was about a year and a half ago) they had about a 50% return rate on them because they all break in the same place right where the phones meet the headband. Sure enough another guy in the office had a pair and his broke a few weeks after this project started.
Don’t know if they’ve updated the design to fix this issue, but you might want to get an extended warranty just in case.
YMMV