i can confirm beats sound like complete stuff.
my sister got me some for my birthday (late gift only because she just got back from afghanistan).
the treble is god awful. bass is ok. in-between the two, terribly overpowering. clarity is also god awful.
only using them to listen to music on my portable device just because these are better than the $15 pair of crap i had, and i don't want my sister feeling bad :c