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  They are a huge status symbol for teenagers and early 20-somethings.

Are you nuts? No they're not.

[ajosh → sbierwagen]

Maybe not where you live but I have definitely seen people in that game range use headphone brands as a status symbol in the same way they use cell phone brands as a status symbol.

[mthoms → ajosh]

Yup. Beats owes its very existence to this fact. They certainly didn't get popular due to superior audio quality.

[Viper007Bond → sbierwagen]

Why do you think Beats are so popular? They're literally a fashion accessory, often not even being used for music.