AlqpowksHey, don’t be so harsh on Beats. They appeal to a certain demographic, a demographic easily swayed by slick marketing and by their peers. Sometimes (high) price and a brand mark are far more important than actual performance.
Beats tend to sound like mud, it's really the best way I can explain it, on top of that they are usually on ear, which is not the most comfortable. If you like the Beats bass. I can recommend the HIFiman HE R9 from the Hifiman website.
You'd be comparing an open-back with a closed-back. Closed-back earphones are great for things like doing vocals so you don't get "bleed-through" in your mic. So, a better comparison would be another closed-back earphone.