Beats by dre are now based in Cork (for tax purposes anyway).You win some,you lose some.
well not really. They have an accountants office in Cork listed as a subsidiary that they can divert funds to and only have to pay the Irish corporation tax rate.
I think its the same accountants U2 use.
I tried out Dre Beats in america last week. They distorted the fuck out of the music. Load of me bollix. I bought a pair of the lower-end Bose and the sound is better than anything in the doctor Dre range.