Old thread, but I thought I could give some input. I've been using a pair of Sennheiser Urbanites for almost three months now, and they've been great. Similar styling to beats, but they're built like a tank. Bought them on Amazon Canada for 120$, on sale from $200. Never listened to the Solo 2, but these blow my friend's Solo 1s out of the water in my opinion. The Urbanites are less bassy than my Klipsch S4 rugged earphones, and have a fairly relaxed treble (again in comparison the the Klipsch). I can't really think of any other headphones that match the Beats styling, but the 2-year Sennheiser warranty and the removable cable won me over.