LOL, I should probably sell mine on EBAY before everyone starts doing that and crashes the price (someone claimed to have gotten $100 on EBAY, which is hard to believe, but EBAY does prove a sucker is born every minute).
Agree with your take about them being base-heavy. For starters, I prefer BT earbuds, anyway. Have some Sony-BTR100's and the base/balance is much better. volume is plenty, and the clip-on is a nice touch.
The other problem with the Beats earbuds is they are too large to fit comfortably in the ear, and also don't really want to stay there.
Worth noting, however, that Beats (prior the last update) only worked with wired headsets. If you use a different music app and 3rd party equalizer, quality might improve lowering bass to a more natural level.