according to estimates from some headphone experts, it might cost more to get your haircut than it does to make a pair of dre beats headphones the company was sold to apple in may of 2014 during a record setting deal that included about $26billion in cash and approximately $400million in stock company founders dr dre   aka andre young   and jimmy iovine are now apple employees scroll down for video  some experts have estimated that it costs at little as $14 to make a pair of beats by dre headphones (pictured) the least expensive pair of beats by dre headphones listed on the company's website costs $19999  the company grew to become worth $32billion after celebrates like lil wayne began repping the beats brand  headphone designers estimate 'the cost of making a fancy headset is as low as $14', the new york times reported the least expensive pair of beats headphones that is listed on the company's website costs $19999 and the most expensive pair retails for $69999 dre and  iovine created the company in the mid 2000s beats grew to become worth $32billion after cornering 57 per cent of the market for 'premium' headphones, cnn reported overall, the company controlled 27 per cent of the $18billion headphone market in 2014 during an audio test of 18 of the top selling headphone brands, time magazine ranked beats as the second to worst entry in terms of sound quality 
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headphone designers estimate cost of making fancy headset could be $14 . cheapest beats headphones cost $200 and price goes as high as $700 . jimmy iovine and dr dre created $32billion company in the mid 2000s . it was sold to apple in may of 2014 and they are now company employees . deal included $26billion in cash and approximately $400million in stock 