At the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show — the huge gadget and tech trade show currently underway in Las Vegas — the high-end audio company Monster Cable has just announced their partnership with Interscope Geffen A&M Records chairman Jimmy Iovine plus legendary hip-hop producer Dr. Dre. Their collaborative creation is Beats by Dr. Dre, a $400 pair of high-performance headphones that will be made available this spring. Dre personally tuned the headphones in order to “capture the sound that makes me go ‘now THAT’s the shit!’” and, by saying so, gave CES that rare press release filled with both street knowledge and swears. (No doubt that Dre-worshipping rapper the Game has it on lock [read: preorder] and no doubt the bass is deep.)

Also on a quest for audiophile perfection but coming from a completely different genre — and with a completely different attitude towards bass — are punk-metal pranksters the Austerity Program. If you’re a musician “wondering how to bring the frigid sounds of icedemons to your Crate practice amp,” the band offers the Valnott. Bringing out “detail and power that was totally hidden before,” this effects pedal is an extreme metal wonder and will only put you back $4,385. Check out their YouTube video for more details, and as Dre would say, “Keep Their Heads Ringin’.”