Instead of using tiny earbuds to enjoy their beats, some students are now rocking out to a larger option.

Beats by Dr. Dre are oversized headphones that provide the user with a different listening experience and that amount of listeners is growing around campus.

“Some people come in, they want them and nothing else,” said Ziggabyte student manager Bailey Parks. “They’re all over the place now.”

Parks said she personally sells around four or five pairs a month, but a lot of interested customers check out the Beats anyway.

The popularity of the Beats can be traced back to the creator.

“They’re by Dr. Dre,” she said. “He’s a famous rapper, so that’s why they’re so popular.”

Celebrities such as Lil Wayne and Michael Phelps were recently spotted wearing the Beats, she said.

“They’re all over TV,” she said. “Now I see them a lot around campus.”

Junior Bryce Cylar is not a celebrity, but enjoyed his Beats nevertheless.

He received his pair of Beats as a birthday present and said they’re his go-to set because of the sound experience.

“You feel like you’re in the booth with the singers when you wear them,” said Cylar. “You hear all the different effects.”

Those different effects may include quality of the instruments in the songs.

“They’re really good if you like the bass,” Parks said. “And if you listen to a lot of R&B and hip-hop.”

The design of the headphones may also help mute out any unwanted sounds.

“Use them if you want to avoid talking to people,” Parks said.

When he walks to class using the Beats, Cylar said he doesn’t hear anything else around him.

However, the size of the headphones may pose a problem for some students.

“A lot of girls who come in here don’t like that the Beats cover their ears,” Parks said. “They think it’s dumb.”

For senior Matt Kreglow, the efficiency of smaller ear buds appealed to him.

“Personally, I prefer earbuds because they’re a lot easier to put in and take out,” he said. “They’re not as obvious as those huge headphones.”

The cost of a pair a Beats at Ziggabyte retails for around $200-$400.

This is too much money for Kreglow.

“I’d never pay $200 for a set of headphones,” he said. “I could buy an iPod for that.”

Although Beats may be more expensive than other devices, Cylar said it’s worth the money.

Most pairs come with a one-year warranty, he said.

Some Ziggabyte customers shared Cylar’s attitude.

“Some students don’t care about the money,” Parks said. “They just want the Beats, they want the good stuff.”