A:Answerim not sure you can turn off the mic. I'm pretty sure thats the sole purpose of it being wireless. so that your able to use it however you'd choose. I'm not sure if it can differentiate the difference between you actually wanted it to work and not.
A:AnswerThey are about to release a newer model so I would assume these sale prices will be permanent since they are soon to be the older generation and are trying to get rid of stock
A:AnswerI plugged in the audio cable that has that has 3.5 mm connectors on both ends. I plugged the end with the controls into the headphones and used a 3.5mm to 1/4 inch adapter and plugged into the 1/4 inch phono jack on my Audio Source One pre amp set to normal volume. The Beats headphones have to be powered up.