![]() There are new custom 40mm drivers that deliver “near-zero distortion even at high volume,” according to the company. There’s truly no shortage of ways to use these headphones to hear things.īeing their first over-ear headphones in six years, Beats is making plenty of meaningful quality improvements as well. Beats even includes a 3.5mm headphone jack for analog listening. Even if you don’t want to use Bluetooth, you can listen to music over USB-C. That’s important when your competition is the Sony XM5s, Bose NCH 700, and Sennheiser Momentum 4. ![]() For the first time with over-ear Beats headphones, the Studio Pros also support Spatial Audio with head tracking, although I’m not sure if it’s exclusive to Apple devices (I’m reaching out to Beats about that as I type this post).Īll of this is to say that no matter what device you have, the Studio Pros are asking to be paired to it. There’s one-touch pairing for iOS devices, multi-device pairing through iCloud, “Hey Siri” support, and Find My integration. Of course, they’re also heavy on the iPhone features as well. ( Rumor has it iPhone fans will have that same luxury come the fall, which is likely one of the reasons Beats included the port here.) There’s even a USB-C port for charging, so you can use the same cable to charge both your headphones and your phone. Beats souped them up with the same round of Android fixings as its earbuds, and they pair directly with the Beats app for customizing the sound and keeping the software updated. We’ve seen this play out most recently with the Studio Buds they have all the smarts needed to integrate with Apple’s proprietary features (Find My, spatial audio, quick pairing), but they also have the smarts for integration with Android (Find My Device, Audio Switch, Fast Pair). Apple’s own line of headphones is strictly designed to work with its products, while Beats is the brand that works with everything. It’s an interesting direction for Beats to go in, but it makes perfect sense. Not because I thought I’d be replacing my Sony WH-1000XM5s with them, but because of the way Beats was going to position them: as tried-and-true platform-neutral headphones with high-end features and specs. They leaked ahead of their announcement, which got me excited for them. That ended this week with the introduction of the $349.99 Beats Studio Pro. It’s been six (count ‘em, 6) years since there’s been a new pair of over-ear headphones with the Beats logo (it was the Studio 3 in 2017, for those wondering), and it’s been a mystery as to when the company might ship another. Sure, they’ve shipped a few pairs of earbuds that turned out to be good, but fans of the classic over-ear cans that launched Beats’ cultural impact into the stratosphere have taken a back seat. ![]() There’s a good chance you haven’t heard from them in a little while.
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