How much will the improved Beats Studio Pro cost?
Nothing is of course etched in stone just yet, but if “authorized listings” seen by the reputable publication are to be trusted, the Beats Studio Pro will retain the $350 starting price of the Studio3 while substantially undercutting the $550 AirPods Max.
The Studio Pro (pictured above in four colors) don’t look all that different from the Studio3 (shown here in six hues).
By no means the world’s most affordable over-ear wireless headphones, these bad boys are virtually guaranteed to deliver excellent value for your money… soon with “fully adaptive” Active Noise Cancelling (ANC) technology, Personalized Spatial Audio, dynamic head tracking, Dolby Atmos support, and Transparency Mode.
Beats will apparently advertise an absolutely massive 80 percent (!!!) improvement in audio performance over the Studio Pro’s predecessor, and although it’s obviously far too early to jump to such conclusions, we wouldn’t be shocked if these puppies ended up sounding better than the costlier AirPods Max too.
So much good stuff!
The battery life certainly looks better on paper, at up to 40 hours between charges with ANC and Transparency Mode switched off and a solid 24 hours when keeping both features enabled at all times, and of course, rapid charging will also be present to provide no less than 4 hours of uninterrupted playback after a measly 10 minutes spent hugging a wall.
If you like the AirPods Max, you’ll probably love the Beats Studio Pro.
Despite offering a lot of power, as well as “high-quality call performance” with the help of upgraded microphones and essentially unbeatable versatility thanks to both a USB Type-C port and good old fashioned 3.5mm jack, the Beats Studio Pro are expected to tip the scales at only 260 grams, which sounds like another major improvement over the bulky 385-gram AirPods Max.
Of course, the reduced weight will largely be the result of using slightly lower-quality build materials, but even so, the “UltraPlush” over-ear cushions “upgraded with seamless engineered leather” and the “premium metal sliders” should deliver “all-day comfort and exceptional durability”, which is all that really matters at the end of the day… alongside all the other stuff detailed above and the wireless connectivity.
